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Kauaʻi or Kauai is the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an
area of 552.3 square miles (1,430.5 km2), it is the fourth largest of
the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago and the 21st largest
island in the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle", Kauai
lies 105 miles (170 kilometers) across the Kauai Channel, northwest of
Oahu.
The United States Census Bureau defines Kauai as Census Tracts 401
through 409 of Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, which is all of the county
except for the islands of Kaula, Lehua, and Niihau. The 2000 census
population of Kauai (the island) was 58,303.
The island of Kauai has been featured in more than 70 Hollywood movies
and television shows, including the musical South Pacific and Disney's
2002 animated feature film and television series
Lilo & Stitch.
Scenes from South Pacific were filmed in the vicinity of Hanalei.
Waimea Canyon was used in the filming of the 1993 film Jurassic Park.
Parts of the island were also used for the opening scenes of
Raiders of the
Lost Ark. Other movies filmed here include Six Days Seven Nights,
the remake of
King
Kong and John Ford's 1963 film Donovan's Reef. Coco Palms Resort
is a famous resort located on this island and many of
Elvis' films
including Blue Hawaii were filmed here. The resort was damaged in the
Hurricane in 1992, but is set to reopen by 2010.
Kauai is home to the U.S. Navy's "Barking Sands" Pacific Missile Range
Facility, on the sunny and dry western shore.
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