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A bell stone (also bellstone) is a rock that produces a bell-like sound when struck. A type of lithophone, bell stones are significant in ethnography and are typically identified through local written history and folklore in combination with physical archeological details such as cup-shaped depressions.
USGS GNIS ID: 358673
Kauaʻi National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a National Wildlife Refuge complex in the state of Hawaii, US.
website: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/kilauea_point/
Na ʻĀina Kai Botanical Gardens are non-profit botanical gardens located in Kīlauea, Kauai, Hawaii spanning 240 acres (97 ha). A variety of guided tours are offered Tuesday through Friday; an admission fee is charged for each.
The Kong Lung Store, in Kilauea, Hawaii was originally built, in c. 1941, to be the Kilauea Plantation store. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
NRHP reference number: 93000776
The Kīlauea Plantation or Kīlauea Sugar Plantation was a large sugarcane plantation on the north side of Kauaʻi island, Hawaii, including the community of Kīlauea, Hawaii. It was owned and operated by the 1880-incorporated Kīlauea Sugar Company, which became the Kīlauea Sugar Plantation, Co. from 1899 on. The original property was bought by an American, Charles Titcomb, from Kamehameha IV by 1863 who used it for cattle ranching. It was sold to Englishmen John Ross and E.P. Adams, who also leased additional land from Titcomb. Ross and Adams planted sugarcane, then incorporated a firm. It was operated as a plantation from 1880 to 1971.
Street address: 2490 Keneke Street, Kilauea, HI (from Wikidata)
NRHP reference number: 93000777
Route 560, or Kauaʻi Belt Road–North Shore section, is a ten-mile (16 km) scenic road on the northern shore of the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. The entire road is signed as the Kuhio Highway. Hawaii Route 56 was once signed on this route before it was downgraded to Hawaii Route 560 in the late 1960s. The Kuhio Highway is named after Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole, the second non-voting congressional delegate from territorial Hawaii.
NRHP reference number: 03001048
The Albert Spencer Wilcox Beach House was a home of Albert Spencer Wilcox. Located on Weke Road in Hanalei, Hawaii, it was listed on the Hawaiʻi Register of Historic Places in 1987 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It is a Folk Victorian-style building, with roofed lānai connecting the rooms. A 22-acre (8.9 ha) property, including five contributing buildings and four other contributing structures, was listed.
Street address: Weke Road (from Wikidata)
NRHP reference number: 93000725
Camp Naue YMCA is a 12-acre (4.9 hectare) beachfront campground on the north shore of Kauai, Hawaii. It contains five bunkhouses (cabins), bathrooms, showers, a pavilion, a kitchen and a dining hall. It is used by visiting campers as well as local youth groups. The campground is located directly on Haena Beach. Naue literally means "to move" in Hawaiian.
The Haraguchi Rice Mill, on Ohiki Road in Hanalei, Hawaii, on Kauaʻi, is one of five former rice mills in Hanalei Valley. It was built in 1930 and was a corrugated iron structure on a concrete pad. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was listed on the National Register in 1983; the listing included one contributing structure and four contributing objects. The listing was shortly after 1982 Hurricane Iwa had collapsed the rice mill structure. Heavy machinery including an engine were not significantly harmed, however, and it was then thought that the structure could be restored.
NRHP reference number: 83000252
The Lumahaʻi River (ahupuhaʻa) is a river of northern Kauaʻi, Hawaii, US. It begins in a narrow, high-walled valley in the central mountains and enters the Pacific Ocean on the northwestern coast of the island, just east of Wainiha, on the western edge of Lumahaʻi Beach. Unaffected by development, its pristine waters contain populations of oʻopu (Stenogobius hawaiiensis) and hihiwai (shellfish) as well as the Hawaiian coot. During heavy rainfall in winter and spring, it is prone to flooding. The Lumahaʻi River Bridge traverses the waterway.
USGS GNIS ID: 361933
Fort Alexander (Russian: форт Александра) was one of the three forts built by Georg Anton Schäffer on island of Kauai in the Kingdom of Hawaii. It was named after emperor Alexander I, and built in October 1816 near Hanalei River. It was an earthwork fort.
Hanakoa Valley is a hanging valley along the Kalalau Trail along the Nā Pali Coast of the island of Kauai in the state of Hawaii. Hanakoa has primitive camping via permit only and offers individual campsites, shelters, and basic composting toilets. It is located on mile 6 of the Kalalau Trail, often used as a resting destination for hikers completing the Kalalau Trail to Kalalau Valley. Hanakoa Stream runs through camp and divides it in half. Nearby Hanakoa Falls is accessible by an unmaintained trail.
The Waiʻoli Mission District at Hanalei Bay, on Route 560 along the north shore of the island of Kauaʻi, is the site of a historic mission. The first permanent missionaries to the area arrived in 1834, and the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
NRHP reference number: 73000676
The Princeville Botanical Gardens are a botanical garden in Kauaʻi, Hawaii, near the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge and the unincorporated area of Princeville on the island's north shore. It has an area of 9 acres (36,000 m2). The area farms chocolate, honey, and a variety of fruits, giving tours and tastings of them. General admission, however, is unavailable and the gardens must be seen on prereserved tours.
Street address: 3840 Ahonui Pl, Princeville, HI 96722 (from Wikidata)
The 1978 World Cup took place November 30 – December 3 at the Makai Golf Club in Hanalei in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii. It was the 26th World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 48 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The United States team of John Mahaffey and Andy North won by ten strokes over the Australian team of Wayne Grady and Greg Norman.
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Kōkeʻe State Park is located at Hawaii Route 550, in Waimea, on the island of Kauaʻi, in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It was built in 1935 with lumber that was put into the saltwater and floated to the shore at Port Allen, the seawater adding a natural termite protection to the lumber. The camp was in continual use for forest management, until Hurricane Iwa devastated it in 1982. In the 1990s it was restored through the efforts of the non-profit Hui O Laka environmental group, and is currently open to the public. It was added to the Hawaiʻi Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1996.
NRHP reference number: 96001504
Honopū Valley is a landmark valley within Nā Pali Coast State Park along the northwest shore of Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is known for its distinctive natural arch, which at approximately 90 feet (27 m) tall is the tallest in Hawaii. At the lower end of the valley is Honopū's secluded, 0.25-mile (0.40 km) beach, also known as Cathedral Beach.
USGS GNIS ID: 360032
The Wailuā River is a major river on the island of Kauaʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaii. 23.4 kilometres (14.5 mi) long, it is one of the largest rivers, as well as Kauai's 5th longest river. It is formed by the confluence of its North and South forks just west of Wailua and enters the Pacific Ocean at 22°2′42″N 159°20′11″W. It is the only navigable river (by boats larger than kayaks) in the Hawaiian Islands. It is a center of activity for locals and visitors in the form of boat tours to Fern Grotto, kayaking and water skiing.
USGS GNIS ID: 364749
KFMN (96.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Lihue, Hawaii, United States. The station serves the Kauai area and parts of Oahu. The station is owned by Pacific Media Group, and features programming from AP Radio. KFMN-FM1 in Waimea provides an on frequency simulcast of KFMN Lihue.
website: http://www.fm97radio.com/
KSRF (95.9 FM) "HI95" is a radio station broadcasting a Hawaiian contemporary hit radio format.
website: http://www.surf959fm.com
The Līhuʻe Hongwanji Mission, near Līhuʻe, Hawaii on Kauaʻi, is a historic mission whose construction was started in 1901. It was a branch of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is significant as the oldest surviving Japanese Buddhist mission on Kauaʻi; it "reinforced Japanese ties to the mother country by preserving the language, education and cultural foundations, of immigrant Japanese laborers." The Lihue Plantation Company supported its development as a way of indirectly maintaining social control. It included Sunday school classes but the Japanese language school gradually became the most important part of the mission.
NRHP reference number: 78001025
Coco Palms Resort was a resort hotel in Wailuā, Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi, that was noted for its Hollywood connections, Hawaiian-themed weddings, torch lighting ceremonies, destruction by a hurricane, and long-standing land disputes. The resort includes or is near to many culturally significant spots and the sites of some of the most important legends and historical events for Native Hawaiians.
NRHP reference number: 100006139
The Festival of Lights is an annual celebration held during December in Lihue, Kauai.
The San Marga Iraivan Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located on Kauai, an island in the state of Hawaii, USA. "Iraivan" means "One Above All," and is one of the oldest words for God in the Tamil language. It is the first all-stone, white granite temple to be built in the western hemisphere whose construction began in 1990. The Iraivan Temple is located next to the Wailua River and 8 km from Mount Waialeale. It is maintained by the Saiva Siddhanta Church which is also known as Kauai Aadheenam and Kauai's Hindu Monastery. The main murti, or worshipful icon, is a rare spathika Sivalinga, a pointed, six-faced 700-pound clear quartz crystal.
KCSK-LP (102.3 FM) was a radio station licensed to serve Hanamaulu, Hawaii, United States. The station was owned by Kauai Christian Assembly.
KJMQ (98.1 FM "Jamz 98.1") is a radio station broadcasting a top 40/CHR format. Licensed to Lihue, Hawaii, United States, the station is owned by James Primm.
website: http://jamz981.com
KQNG-FM (93.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Lihue, Hawaii, United States, the station serves the Kauaʻi area. The station is currently owned by Pacific Media Group. PMG's Kauaʻi stations also include KUAI Country, Shaka Rocks 103, and HI95 Kauaʻi.
website: http://www.kongradio.com
KUAI (570 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a "real country" format covering music from roughly 1970-2010. Licensed to Eleele in the U.S. state of Hawaii, the station serves the Kauai area. The station is currently owned by Pacific Media Group, through licensee Pacific Radio Group, Inc.
website: http://kuaicountry.com/jamie-rowe/
The Kauai County Police Department (KPD) provides law enforcement for a population of 72,133 people within 619.96 square miles (1,605.7 km2) of the island of Kauai.
The Makaleha Mountains (pronounced Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈmɐkəˈlɛhə] or Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈmɐtəˈlɛhə] in Hawaiian) are a mountain range in Kauai County on the eastern side of the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The highest point is approximately 3,215 feet (980 meters) above sea level.
The Puʻuʻōpae Bridge (also known as Kalama Stream Bridge and Kapaʻa Homesteads Bridge #2) is a one-lane, single-span, concrete-encased steel bridge across Kalama Stream located along Puʻuʻōpae Road between Kalama and Kīpapa Roads in the Wailua Homesteads area near Kapaʻa in Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi, United States. Originally built in 1915, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
NRHP reference number: 05000536
The Lihue Post Office in Lihue, Hawaii, was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as U.S. Post Office-Lihue in 1989.
NRHP reference number: 89002011
The Kadavul Temple is a Hindu temple located on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, USA. The temple is part of a larger Kauai Aadheenam Monastery, also known as the Kauai Hindu Monastery.
The Royal Coconut Coast is the designation given to Kauai’s east side, defined as the area between the Wailua Golf Course, heading north along the coast to Kealia Beach, and extending inland toward the center of the island, to Mount Waialeale. The Royal Coconut Coast includes the sacred Wailua River area and the large towns of Wailua and Kapaa. The area's name derives from the acres of coconut trees along the coast and highway. It also has many places of historical and cultural significance. Some of the land is held as sacred and was once reserved for the royalty of Hawaii.
USGS GNIS ID: 1934307
Street address: 4-484 Kuhio Highway, Kapaa, HI 96746 (from Wikidata)
Street address: 135 Kuhio Highway, Kapaa, HI 96746 (from Wikidata)
Street address: 3-3194 Kuhio Highway, Lihu'e, HI 96766 (from Wikidata)
Street address: Main Street, Lihu'e, HI 96766 (from Wikidata)
Kīkīaola is a historic irrigation ditch (ʻauwai) located near Waimea on the island of Kauai in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Also known as "Menehune Ditch" or "Peekauai Ditch," it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 1984. It is purported to have been built by the Menehune.
NRHP reference number: 84000270
The Waimea Ditch is an irrigation canal on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.
The Waimea River is the largest and the longest river on the island of Kauaʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaii. At 35.7 km (22.2 mi) in length, it is the 3rd longest river in the Hawaiian Islands, draining one sixth of the total area of the island.
USGS GNIS ID: 358380
FIPS 6-4 (US counties): 28180
The Kōkeʻe Ditch is an irrigation canal on the island of Kauaʻi.
Camp Sloggett in Kōkeʻe State Park near Kōkeʻe, Hawaii, is a historic site with significance from 1921. It is within state lands but has buildings owned by the Kauaʻi Young Women's Christian Association.
NRHP reference number: 93000773
Grove Farm is a historic agricultural site on Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands.
NRHP reference number: 74000722; website: https://grovefarm.org
There are two heritage railways in Kauaʻi, the birthplace of Hawaiian railroading. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 19, 1979.
NRHP reference number: 79000761
Island School is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory school in Lihue, Hawaii, United States. It is located behind the University of Hawaii's Kauaʻi Community College campus.
website: http://www.ischool.org/
USGS GNIS ID: 360780
USGS GNIS ID: 361442
Kūpolō is a populated place in south-east Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands.
Kauai County Fair or Kauai County Farm Fair is a fair held annually in Lihue, Hawaii, traditionally the largest Hawaiian fair of the year. It is usually held in August, though in part of the 20th century it was held in April.
Nāwiliwili Beach Park is a beach park and port on the south-east coast of the island of Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. It is located on Nāwiliwili Bay at 21°57′33″N 159°21′10″W, about 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south of Līhuʻe. It is at the south end of Hawaii Route 51, known as Rice Street. Just to the west is Niumalu Beach Park. Across Nāwiliwili Bay is Kawai Point.
USGS GNIS ID: 1934236
Niumalu is a district on the southeast coast of the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. It has a population of approximately 7,000 people. The Niumalu Beach Park is located within the district.
Niumalu Beach Park is a county beach park in the district of Niumalu on the south-east coast of the island of Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. It is located on Nāwiliwili Bay, about 2.2 miles (3.5 km) south of Līhuʻe. The Hulēʻia National Wildlife Refuge is adjacent to the west, and Nāwiliwili Beach Park and harbor are adjacent to the east. Through much of the 19th century, it was home of Paul Kanoa, his son Paul P. Kanoa (both were Royal Governor of Kauaʻi), and family. The hill above the beach later became county offices and then Kauai High School. For a while mangrove trees were taking over the beach. The Boy Scouts were part of the clean-up crew who volunteered to renovate the beach in 2014.
Route 520 is the road which connects Kōloa and Poʻipū to Hawaii Route 50, the principal highway of the southern part of Kauaʻi island in the state of Hawaii. It is under the jurisdiction of Kauaʻi County, though it is numbered within the state numbering system.
McBryde Garden (approx. 200 acres (81 ha)) is a botanical garden located on the south shore of Kauai, Hawaii. It is one of five gardens of the non-profit National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).
Hanapēpē Town Lot No. 18, Hanapēpē, Hawaii, on the island of Kauaʻi, is a building built in 1926. Historically remembered as the Pool Hall, it was built as a coffee shop, then later partly used as a radio shop. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. Also listed on the state register, restoration of the building was completed in 2003 after being damaged in Hurricane Iniki.
Street address: 3865 Hanapepe Road (from Wikidata)
NRHP reference number: 93001033
KSHK (103.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Hanamaulu, Hawaii, United States, the station serves the Kauai area. The station is currently owned by Pacific Media Group, through licensee Pacific Radio Group, Inc.
website: http://www.shaka103.com/
KQNG (720 kHz) was an AM radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Kekaha, Hawaii, United States, the station served the Kauai area. The station was owned by Ohana Broadcast Company LLC and featured programming from CNN Radio.
website: http://www.kuai720am.com/
Allerton Garden, also known as Lāwaʻi-kai, is a botanical garden, originally created by Robert Allerton and John Gregg Allerton, located on the south shore of Kauai, Hawaii. The garden covers an 80-acre (320,000 m2) area and is situated beside the Lāwaʻi Bay, in a valley transected by the Lāwaʻi Stream. It is one of the five gardens of the non-profit National Tropical Botanical Garden.
The Kōʻula River is the largest tributary of the Hanapēpē River on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. It rises at 4,642 ft (1415 meters) on the slopes of Mt. Waialeale and flows generally south for 9.2 miles to its confluence with the Manuahi Stream. Beyond this point it is known as the Hanapēpē River. The river has a long-term mean discharge of 85.2 cubic feet (0.99 cubic meters) per second.
USGS GNIS ID: 361436
Glass Beach is a beach in ʻEleʻele, an industrial area in Kauai, Hawaii, that is made of sea glass. It is in Hanapepe Bay, near Port Allen Harbor. The beach's regular rock is basalt, but the sea glass formed after years of discarded glass.
The Hanapēpē Massacre (also called the Battle of Hanapēpē) occurred on September 9, 1924, when a dispute amongst Filipino strike organizers in Hanapēpē, Kaua'i resulted in a violent exchange between local police officers and Filipinos. The conflict began when two Ilocano youth, allegedly breaking the Filipino-led labor strike, were detained and harassed by a group of Visayans at the Hanapepe strike camp. When the local police were called to settle the dispute, they arrived with a group of heavily armed special deputies. Upon arrival, the officers issued warrants of arrest for the two detained Illocanos, causing the collection of Filipino strikers to rally in opposition. Despite previously ridiculing the two Ilocanos, the remaining Filipinos armed themselves and demanded the boys be released. A violent exchange ensued wherein sixteen Filipino laborers and four police officers were left dead.
KITH (98.9 MHz, "Island 98.9") is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a Hawaiian contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Kapaa, Hawaii, United States. The station is currently owned by Hochman Hawaii Two, Inc.
website: http://islandradio989.com/
KTOH (99.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Kalaheo, Hawaii. Owned by H Hawaii Media, it broadcasts a country music format serving Kauaʻi.
website: http://roostercountry.com/
Lappert's is an ice cream manufacturer, producing "super-premium" ice cream, based on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. The company runs the largest ice cream chain in Hawaii.
website: https://www.lappertshawaii.com/
Saint Raphael Catholic Church in Koloa is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church of Hawaii in the United States. Located in Koloa on the island of Kauai, the church falls under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Honolulu and its bishop. It is named after Saint Raphael.
USGS GNIS ID: 364967
The Hanapēpē River is a river on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. It begins at the confluence of the Kō'ula River with the Manuahi Stream and flows generally south, with a total length of 24.2 km (15.0 mi) to its mouth at Hanapepe and Eleele in the Pacific Ocean. The watershed covers an area of 27.7 square miles, draining roughly a twentieth of the island. The name Hanapepe translates to "crushed bay," which may refer to landslides in the area.
Street address: 3764 Hanapepe Road, Hanapepe, HI 96716 (from Wikidata)
Niʻihau High & Elementary School, or Niʻihau Island School, is a public K-12 school on the island of Niʻihau in Hawaii. It is operated by the Hawaii Department of Education.
The Niihau School of Kekaha (NSK, Hawaiian: Hale Kula Niihau o Kekaha), also known as Ke Kula Niihau O Kekaha Learning Center (KKNOK), is a K-12 charter school in Kekaha, Kauaʻi, Hawaii catering to Niʻihau people living on Kauaʻi.
The Charles Gay House, on Gay Road in Waimea, Kauaʻi, Hawaii, was built in 1895. It has also been known as the Roland Gay Residence. It was listed on the Hawaiʻi Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1984; the NRHP listing included three contributing buildings.
NRHP reference number: 84000203
The Gulick-Rowell House, on Missionary Row in Waimea, on Kauaʻi, in Hawaii, is a historic house that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is located across from Waimea Canyon Middle School, on way to Kauaʻi Veterans Memorial Hospital, first built 1829 by Rev. Peter Johnson Gulick, completed by Rev. George Rowell in 1846.
NRHP reference number: 78001027
KRKW-LP is a non-profit radio station in Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii. Owned and operated by Waimea Baptist Church, the station broadcasts a mix of Christian and community radio content.
website: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008358849733
Saint Theresa Catholic Church in Kekaha is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church of Hawaii in the United States. Located in Kekaha on the island of Kauai, the church falls under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Honolulu and its bishop. It is named after Thérèse of Lisieux.
The Yamase Building at the corner of Moana Road and Kaumualiʻi Highway in Waimea, Kauaʻi, was built around 1919 by an itinerant Japanese temple architect for Seiichi Yamase, a nisei son of Japanese immigrants. Despite being the only structure of its kind in Hawaiʻi, it well represents both commercial architecture in rural Hawaii and the contribution of immigrants to the growth of commerce there. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
NRHP reference number: 96000398
Street address: 9691 Kaumualii Highway, Waimea, HI 96796 (from Wikidata)
The Niʻihau incident occurred on December 7–13, 1941, when the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi (西開地 重徳, Nishikaichi Shigenori) crash-landed on the Hawaiian island of Niʻihau after participating in the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Imperial Japanese Navy had mistakenly designated Niʻihau as an uninhabited island for damaged aircraft to land and await rescue.