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Kauai's first settlers arrived in approximately the fourth or fifth century A.D. |
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Kauai is the shape of an almost perfect circle. |
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Kauai is 552 square miles large. |
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Kauai was formed by Kilauea volcano. |
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Kauai is the oldest of the major Hawaiian Islands. |
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Kauai is the least populated of all the major Hawaiian islands. |
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Kauai County includes the islands of Kauai, Niihau, and uninhabited Lehua and Kaula. |
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On Kauai, as throughout the State of Hawaii, there are no separate municipal governments. |
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Kauai is located at 22oN, 159o30'W, 105 miles northwest of Oahu. |
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Two thirds of the people on Kauai are tourists or visitors. |
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Kauai is the location of the first recorded contact between Westerners and native Hawaiians. (Captain James Cook came ashore at Waimea Bay in 1778). |
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Important products of Kauai are sugarcane, fruit, vegetables, taro and beef. |
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Hawaii's largest coffee plantation, The Kauai Coffee Company, is on Kauai. |
