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26-630: The ʻAlekoko Fishpond , known locally as the Menehune Fishpond , near Līhuʻe, Hawaiʻi , on the island of Kauaʻi , is a historic Hawaiian fishpond. Also known as Alakoko Fishpond, it has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places since 1973. The pond is bounded by a 900-foot-long wall (270 m) at a large bend in Hulēʻia River . It has been deemed "the most significant fishpond on Kauaʻi, both in Hawaiian legends and folklore and in

52-514: A female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.16. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

78-422: Is 67 °F (19 °C) as recently as December 19, 1981, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is 81 °F (27 °C) as recently as September 7–9, 2019. Normal annual rainfall is 37.05 inches (941 mm) spread over an average 195 days, but observed annual rainfall has ranged from 16.40 to 74.40 inches (417 to 1,890 mm) in 1983 and 1982, respectively. The wettest month on record

104-509: Is March 2006 with 36.13 inches (918 mm), while the most rain to occur in a single calendar day is 15.81 inches (402 mm) on May 13, 1940. The record driest month is February 1983 with trace amounts. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,694 people, 2,178 households, and 1,420 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 898.3 inhabitants per square mile (346.8/km ). There were 2,399 housing units at an average density of 379.8 per square mile (146.6/km ). The racial makeup of

130-477: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lihue, Hawaii In ancient times, Lihue was a small village. Līhuʻe means "cold chill" in the Hawaiian language . Lihue is in the ancient district of Puna , the southeastern coast of the island, and the land division ( ahupuaʻa ) of Kalapaki. Royal Governor Kaikioʻewa officially made it his governing seat in 1837, moving it from Waimea ; he named

156-485: Is also known as "Shipwreck Beach" because of a wreck on the reef there. Kalohi means "the slowness." The Pailolo Channel separates the islands of Molokaʻi and Maui . Some 8.4 miles (13.5 km) at its narrowest, it is one of the windiest and roughest in the Hawaiian Islands. The ʻAuʻau Channel is one of the most protected areas of ocean in the Hawaiian Islands, lying between Lānaʻi and Maui. The channel

182-416: Is also protected by Molokaʻi to the north, and Kahoʻolawe to the south. The depth of the channel reaches 108 feet (33 m), and its width is 8.8 miles (14.2 km). ʻAuʻau channel is a whale-watching center in the Hawaiian Islands. Humpback whales migrate approximately 3,500 miles (5,600 km) from Alaskan waters each autumn and spend the northern hemisphere winter months in the protected waters of

208-679: Is home to the county administration building; Kauai's largest shopping center, Kukui Grove Center , which houses the island's only big department store and several big-box stores. There are also several car dealerships and restaurants. Lihue is home to Kauai Community College , part of the University of Hawaii system. Lihue is also served by the Hawaii Department of Education . Two K - 5 elementary schools , Wilcox Elementary School in Lihue and Kaumualii Elementary School in downtown Hanamaulu serve

234-797: Is land and 0.77 square miles (2.0 km ), or 10.42%, is water. Lihue has a tropical wet and dry climate zone ( Köppen classification As ) with a relatively dry summer season. The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from 71.6 °F (22.0 °C) in February to 79.7 °F (26.5 °C) in August. On average, there are 7.7 nights annually with a low below 60 °F (16 °C), and readings of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher are quite rare, occurring on average once every eight years. Temperature records range from 46 °F (8 °C) on January 14, 1930 up to only 91 °F (33 °C) as recently as September 4–8, 2019. The record cool daily maximum

260-514: The Oceans Seven open water swimming series. The Kalohi Channel is the stretch of water separating Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi . Depth of water in this channel is about 260 feet (79 m) and width is 9.3 miles (15.0 km). This is one of the less treacherous channels between islands in the archipelago, although strong winds and choppy sea conditions are frequent. Kaiolohia Beach on the Lānaʻi coast

286-399: The poverty line . Out of the total population, 1.4% of those under the age of 18 and 7.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Lihue is served by Lihue Airport , in the eastern part of the community. Kauai's main seaport is at Nāwiliwili Bay , directly southeast of town. Lihue is also served by The Kauaʻi Bus , a public bus system serving the entire island. The town

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312-406: The CDP was 22.8% White , 49.2% Asian , 0.2% Black or African American , 0.2% Native American , 6.4% Pacific Islander , 0.7% from other races , and 20.5% from two or more races. 6.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,178 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had

338-682: The Pacific Ocean extends from Hanamaulu Bay in the north to the larger Nawiliwili Bay to the south. Hawaii Route 50 leads west from Lihue 12 miles (19 km) to Kalaheo and beyond to the western side of the island, while Hawaii Route 56 leads north 7 miles (11 km) to Kapaa and onwards to the northern side of the island. According to the United States Census Bureau , the Lihue CDP has an area of 50 square kilometres (19.3 sq mi), of which 6.7 square miles (17.3 km )

364-421: The U.S., whose passengers and crews add to the tourists visiting the island. The Kumukahi Channel separates the islands of Niʻihau and Lehua . Kumukahi means "first beginning". The Hoʻomoʻa Channel separates the islands of Lehua and Nihoa . Hoʻomoʻa means "to cook". The Hawaiʻiloa Channel to the northwest of the islands of Nihoa . Named after Hawaiʻiloa , hero of an ancient Hawaiian legend about

390-521: The area. All of the area is zoned to Kamakahelei Middle School and Kauai High School . Island School , a private pre-kindergarten to 12 school, is also located in Lihue. Kauai Channel In an archipelago like the Hawaiian Islands the water between islands is typically called a channel or passage . Described here are the channels between the islands of Hawaiʻi , arranged from northwest to southeast. The Kaulakahi Channel separates

416-474: The channel is over 11,000 feet (3,400 m). The Kaiwi Channel (also known as the Molokai Channel ) separates the islands of Oʻahu and Molokaʻi, and is 26 miles (42 km) wide. Maximum depth is 2,300 feet (700 m). Ka Iwi means "the bone." There are annual paddleboarding and outrigger canoe paddling contests which traverse this channel; swimming the channel is one of the seven challenges in

442-446: The channel. ʻAuʻau translates to "to take a bath," referring to its calm bath-like conditions. The Kealaikahiki Channel is the 17 miles (27 km) channel between Lānaʻi and Kahoʻolawe . It literally means "the road to Tahiti ", both figuratively and literally, as Tahiti lies generally southward of its orientation. Known informally as the "Tahiti Express" for its strength in that direction. The ʻAlalākeiki Channel separates

468-517: The eyes [of] Kauaʻi's people today". As the largest fishpond on Kauaʻi, it is estimated to have been constructed in the 15th century, and may be the first brackish-water fishpond in the Hawaiian Islands. Its construction is traditionally attributed to the Menehune , a mythical people said to have inhabited Hawaiʻi before the arrival of the Hawaiians. It was first listed on the U.S. National Register in 1973;

494-616: The first Lutheran church in Hawaii founded in 1883. Services were held in German well into the 1960s. By the 1930s, George Norton Wilcox became one of the largest sugarcane plantation owners, buying Grove Farm from Hermann A. Widemann . The Wilcox family home, Kilohana, has been converted into a restaurant and gift shop. The surrounding plantation now grows crops and livestock. A narrow-gauge tourist railroad with vintage diesel locomotives from Whitworth and General Electric offers tours of

520-468: The islands of Kahoʻolawe and Maui , at a distance of 7 miles (11 km). ʻAlalākeiki means "crying baby." The ʻAlenuihāhā separates the island of Hawaiʻi and the island of Maui . The maximum depth of this channel is 6,100 feet (1,900 m), and the channel is 30 miles (48 km) wide. There is a significant wind funnel effect in the channel, which is subject to scientific investigations. ʻAlenuihāhā means "great billows smashing." The middle of

546-458: The islands of Niʻihau and Kauaʻi . It is 17 miles (27 km) wide. Kaulakahi translates to "the single flame (streak of color)." The Kaʻieʻie Waho Channel , also called the Kauai Channel , separates the islands of Kauaʻi and Oʻahu , at a distance of 72 miles (116 km). Kaʻieʻie Waho means "Outer Kaʻieʻie," named after the ʻieʻie vine ( Freycinetia arborea ). The maximum depth of

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572-483: The listing included one contributing site and one contributing structure . In 2021 it was purchased by The Trust for Public Land and conveyed to Mālama Hulēʻia, which has been restoring the land since 2018. Restoration projects have included removing 26 acres (11 ha) of invasive mangrove and rebuilding a rock wall. This article about a property in Hawaii on the National Register of Historic Places

598-461: The plantation; horse-drawn carriage tours are offered as well. The grounds are also the site of luaus , many of which are offshore excursions booked through NCL America . Lihue also houses the Kauai Museum , which details the history of Kauai . Lihue is on the eastern side of the island of Kauai, bordered by Hanamaulu to the north and Puhi to the west. Its shorefront on the Kauai Channel of

624-507: The town after land he owned on Oahu by the same name. With the emergence of the sugar industry in the 1800s, Lihue became the central city of the island with the construction of a large sugar mill . Early investors were Henry A. Peirce , Charles Reed Bishop and William Little Lee . The plantation struggled until William Harrison Rice built the first irrigation system in 1856. Subsequent plantation owner Paul Isenberg helped German people emigrate to Lihue starting in 1881, with

650-556: The ʻAuʻau channel off Lahaina is known as the Lahaina Roads . Once filled with whalers when Lahaina was a capital for that industry, Lahaina Roads were later adopted as an alternate anchorage for the main U.S. Pacific Fleet based at Pearl Harbor. However, Lahaina was not used, and the bulk of the fleet remained moored in Pearl Harbor. The Roads are still a common moorage for oceangoing cruise ships and naval vessels of many flags, including

676-406: Was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 44,906, and the median income for a family was $ 56,875 in 2000. Males had a median income of $ 38,713 versus $ 28,032 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 22,619. 4.6% of the population and 1.7% of families were below

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