page_title: Kauai
section_title: Places of interest
hierarchical_section_title: Kauai / Places of interest
caption_attribution_description: Waipo'o Falls Waimea Canyon Park waterfall Kauai, Hawaii
context_page_description: Kauaʻi, anglicized as Kauai, is geologically the second oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of 562.3 square miles, it is the fourth-largest of these islands and the 21st largest island in the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle", Kauaʻi lies 105 miles across the Kauaʻi Channel, northwest of Oʻahu. This island is the site of Waimea Canyon State Park.
  The United States Census Bureau defines Kauaʻi as census tracts 401 through 409 of Kauai County, Hawaiʻi, which comprises all of the county except for the islands of Kaʻula, Lehua and Niʻihau. The 2010 United States Census population of the island was 66,921. The most populous town was Kapaʻa.
context_section_description: Kauaʻi is home to thousands of moa (wild chickens) who have few natural predators, as the mongoose was never introduced in Kauaʻi as it has been on other Hawaiian islands. Kauaʻi's chickens originated from the original Polynesian settlers, who brought them as a food source. They have since bred with European chickens that have gotten free from farms and cockfighting breeders.
  The Kauaʻi Heritage Center of Hawaiʻian Culture and the Arts was founded in 1998. Their mission is to nurture a greater sense of appreciation and respect for the Hawaiʻian culture. They offer classes in Hawaiʻian language, hula, lei and cordage making, the lunar calendar and chanting, plus trips to cultural sites.
  Kauaʻi is home to many shave ice shops, a tradition in the islands. Popular tourist shave ice shops are Wailua Shave Ice in Kapaʻa, and Uncleʻs Shave Ice in Lihuʻe and Koloa.
  Alakai Wilderness Area
  Allerton Garden
  Bell stone
  Camp Naue YMCA
  Brennecke's Beach
  Camp Naue YMCA
  Fern Grotto
  Haʻena State Park
  Hanalei Bay
  Hoʻopiʻi Falls
  Honopū Valley
  Kōkeʻe State Park
  Limahuli Garden and Preserve
  Makaleha Mountains
  Makauwahi Cave Reserve
  McBryde Garden
  Moir Gardens
  Moloaa Bay
  Na ʻĀina Kai Botanical Gardens
  Nā Pali Coast State Park
  ʻOpaekaʻa Falls
  Paoʻa Point
  Poipu Beach Park
  Polihale State Park
  Queen's Bath
  Sleeping Giant (Nounou Mountain)
  Spouting Horn
  Wailua River
  Waimea Canyon State Park
caption: Waimea Canyon and Waipo'o Falls
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