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  • Travelers give Hawaii dogs 2nd chance on mainland

    derived from Airedales, whippets and hounds -- breeds sometimes used on the islands to hunt feral pigs. On any given day, Kauai's shelter holds about 90 dogs and 45 cats, Varvel said.Varvel came up with the idea to fly the dogs off the island to shelters that   Read more »

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  • Lolo Jones has earned $741.84 bobsledding

    — Glenn Santos took yacht racing to the next level Sunday at the Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor. LIHUE — The Kauai County Housing Agency is moving forward with plans for the county’s first affordable senior housing project in Lihue after an environmental assessment 6/17/13 from The Garden Island Read more »

  • The story of the Outback [vid]

    up in the high desert of New Mexico, I always craved to be by the ocean. I was completely jealous of my cousins in California and Kauai. What was so great about the desert? It wasn’t until I left that I understood the beauty that the desert holds, and the 6/17/13 from Matador Network  Read more »

  • NULL The Social Platter: Elena Hight

    Social Platter is a daily feature showcasing the hottest social media photo of the day served on a BNQT platter. @elenahight #Kauai is unreal! Can't believe what an incredible place I grew up in :) Don't miss an exclusive look in Ep. 4 of my #NewHights web   from BNQT.com Read more »

  • Senior housing project plans clear hurdle

    report read. The project area, also known as Rice Camp, was used to house migrant plantation workers in the early 1900s, when Kauai’s sugar industry was still booming. Cobb-Adams said the land, which changed hands a number of times over the years, was purchased   from The Garden Island Read more »

  • Weeklong project in Hanapepe starts today

    — The Kauai County Housing Agency is moving forward with plans for the county’s first affordable senior housing project in Lihue after an environmental assessment found no significant adverse cultural or environmental impacts. LIHUE — The latest development 6/17/13 from The Garden Island Read more »

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About Kauai

Kauaʻi (usually called Kauai outside the Hawaiian Islands and pronounced kawa-ee) is the oldest and fourth largest of the main Hawaiian Islands, having an area of 1,430.43 km² (552.29 sq mi). Known also as the "Garden Isle", Kauaʻi lies 105 miles (170 kilometers) across the Kaua‘i Channel, northwest of Oʻahu. Of volcanic origin, the highest peak on this mountainous island is Kawaikini at 1,598 m (5,243 ft). The second highest peak is Mount Waiʻaleʻale near the center of the island, 1,570 m (5,148 ft) above sea level. One of the wettest spots on Earth, with an annual average rainfall of 460 inches (11,700 millimeters), is located on the east side of Mount Waiʻaleʻale. The high annual rainfall has eroded deep valleys in the central mountain, carving out canyons with many scenic waterfalls.

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