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Kauai County Fair or Kauai County Farm Fair is a fair held annually in Lihue, Hawaii, traditionally the largest Hawaiian fair of the year. [1] It is usually held in August, [2] though in part of the 20th century it was held in April. [3] Frank Sinatra appeared at the Kauai County Fair in April 1952 at a time when his career had severely ...
Kauai County has traditionally been a solid Democratic stronghold. The county has not voted Republican since the 1984 federal election , when it narrowly voted in favor of Ronald Reagan . In 2024 , while it still voted majority Democratic, Kauai County cast the highest percentage of its vote for the Republican candidate out of any county in the ...
A statue of Captain James Cook stands in Waimea, KauaŹ»i commemorating his first contact with the Hawaiian islands at the town's harbor in January 1778.. On January 20, 1778, the British explorer, Captain James Cook, and his ships, HMS Discovery and Resolution, arrived at the mouth of the Waimea River on the western side of Kaua‘i.
During World War II, beef and vegetable prices increased, and farmers returned to cultivate corn, beets, cabbage and a variety of other green vegetables. Farm and ranchland acreage increased from 75 in 1939 to 518 in 1946. [9] Waimea saw many soldiers during this time, who were stationed at Camp Tarawa.
From the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl on Dec. 14 to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 20, 82 teams will play in at least one postseason game.
Walmart said it is testing employees wearing body cameras in one U.S. market in a "handful of stores" as a way to protect its employees. ... Updated December 18, 2024 at 10:42 AM.
Kekaha is located on the southwest side of the island of Kauai at (21.971690, -159.716290 It is bordered to the east by Waimea and to the south by the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii Route 50 passes through the community, leading northwest 7 miles (11 km) to its end at the Pacific Missile Range Facility and east 15 miles (24 km) to Kalaheo.