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Kapaʻa (Kauaʻi dialect: Tapaʻa), also spelled Kapaa, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is the most populous town in the island of Kauai , with a population of 11,652 as of the 2020 census, [ 2 ] up from 9,471 at the 2000 census.
According to the 2010 US census, Kapaa is Kauai's most populous town, with 10,250 of the island's 67,091 residents. [1] The Royal Coconut Coast is popular in part due to its central location relative to Kauai's primary attractions. It is a 15-minute drive to Lihue Airport, Kauai's main airport, and Lihue, Kauai's second
It is bordered to the north by Kapaa, to the east by Wailua, and to the south by the Wailua River and its north fork. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19.2 km 2 ), of which 7.3 square miles (18.9 km 2 ) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km 2 ), or 1.38%, are water.
Kauai Community College is the county's only institution of higher education. One of the ten branches of the University of Hawaiʻi system, it offers a range of 2-year degrees and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges .
Wailua is located at (22.058631, -159.341761), [4] on the east side of the island of Kauai. It is bordered to the north by Kapaa, to the west by the Wailua Homesteads CDP, to the south by the Wailua River, and to the east by the Pacific Ocean.
Noa Mau-Espirito, a student of Kauaʻi immersion schools and 2009 graduate of Kapaa High School who has studied ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi since his childhood, began occupying a portion of the Coco Palms resort in early 2016. After researching his genealogy and the history of the local land, Mau-Espirito discovered a link to the area.
Kauaʻi (Hawaiian: [kɐwˈwɐʔi]), anglicized as Kauai [a] (English: / ˈ k aʊ aɪ / KOW-eye [3] or / k ɑː ˈ w ɑː. iː / kah-WAH-ee), [4] is one of the main Hawaiian Islands. It has an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km 2 ), making it the fourth-largest of the islands and the 21st-largest island in the United States . [ 5 ]
Kamehameha I statue in front of Kapa'au community center. Kapa'au (Hawaiian: Kapaʻau) is an unincorporated community in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States.Located at the northern tip of the big island of Hawaiʻi, it is celebrated as the birthplace of Kamehameha I.