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2. Grove Farm (Lihue, Hawaii) - Wikipedia

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   German immigrant Hermann A. Widemann (1822–1899) started one of the first sugarcane plantations in Hawaii known as Grove Farm in 1854. During the American Civil War, the demand for Hawaii sugar grew, but Widemann supported the Confederate States. [3]: 180 After leasing Grove Farm to its manager George Norton Wilcox (1839–1933) in November ...

3. Old Sugar Mill of Koloa - Wikipedia

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   Old Sugar Mill of Koloa. The Old Sugar Mill of Kōloa was part of the first commercially successful sugarcane plantation in Hawaiʻi, which was founded in Kōloa on the island of Kauai in 1835 by Ladd & Company. [3] This was the beginning of what would become Hawaii's largest industry. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark on ...

4. Kauai - Wikipedia

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   Aerial view of Kauai Na Pali Coast State Park Kalalau Beach. The five-million-year-old island, the oldest of the main islands (Niʻihau is older), was formed volcanically as the Pacific Plate passed over the Hawaii hotspot. [24] It consists of an eroded shield volcano with a 9.3–12.4 mi (15.0–20.0 km) diameter summit caldera and two ...

5. Niihau - Wikipedia

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   Niʻihau is located about 18 miles (29 km) west of Kauaʻi, and the tiny, uninhabited island of Lehua lies 0.7 miles (0.61 nmi; 1.1 km) north of Niʻihau. Niʻihau's dimensions are 6.2 miles by 18.6 miles (10 km × 30 km). The maximum elevation (Paniau) is 1,280 feet (390 m). [6] The island is about 6 million years old, making it geologically ...

6. Adventure Activities in Kauai -- Try if You Dare - AOL

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7. Cook Landing Site (Waimea) - Wikipedia

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   September 30, 1988 [1] The Cook Landing Site in Waimea on Kauaʻi island in Hawaii, is where Captain James Cook landed at the mouth of the Waimea River on January 20, 1778. Cook was the first European reported to have sighted the Hawaiian Islands, [4] and the January 20 landfall on southwestern Kauaʻi was his first arrival upon Hawaiian soil.