Kauai

[ kah-oo-ah-ee, kou-ahy ]

/ ˌkɑ uˈɑ i, ˈkaʊ aɪ /

noun

an island in NW Hawaii. 511 sq. mi. (1325 sq. km).

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Examples from the Web for kauai

Quite a few celebs have stayed with Pure Kauai to get in shape for a role.
Best Luxury Boot Camps to Get Fit in 2014|Lonely Planet|December 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Or even on Kauai, I never knew what amazing creature they had flown over to be there on set with us.
‘Jurassic Park’ Turns 20: Film Memories With Ariana Richards|Anna Klassen|April 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They have come by a steep and narrow path to the brink of the Wai-lua river, Kauai, at this point spanned by a single plank.
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii|Nathaniel Bright Emerson
When they had pulled up the island of Kauai they looked back and were frightened.
Legends of Ma-ui--a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina|W. D. Westervelt

Kauai has four or five sugar-plantations, some of which are now successful, though they were not always so.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands|Charles Nordhoff
There is a delightful little story about a chief who visited the most northerly island, Kauai.
Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology)|W. D. (William Drake) Westervelt
She had the same experience on Lehua, on Kiihau, and on the large island of Kauai.
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii|Nathaniel Bright Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for kauai

Kauai

/ (kɑːˈwɑːiː) /

noun

a volcanic island in NW Hawaii, northwest of Oahu. Chief town: Lihue. Pop (Kauai county): 60 747 (2003 est). Area (island): 1433 sq km (553 sq miles)

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