Kauai

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

/ ˌkɑ uˈɑ i, ˈkaʊ aɪ /

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

Example sentences 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

Kauai

/ (kɑːˈwɑːiː) /

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)