Kauai Weather & Climate

Kauai History: The Separate Kingdom

March 12th, 2010
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Kauai, Hawaii is also named  the Garden Isle. Mount Wai’ale’ale averages 485 inches of rain per year, which explains why Kauai, Hawai’i is known as “The Garden Isle.” However, it is interesting to note that the island also has another, older name: “The Separate Kingdom.”

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Managing Kauai’s Weather: Chasing the Sun

May 31st, 2009
Chasing the Sun

If you dial 808-245-6001 for the weather report on Kauai, you will probably hear this ‘forecast’: “Mostly fair today, with occasional windward and Mauka (Mountain) showers. Tonight, mostly fair, with showers varying from time to time and place to place.”  Except for storms, Kauai’s normal weather pattern is mostly sunny, with showers passing over the ocean, crossing the coastline and…

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