Pu‘uwai
Puʻuwai is an unincorporated community in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States, and the only settlement on the island of Niʻihau. It is at the western coast of the small island, and Native Hawaiians who live in this village speak the Niihau dialect of the Hawaiian language.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 130 residents
- Description: unincorporated community in Hawaii
- Also known as: “Kauanaulu”, “Pu’uwai”, “Puʻuwai”, “Puʻuwai, Hawaii”, “Puʻuwai, HI”, “Puuwai”, and “Puuwai Aloha o ka Ohana”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Halulu Lake.
Halulu Lake
Lake
Halulu Lake is a lake in the south central region of the island of Niʻihau. It is the largest natural lake in the Hawaiian Islands and ranks third in size after Hālaliʻi Lake and Keālia Pond which are intermittent bodies of water. Halulu Lake is situated 2 miles south of Pu‘uwai.
Pu‘uwai
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.90158° or 21° 54′ 6″ northLongitude
-160.203° or 160° 12′ 11″ westPopulation
130Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
72HXWQ2W+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 4424510478OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
5853470Wikidata ID
Q2271717
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Satellite Map
Discover Pu‘uwai from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Pu‘uwai” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Puuwai”
- Chinese: “普懷”
- Chinese: “普烏瓦伊”
- Dutch: “Puuwai”
- French: “Puʻuwai”
- Hawaiian: “Pu‘uwai”
- Hawaiian: “Puʻuwai”
- Irish: “Puʻuwai”
- Japanese: “プウワイ”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Puuwai”
- Persian: “پیو، یووی، هاوایی”
- Persian: “پیو”
- Russian: “Пууваи”
- South Azerbaijani: “پیو، یووی، هاوایی”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kiekie Beach and Kuakamoku Islet.
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