Kilauea

Kilauea, Hawaii
—  CDP  —
Location in Kauai County and the state of Hawaii
Coordinates: 22°12′40″N 159°24′35″W / 22.21111°N 159.40972°W / 22.21111; -159.40972Coordinates: 22°12′40″N 159°24′35″W / 22.21111°N 159.40972°W / 22.21111; -159.40972
Country	United States
State	Hawaii
County	Kauai
Area
• Total	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
• Land	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	292 ft (89 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,092
• Density	1,395.0/sq mi (538.6/km2)
Time zone	Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10)
ZIP codes	96722, 96754
Area code(s)	808
FIPS code	15-36650
GNIS feature ID	0361214

For information on the volcano, see Kīlauea.

Kīlauea, on the Island of Kauai, shares the name of the active volcano, Mt. Kilauea. The name literally translates to "spewing" or '"much spreading" in Hawaiian.^[1] Kilauea, the town, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States.

Kilauea is a small town on the northern shore of Kauai, one of the eight islands that make up the state of Hawaii. According to the Hawaii State Info website, 2,248 people reside in Kilauea, which is 1.5 square miles.^[2] It was once nicknamed the “Guava Capital of the World”^[3] because it was home to the Guava Kai Plantation, the largest guava plantation in the world. The Guava Kai Plantation closed in late 2006/early 2007.^[4]

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