Lihue is the main town of the County of Kauai.
Only about 4000 people live in Lihue of whom a large number are state and county officials and their families. The airport, only a few kilometers away from Lihue, is becoming increasingly important as a source of income.
Lihue is also a junction for island traffic as both road 50 and road 56,
which circle most of the island, meet here.
Nawiliwili Harbor is Kauai's main port and can accommodate offshore vessels.
Lihue was originally in the midst of fields of sugar cane - both of the Lihue Sugar Company's chimneys still stand tall in the center of the town and bear witness to the importance of the sugar industry to Lihue. The town offers the tourist the advantage of being only a few minutes by car away from several good beaches.
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