Lihue is an unincorporated community settled on the southeastern shores of Kauai Island, Hawaii. Lihue is close to the Kauai's main airport and chief port on Nawiliwili Harbor. It is a commercial, distribution, and tourist center. The Lihue Sugarcane Plantation was established by the Germans in 1849. On top of that, The Kauai Museum and community college are located in Lihue as well! For a community population of 5,674 that is quite a few attractions indeed.
The name Lihue was taken from the cool winds of the town thus the name literally means, "cold chill." It is the second biggest town of Kaua'i which houses some of the famous names in commercial centers, such as Macy, Home Depot, and K-Mart. Lihue may not be a tourist capital of Hawaii, but it has the largest commercial industry in the bountiful island of Kaua'i
Even though Lihue is a rural town with its abandoned plantations and open field roads, it contains the best hotels, shopping centers, and historic museums. It's a town full of paradoxes since its roads show no sign of development. Yet most of the commercial establishments can be found in the area. Sadly, Lihue doesn't have a long historic background to boast of as compared with other towns. It only came to being during the mid-1900's. Before, Lihue was a simple town that worked in the Grove Farm sugar plantation. Just like most towns in Kaua'i, sugar plantation was one of the major sources of living in Lihue.
A Kauai rule is that no building may exceed the height of a coconut tree, between three and four stories. As a result, the island itself, not its palatial beach hotels, is the attention grabber. There's no real nightlife here, no opulent shopping malls. But there is the beauty of the verdant jungle, the endless succession of spectacular beaches, the grandeur of Waimea Canyon, and the drama of the magnificent Na Pali Coast. Even at Princeville, an opulent marble-and-glass luxury hotel does little more than frame the natural glory of Hanalei's spectacular 4,000-foot-high Namolokama Mountain Range.
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