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19-704: Hanalei is located at 22°12′24″N 159°30′3″W  /  22.20667°N 159.50083°W  / 22.20667; -159.50083 (22.206653, -159.500713), near the mouth of the Hanalei River on the north shore of the island of Kauai . It is bordered to the east by Princeville . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has an area of 0.71 square miles (1.84 km), of which 0.65 square miles (1.69 km) are land and 0.058 square miles (0.15 km) are water. The total area

38-413: A marijuana metaphor claims that Puff's homeland "Hanah Lee" is actually the town of Hanalei, which, according to the interpretation, is renowned for its marijuana. The cliffs on the side of the beach are said to look like a dragon. This interpretation was rejected by the song's authors. The beach at Hanalei Bay was selected No. 1 on "Dr. Beach" Stephen Leatherman 's 2009 list of top 10 beaches. Hanalei

57-631: A river in Hawaii is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Median household income The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average ) income. Both of these are ways of understanding income distribution . Median income can be calculated by household income , by personal income , or for specific demographic groups. The measurement of income from individuals and households, which

76-399: Is 8.17% water. Hanalei was well-populated in ancient times, with a thriving native population that produced a bountiful supply of food from land to sea. Hanalei's earliest residents grew large amounts of taro, bananas, breadfruit, sweet potato, yams, and coconuts. As foreigners started discovering Hawai'i and taking up residence in the islands, they brought in new agricultural ventures. During

95-545: Is called net or disposable income. The median equivalised disposable income is the median of the disposable income which is equivalised by dividing income by the square root of household size; the square root is used to acknowledge that people sharing accommodation benefit from pooling at least some of their living costs. The median equivalised disposable income for individual countries corrected for purchasing power parity (PPP) for 2021 in United States dollars

114-454: Is necessary to produce statistics such as the median, can pose challenges and yield results inconsistent with aggregate national accounts data. For example, an academic study on the Census income data claims that when correcting for underreporting, U.S. median gross household income was 15% higher in 2010 (table 3). When taxes and mandatory contributions are subtracted from income, the result

133-652: The Hawaiʻi Department of Education . Hanalei Elementary School is in the community, and is a public K-6 school with around 250 students. Middle school and high school are in Kapa'a for all youth who reside on the North Shore of Kauai. Kapa'a middle school is for 6th-8th grade, and Kapa'a high school is for 9th-12th grade. Hanalei River The Hanalei River on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii flows north from

152-436: The CDP. The population density was 736.7 inhabitants per square mile (284.4/km). There were 303 housing units at an average density of 467.0 per square mile (180.3/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 57% White , 18% Asian , 3% Pacific Islander , <1% from other races , and 21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.81% of the population. There were 193 households, of which 25% had children under

171-922: The Hanalei River. King Kalakaua also visited Hanalei Bay in 1874, and was greeted with a 21-gun salute fired from improvised cannons built from the Ohia Lehua trees. In the early 19th century Russians were present here. In 1815 the German physician and agent of the Russian-American Company Georg Anton Schäffer came to the Hawaiian Islands to retrieve goods seized by Kaumualiʻi , chief of Kauai island. On arrival he became involved with internal Hawaiian politics, and Kaumualiʻi planned and manipulated to reclaim his kingdom of Kauai from Kamehameha I with

190-554: The Japanese, Filipinos, Portuguese and other ethnic groups, many of whom were former sugarcane workers who had finished their contracts with plantations. The rice farmers built homes, schools, stores, rice mills, churches or temples, and raised their families in Hanalei. Many descendants of the farmers and plantation workers still reside in Hanalei. At the 2000 census , there were 478 people, 193 households and 115 families residing in

209-534: The age of 18 and none of those 65 and older. Hanalei was the backdrop of several film productions, such as the 1958 musical film South Pacific . Scenes were filmed in the town itself and at Lumahai Beach to the west of Hanalei. In 1983 parts of the movie “ Uncommon Valor ” was filmed 2 miles from Hanalei. A speculative interpretation of the Peter Paul & Mary song " Puff, the Magic Dragon " as

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228-514: The age of 18 living with them, 40% were married couples living together, 10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40% were non-families. 31% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.10. 24% of the population were under the age of 18, 7% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 30% from 45 to 64, and 12% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

247-485: The eastern slopes of Mount Waiʻaleʻale for 26.5 km (16.5 mi) until it reaches the Pacific Ocean at Hanalei Bay as an estuary . With a long-term mean discharge of 216 cubic feet (6.12 cubic meters) per second, in terms of water flow it is the second-largest river in the state; although its watershed of 57 square kilometres (22 sq mi) is only sixth-largest on Kauaʻi, it encompasses areas of

266-778: The first half of the 1800s Hanalei was supplying mulberry leaves, coffee, tobacco, cotton, rice, sugarcane, citrus fruits, peaches, pineapples, bananas, dates, tamarinds, guava, potatoes, plantains, cabbage, lettuce, and other products. Hanalei was visited by many members of the Royal Hawaiian family in the 19th century. King Kamehameha II took a 42-day voyage to Kauai in 1821. Kamehameha III visited Hanalei in 1852. Kamehameha IV visited Hanalei in 1856 with Queen Emma, and visited again with their young son Prince Albert. Their visit later inspired Hanalei plantation owner R.C. Wyllie to name his growing estate Princeville. Princess Ruth came to Hanalei in 1867 with her two poodles and picnicked on

285-537: The help of the Russian Empire. Kaumualiʻi signed a "treaty" granting Tsar Alexander I protectorate over Kauai. Briefly in 1817, Fort Elizabeth , near the Waimea River , and two other Russian forts near Hanalei were part of the tsarist Russian America . In the early 1900s, nearly every square inch of Hanalei's coastal plain was covered with rice fields. The first rice farmers were Chinese, followed by

304-442: The highest recorded rainfall on the planet and plunges precipitously from its headwaters at 3,500 feet (1,100 m) above sea level. The lower, flatter portion of the river flows by Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge and many taro farms (60% of Hawaii's taro is grown in this area). The Hanalei River provides habitat for a number of amphidromous species, including gobies (5 native varieties), two native species of crustacean ,

323-532: The hīhīwai ( Neritina granosa , an edible snail), and in its upper reaches, a threatened species of highly adapted snail ( Newcomb's snail , Erinna newcombi ). The Hanalei was designated an American Heritage River by US President Bill Clinton on July 30, 1998. The major bridge across the river (still one lane) is on Hawaii Route 560 , which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hawaii . This article related to

342-431: Was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males. The median household income was $ 34,375, and the median family income was $ 55,750. Males had a median income of $ 31,500 versus $ 28,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 21,241. About 22% of families and 25% of the population were below the poverty line , including 33% of those under

361-571: Was mentioned in the TV series Twin Peaks as a place of residence for the town psychiatrist and his wife. Scenes for the movie The Descendants starring George Clooney were filmed in and around Hanalei, on the beach at Hanalei Bay and in nearby Princeville. A song titled "Hanalei" was a part of the I'm with You Sessions by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2013. Hanalei is served by

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