Hanalei, Hawaii Hanalei, Hawaii Hanalei Town with a view of Mt.

Hanalei Town with a view of Mt.

Location in Kauai County and the state of Hawaii Location in Kauai County and the state of Hawaii Hanalei is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kaua i County, Hawaii, United States.

Hanalei means "lei making" in Hawaiian.

Alternatively, the name Hanalei also means "crescent bay" and may be indicative of the shape of Hanalei Bay. Hanalei is positioned at 22 12 24 N 159 30 3 W (22.206653, -159.500713), near the mouth of the Hanalei River on the north shore of the island of Kauai.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) is water.

In 1815 the German physician and agent of the Russian-American Company, Georg Anton Schaffer, came to the Hawaiian islands to retrieve goods seized by Kaumuali i, chief of Kauai island.

Briefly in 1817, Fort Elizabeth, near the Waimea River, and two other Russian forts near Hanalei were part of the tsarist Russian America. The beach at Hanalei Bay The median homehold income was $34,375, and the median family income was $55,750.

Hanalei was the backdrop of a several film productions, such as the 1958 musical film South Pacific.

Those who explain the Peter Paul & Mary song "Puff, the Magic Dragon" as a marijuana metaphor explain that Puff's homeland "Hanah Lee" is actually the town of Hanalei, which, as stated to them, is famous for its marijuana.

The beach at Hanalei Bay was chose No.

Hanalei was mentioned in "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 close-by Princeville.

A song titled "Hanalei" was a part of the I'm With You Sessions by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2013.

"No Hanalei link for folk song 'Puff the Magic Dragon'".

Islands, municipalities, and communities of Kauai County, Hawaii, United States

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