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is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 478 at the 2000 census.
means "lei making" in Hawaiian. Alternatively, the name
Hanalei is located at (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 Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it is water. The total area is 20.73% water.