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Lihue
Hawaii, United States
Lihue, city, seat of Kauai county, southeastern Kauai island, Hawaii, U.S. Sugarcane became the locality’s economic mainstay with the foundation of the Lihue Sugar Plantation (1849) by German colonists. In 1883 the Germans built a Lutheran church that fused classical New England and Bavarian Baroque architecture. Sugar production continued throughout the 20th century, but by the late 20th century the industry had declined; many abandoned sugar mills are maintained as tourist sites. Lihue is the island’s chief port and its cultural and business centre. It is served by an airport to the northeast and the deepwater Nawiliwili Harbor (1930), 1 ...(100 of 276 words)