Variation #500 of Under The Sea Cross Stitch Pattern

Stitch this beautiful full coverage cross stitch pattern of the approach to Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii.
Pattern Details:
Size: 674 x 661
Colors: 152 DMC Colors
Fabric Recommendation: 36 Count evenweave/easy grid – 18.7 x 18.4 inches (pattern only)

Please remember to add three inches of fabric to each side of your project to allow for framing. If you decide to change the count of fabric, adjust the size of the fabric as necessary.

Kauai’s History is both commemorative of and distinctively different from the other islands. Like the other islands, Kauai was initially inhabited roughly 1500 years ago by the same Polynesian adventurers who completed their nearly 2000 mile sea voyage on outrigger canoes when they first landed on the shores of the big island of Hawaii. Here they stayed undisturbed for around 500 years, until a second wave of sea-canoe travelers appeared, this time from Tahiti (which was also originally settled by Polynesian sea-canoe explorers). It was from the Tahitian arrival that the current Hawaiian gods, belief structures and many traditions evolved.  Kauai’s name has no particular historical meaning; however, through the legend of Hawaii loa who is thought to have been the Polynesian founder of the Hawaiian island’s original inhabitants, “a favorite place around one’s neck” is suggested. According to legend, Kauai was the name of his favorite son, and a favorite place around one’s neck was (and perhaps still is) the universal place to carry one’s most beloved child. Despite the mystery behind Kauai’s proper name, an important part of Kauai’s History is in the  preserving the ancient Hawaiian dialect, before it was extinct, which differs distinctly from current accepted Hawaiian language.

Kauai History | Kauai.com