E Komo Mai! You made it to Kapa’a, Kauai. Now what? Do you have a great place to stay? Know where to eat? Did you rent a car? Do you have any plans for what you will be doing during your stay on Garden Island? Kauai’s best beach vibe, Kapa’a town sits on the coconut …
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Kauai’s North Shore past the town of Hanalei is one of the most beautiful spots on Earth. This is a truly remarkable place, a tropical paradise with verdant mountains, lush jungles and golden beaches. The area was hit hard by record-breaking flooding a couple years back. Several huge landslides caused by the flooding closed the …
Kauai, also known as the Garden Island because of its lush and vibrant landscape, is the fourth-largest of the Hawaiian islands. The exquisite island is a favorite destination for people who love adventure and appreciate natural beauty. More Kauai facts… Beautiful beaches ring this island paradise, and mountain trails draped with tropical forests lead to …
Update: October 13, 2021 – Tier System Ended Effective October 13, 2021, Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami has ended Kauai County’s Tier system restrictions while maintaining guidelines on professionally organized events, reports the County of Kauai. Update: August 11, 2021 Due to rising COVID cases in Hawaii, precipitated in part by the Delta variant, Hawaii …
Effective April 19, 2021, out-of-state visitors to Kauai’s Waimea Canyon State Park and Kokee State Park will be required to purchase both entrance and parking permits. Parking permits were first required in June 2019, with a $5 fee per private vehicle. That fee is now $10. In addition to the parking permits, a new entrance …
You and your party have a standard early checkout from your accommodations on Kauai, and a late flight off the island. What do you do with your luggage, and your last day? First, there is the issue with your luggage. Like any tourist destination, thefts from vehicles are not uncommon. You will not want to …
The Kapaa Bypass is an alternate north/south route on the island of Kauai that allows drivers to avoid the traffic congestion in downtown Kapaa. (Traffic is an issue at almost all hours of the day on the main Kuhio Highway 56 through Kapaa.) The three-mile-long bypass (5600) runs behind Kapaa and takes about 5-10 minutes …
Is Kauai really the wettest place on Earth? It’s a claim that is often mentioned about the island. With recent epic record-breaking rains, there is a good argument to be made that Kauai is the wettest, but there are also several other locations that receive comparable amounts of rainfall. Nurturing rains are frequent and substantial …