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 Mission House Grounds The green Waioli Huiia Church in Hanalei is one of the town’s most cherished landmarks. What most tourists fail to see is the parsonage for the church, the Waioli Mission House, hidden behind the church in a grove of trees. The Mission House was built by the first permanent pastor Reverend …
Why you should do it: Stunning trail is perhaps the most beautiful on Kauai and one of the most scenic in the entire world.Trail Length: 1.6 miles (one way)Area: Kokee State Park / Waimea CanyonDifficulty: Moderate when drier, difficult when muddy and during rains. Kauai’s Kalepa Ridge Trail is perhaps the most beautiful trail on …
Popularly known as the Club Med Ruins, the “ruins” found at the Old Hanalei Plantation property overlooking Hanalei Bay are actually from a failed 1980s development. There actually was a Club Med Resort on this property in the 1970s, and before that there was a 1960s hotel development (the Hanalei Plantation Hotel). The Club Med …
There are two hostels in Kauai, both in Kapaa. In addition, the YWCA’s Camp Sloggett, located in Kokee State Park near Waimea Canyon, offers hostel-type accommodations. Unfortunately, a lot of these places are either occupied way in advance or have close down by now. If you’re looking for affordable hotels in Kauai, you may want …
One of the essential activities you need to do during a stay in Kauai is attending a luau. This rich cultural tradition dates all the way back to 1819, and many of the features of that first-ever luau are still part of today’s experience. What began as a way to celebrate one another as a …
An interesting piece of Kauai history can be found at the McBryde Sugar Plantation Cemetery near Port Allen. The cemetery contains the graves of Chinese and Japanese sugar plantation workers of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Some of the graves are rather ornate. Fifteen work camps surrounded the cemetery during the heyday of the …