Why you should do it: Easy nature walk among towering trees leads to the beautiful Kilauea Stone Dam. Area: North Shore Trail Length: 3.50 miles (1.75 miles each way) Difficulty: Easy Location at Google Maps The Wai Kao Loop Trail, at the Anaina Hou Community Park in Kilauea, Kauai, is an easy nature walk set …
The Hanalei River Jungle Hike trail, located at the end of Ohiki Road in Hanalei, is a seldom-used, overgrown trail in the dense underbrush of the upper Hanalei River area. Unfortunately, the trail is in a prohibited area. A yellow gate (on your left very near the end of the road when traveling up Ohiki …
The historic Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lihue, Kauai was built in 1924. The present church (from 1924) replaced an older wood church building that dated back into the 1800s. The church property dates back to 1882 when a Roman Catholic bishop purchased land from a sugar planter to build a church. For many decades …
The Kapaia Swinging Bridge, also known as the Kapaia Suspension Bridge, is a historic footbridge located in a scenic and peaceful valley in Lihue, Kauai. A vestige of Hawaii’s bygone sugar plantation era, the bridge is a wonderful reminder of the people who lived and worked in the area. The bridge, built in 1948, served …
The YouTube video by Na Pali Kayak began with the words, “the adventure of a lifetime begins at the end of the road.” The video is about Na Pali Kayak’s 17-mile kayak trip along the entire length of Kauai’s famed Na Pali Coast. The end of the road is Ha’ena Beach State Park, very near …
Legendary Duane’s Ono Char Burger in Anahola, Kauai has reopened, much to the delight of the local community and the legions of tourists who drop by this modest roadside shack for mouth-watering burgers. It was a sad day in October 2019 when the owners of Duane’s retired and closed down the stand. But happy days …
The Opakapaka Grill and Bar is the only restaurant on Kauai’s North Shore past Hanalei. Fortunately, the restaurant is more than adequate for the setting. The Opakapaka Grill and Bar is a somewhat upscale beachfront restaurant located on the far North Shore of Kauai in the small town of Haena. Opakapaka offers relaxing, beachfront dining …
Sealodge Beach (officially Kaweonui Beach) is a small, little-publicized beach on Kauai’s North Shore that is reminiscent of the more famous nearby Hideaways Beach. The beach, which sits below the Sealodge condos in Princeville, is approximately 300 feet long and is backed by a bluff with lush vegetation. An extensive reef sits just offshore and …