Just before the trailhead for the Okolehao Trail on Ohiki Road is the historic Hanalei Valley Chinese Cemetery, also known as Ah Goong San (Grandfathers Mountain). The cemetery served the Chinese community that was prominent in the area’s rice industry in the late 1800s and into the 1900s. It is a fascinating homage to the …
The Kilauea Stone Dam is a historic, sugar plantation-era dam located on the Wai Koa Plantation at Anaina Hou Community Park in Kilauea, Kauai. The dam, on Kahiliholo Stream, was completed in 1881 to supply water for the area’s sugar plantations. It was built to raise the water level enough to allow an aqueduct to …
Why you should do it: Easy nature walk among towering trees leads to the beautiful Kilauea Stone Dam.Area: North ShoreTrail Length: 3.50 miles (1.75 miles each way)Difficulty: Easy The Wai Kao Loop Trail, at the Anaina Hou Community Park in Kilauea, Kauai, is an easy nature walk set amidst rows of towering trees and mountain …
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 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 …
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 …