KAUAI.NAMECheap Thrills in Kauai
With the global economy in the deepest rut since the Great Depression, most families don’t feel like they can blow a lot of their hard-earned cash on vacations anymore. But we’ve found some of the cheapest things you can do in Kauai to make your dream vacation worth every penny that you spend.
Mountain Tubing Adventure
When you think of Kauai, it’s hard to imagine a trip without water. But most people don’t think about the opportunity to go tubing on this lush island. However, one of the best kept secrets about Kauai is the tropical tube ride along the old waterways.
Kauai: A Famous Vacation
Although most people don’t think of Kauai when they picture the silver screen, this garden island has seen its fair share of screen time. In fact, Elvis Presley, King Kong and Indiana Jones all made a big-screen splash on the famous “Island of Discovery.”
2011’s Best of Kauai
The list is out! The Garden Island, Kauai’s oldest and most reliable chronicle, has reviewed the best eats that Kauai has to offer for tourists and locals alike: Hanalei Dolphin As a north shore favorite for over 30 years, the Hanalei Dolphin is known for fresh seafood and pleasant ambiance. Whether it’s a peaceful lunch, [...]
Nā Pali Coast State Park
This state park includes about 6,175 acres of the northwest part of Kauai’s coast. Although this state park is inaccessible to vehicles, due to the steep and rugged Pali mountains, most people enjoy this state park by hiking, biking, kayaking, and even helicoptering through. Nā Pali Coast State Park is one of the most popular [...]
History of Kauai: Its Translation, Lanugage, and More
Translation The oldest and fourth largest island of Hawaii, Kauai has been around long enough to have garnered several translations of its name. Presently, Kauai is known as the “Garden Isle” but native Hawaiian tradition believes this island use to hold a different meaning. According to Hawaiian folklore, the man who discovered the Hawaiian Islands [...]
Kānāwai Māmalahoe
Known as the “Law of the Splintered Paddle”, Kanawai Mamalahoe is the precept that innocents during the time of war were to be kept safe and that human rights should be upheld for all people. The Legend It is said that once King Kamehameha was at war and was chasing two fishermen, probably with the [...]
Kauai Map & More…
Is The West Side The Best Side? Let us concentrate a little on the west side of the island. After all this is where the famous Captain James Cook first landed in 1778. And despite his voyages around some of the most exotic lands to be found on earth even he must have been impressed. [...]
Kauai’s Princeville at Hanalei
A perfect island setting awaits you at Princeville at Hanalei, situated among the lush, green Sea Cliffs that tower over Kauai’s picturesque Hanalei Bay, and minutes from world famous Napali and Waimea Canyon. Princeville at Hanalei is a world-famous Ocean View Resort Community that features all the amenities you would expect from an island destination [...]
Kauai Activities
When next you are planning to travel to the isle of Kauai for a vacation consider a really great activity: Tubing. Yes on the paradisical isle of Kauai there is a special place with access to a private rainforest. Deep in Kauai’s outback you can float along the canals through tunnels and flumes on what [...]