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A latter day Eden, Kauai is a visual gem with spiky peaks, noisy waterfalls, true blue bays and too many shades of green to count.
Eldest of the main inhabited islands, eroded by time and nature, this great, green place is aesthetic kin to Tahiti, so rugged and impenetrable it's best seen from the air.
Only by helicopter can you awe over Waimea Canyon, Na Pali coast, and 5,148-foot Mt. Wai'ale'ale, wettest spot on Earth.
Misty Hanalei is Bali Hai redux, but sun seekers prefer Poipu, hikers trek to Koke'e State Park, gateway to Alakai Swamp; duffers tee off at Princeville in between downpours, even dusty Kapa'a has its fans.
Beach lovers go to Polihale, a 17-mile long sand dune that's Hawaii biggest beach. Green thumbs visit 186-acres of rare, endangered tropical plants at
National Tropical Botanical Garden
Old plantation shacks in Koloa are recycled into rustic shops and diners with local fare like laulau and saimin. Everybody eats at Hamura's.
Stay in a 1920s-style Hyatt Regency at Poipu, bunk in Waimea's plantation cabins, or tuck in a Kalalau sea cave on Na Pali coast.
That splash of waterfalls you hear' Kauai's calling.
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Rick Carroll has written dozens of articles on Hawaii and the Pacific. His books include Great Outdoor Adventures of Hawaii, Madame Pele: True Encounters with Hawaii's Fire Goddess, and Travelers' Tales Hawaii.
Rick Carroll has written dozens of articles on Hawaii and the Pacific. His books include Great Outdoor Adventures of Hawaii, Madame Pele: True Encounters with Hawaii's Fire Goddess, and Travelers' Tales Hawaii.
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Kauai Facts
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Kauai Must See/Do
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Kauai See It Next Time
- Fern Grotto
- Sleeping Giant
- Menehune Ditch
- Spouting Horn
- Barking Sands Beach
When to Visit Kauai
Anytime, but May and October are least crowded.
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Kauai Events
- May, Banana Poka Roundup Forest Education Fair, Kekaha
- September, Aloha Festivals Kaua'i
- January, Dogs Dig It! Slack Key Guitar Concert, Hanalei
- April, Annual Ms. Tita Competition, Lihue
- June, Annual Taste of Hawaii - The Ultimate Sunday Brunch, Kapaa
- September, Annual Kauai Mokihana Festival, Kekaha
- February, Annual Lappert's Ice Cream Eating Contest, Waimea
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