Looking for something unique as a Kauai keepsake? These often tiny, and definitely quirky shops provide plenty of unexpected treasures for those who look hard enough. Forage for keepsakes A designer of landscapes and home interiors, David Brune was hunting for custom furnishings in Indonesia when it occurred to him to fill the open space […]
Tie up your hiking shoes, grab your swimming gear and take the time to discover these Kauai spots—they’re worth the extra effort. Explore Kauai’s rich natural history Makauwahi Cave is one of the Pacific’s best fossil sites.Photo: David Croxford Makauwahi, Hawaii’s largest limestone cave, is an ancient sand dune that hardened into stone over 400,000
In winter, when Kauai’s shores morph into a magnet for monster swells, a cluster of sleepy, jungle-encroached surf towns transforms into a world-class destination for seasoned wave riders. In this wonderland of reef and point breaks reside some of surfing’s most revolutionary board makers. The Guru: Dick Brewer Dick Brewer, 81, has shaped 50,000 surfboards—and
From Wailua Falls to the Napali Coast, we show you all of our favorite scenic spots on the breathtaking island of Kauai in this video. Have Aloha Will Travel, powered by HAWAII Magazine, creates micro-documentaries and short films about the Islands. Our storytellers and videographers travel throughout Hawaii to discover the untold, the overlooked, the authentic and unscripted
What do you get when you mix natural beauty and sustainability efforts? Great coffee, of course! That’s what we find at the Kauai Coffee Estate on Hawaii’s beautiful “Garden Isle.” This sprawling, 3,000-acre former sugar plantation is home to the largest coffee estate in the United States, which thrives by utilizing some of the most innovative
Breakfast at Art Café Hemingway In plain sight on the main drag of Kapaa, a large, blue building spells out everything you’ll find inside: coffee, breakfast, deli and art. Sometimes overshadowed by the crowded American diner next door, Art Café Hemingway has more to offer than what meets the eye and proves to be a
No one is allowed to visit Hawaii’s Forbidden Isle—the 70-square-mile island, which on a clear day can be spied from Kauai’s west coast—unless they are invited by Niihau owners the Robinson family, or by one of its 70 full-time Native Hawaiian residents. The one exception is reserved for those who book a tour through the
Plants have stories. That point was made clear during the last week of September on Kauai when two famed botanists sat down with award-winning photographer Susan Middleton to talk about the plants featured in a new exhibit at the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) in Kalaheo titled Remains of a Rainbow: Rare Plants and Animals of
Walk down Kauaiʻs Mahaulepu coastline, the last undeveloped, accessible region on Kauai’s south shore, to pristine white sand beaches and Makauahi Cave Reserve, an astonishing prehistoric cave that’s open to the public.
A big part of what makes traveling so fun is staying in a new living space. There’s always the resort option, but sometimes you’re looking for a place that doesn’t feel so cookie cutter. Yes, resort stays remove much of the stress of vacation planning, and it’s easy to see why that’s appealing. But staying at any one of
Ready for a stunning perspective on the Island of Kauai? In this video, we take you up above Waimea Canyon’s waterfalls and the breathtaking Napali Coast on Safari Helicopters for a ride you’ll never forget.
Kauai Coffee, the largest coffee farm in the United States, grows, harvests, roasts and processes its different brews at the Kauai Coffee Estate. Come with us as we take a look behind the scenes at how they do things on the farm.
