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Kauaʻi, Travel Tips

Your summer festival guide to Kauai

A colorful offering of festivals celebrating Hawaii’s food, music, dance and unique melting pot of cultures is just one more reason to visit Kauai this summer. Read on for our roundup of some of the best events scheduled for summer 2016. Kauai Tahiti Fete The mission of the Kauai Tahiti Fete is to perpetuate the […]

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Talk Story Bookstore on Kauai is a bibliophile’s dream

In the sleepy, dirt-dusted town of Hanapepe on the idyllic island of Kauai’s west side, there stands a brick-and-mortar tribute to ink on paper. Quaint, full of character and somewhat eerily situated next door to a decrepit movie theater, Talk Story Bookstore is an off-the-beaten-path treasure for word lovers and those appreciative of the art

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Kauaʻi, Travel Tips

Where to camp on Kauai this summer

Kauai’s Mount Waialeale, widely considered one of the wettest spots on earth, averages 394 inches of rain per year. And it’s thanks to that amazing amount of precipitation that the island is abundant with lush, jungle-like scenery. During the summer season, however, the Garden Isle’s notoriously rainy skies clear up, morphing some of its typically

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An inside view of Hanalei’s tribal art shop

In the whimsical town of Hanalei on Kauai’s lush north shore, a tribal art shop adorned with tiki poles and flaming torches beckons passersby inside. Venture onto the lanai (porch) and you’ll experience an authentic sampling of the Pacific islands’ history and culture. Havaiki Oceanic and Tribal Art is part gallery and part giftique. The

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Where to find Hawaii chocolate

These businesses are taking Hawaii-grown cacao from bean to bar and, in some cases, even grow the chocolate on-site.  HAWAII ISLAND Big Island Chocolate Co.The small family farm south of Hilo has about 300 trees and makes chocolate on-site for sale at area farmers markets. (808) 966-6693, bigislandchocolatecompany.com. Hawaiian Crown Plantation and Chocolate FactoryLook for its

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