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Enjoy a Drive Along Kauai’s North Shore

November 22, 2009March 6, 2023

From Tropical Gardens to Idyllic Beaches – An Island Paradise

This is a quick summary of one of the most beautiful drives on Earth, the north shore of the Garden Island. Here are some of the highlights along your journey.

Na Aina Kai Botanical Garden
As you near the north shore it is well worth it to stop in at Na Aina Kai Gardens which includes 12 acres of well-maintained botanical gardens. The many individual theme gardens at Na Aina Kai feature gazebos, topiary, statues, and koi-filled ponds. Check out the hedge maze constructed of 2,400 mock -orange plants.

Rock Quarry Beach
Known in Hawaiian as Kahili, Rock Quarry Beach is a great swimming beach that is relatively well protected from the open ocean. To get to Rock Quarry Beach turn makai (toward the sea) on Wailapa Road between Mile Markers 21 and 22 on Kuhio Highway. Then take the dirt road on the left about 1/2–mile down.

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Best Romantic Places and Amorous Things To Do On Maui

November 17, 2009November 18, 2022

Love Is In the Air on Maui’s – An Island Paradise

Bask on the White Sands of Kapalua Beach
This beautiful area is a lover’s paradise with gentle waters, perhaps humpbacks breaching offshore, and the cool, clear Pacific stretching endlessly into the distance.

Take Romantic Walks In Iao Valley State Park and Kepaniwai Park Gardens
Historic Iao Valley in the Wailuku will impress your date, especially when you see the 1,200-foot-tall Iao Needle. It is also fun to visit the Hawaii Nature Center and the Interactive Nature Museum which features many hands-on exhibits about local culture and natural history. The Nature Center is open from 10 to 4 daily.

While you are here you should also visit the Kepaniwai Heritage Garden and where various immigrant cultures – Japanese, Chinese, Portugues, Filipinos, and New Englanders – are honored with ethnic displays including traditional dwellings.

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Maui’s Upcountry and North Shore Adventures

November 14, 2009November 18, 2022

Cool Middle Elevations Feature Agriculture and Ranching Communities

No visit to Maui is complete without a visit to the Upcountry, which starts at an elevation of about 1,000 feet above sea level at the town of Pukalani, and extends up the slope of Haleakala Volcano to the towns of Ulupalakua, Makawao, and Kula.

Here are some highlights of a visit to Maui’s north shore and Upcountry regions:

Paia
Your journey towards Maui’s Upcountry begins at Paia. This former sugar town is now one of Maui’s favorite visitor destinations for its many little boutiques and shops displaying the works of some of the island’s finest artists and craftspeople.

Paia is also known as the gateway to the windy and beautiful road to Hana.

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Oahu Festivals Provide Culture and Entertainment Year Round

November 11, 2009November 18, 2022

Authentic Island Celebrations Provide Insight Into Local Culture

Lei Day
Everyone in Hawaii knows that “May Day is Lei Day.”

All through the year people in Hawaii give and receive colorful and fragrant floral leis – for birthdays, graduations, greetings and departures, anniversaries, and just to say thank you! Statues of King Kamehameha, Duke Kahanamoku, and other revered Hawaiians are draped with leis on their birthdays, and these leis are often comprised of many, many thousands of flowers.

Hawaii’s Lei Day on May 1 brings even more prominence to this island lei tradition as the best lei makers demonstrate their unqiue craft with every type of exotic and fragrant flowers. Lei making contests are held throughout the islands, including in many schools that also have festive Lei Day celebrations which often include picking a Lei Day king and queen.

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Kauai Land Tours Offer Unique Insights Into Island’s Past

November 9, 2009March 6, 2023

History and Culture By Jeep, Train, Bus, and Foot

Taking a land tour on the Garden Island offers visitors a chance to see many areas of the island that were inaccessible just a few years ago. Specialty tours include historic areas such as Kilohana as well as natural wonders such as Waimea Canyon as well as historic areas such as Kilohana which give a glimpse into Kauai’s olden days.

Tours also visit sites of Hollywood movies as well as private estates where chocolate and coffee is grown. Guides fill you on all the pertinent information including the Hawaiian cultural traditions.

Here are some of Kaua’s best land tours:

Aloha Kaua‘i Tours (800-452-1113) offers a snorkeling tour they call SeaFun Kauai, and also provides four-wheel drive adventures they have named the Rainforest Hike and Kauai Backroads.

The SeaFun Kauai tour is based from the shoreline and accommodates experienced as well as novice swimmers. Guides provide information about Kauai’s sea life in areas such as Tunnels Beach on the north shore and Lawai Bay on the southern shore.

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