The oldest island in the Hawaiian chain is Kauai, also known as The Garden Isle. Simply put, Kauai is lush, green, tropical. Beaches are excellent, scenery is wondrously varied, local folks are quiet and friendly.  What’s not to like? It’s not a coincidence that Kaui is both the oldest island and the most beautiful. Kauai … Read More »

The TV announcer blasts the “Hilo to Hanalei” news theme everynight, seven nights a week. Should you go to Hanalei just to see what it’s all about? In a word, yes. “Shock and awe,” it’s not. But Hanalei is cool. Unless, of course, it’s raining. Then it’s just downright humid beyond belief. You caught me. … Read More »

What? No palm trees? Well, this can’t be Hawaii, can it? Yes, Virginia, Hawaii has mountains high enough where the palm trees don’t grow. Today we visit the cool uplands of the Garden Isle, Kauai. Back in the clouds behind desolate Waimea Canyon is a forest unique to the islands of the Pacific and the … Read More »

A couple of photographs should be sufficient to describe the Garden Isle; Kauai. However, this is a web log, so photographs are used judiciously (I don’t have many) and I have an abundance (they’re free) of extra words; adjectives, adverbs, etc. Perfect for descriptions. And facts about good resorts and restaurants in the Poipu Beach … Read More »

Frankly, the island of Kauai may be as close to paradise as we can get in Hawaii. There’s plenty of secluded and quiet beaches. You can drive top to bottom in less than a day. The resorts are first class. The people are friendly. It’s not too crowded. Here’s a list of things you can … Read More »

Kauai is my topic of thought for the day, but I’ll yield in favor of the thoughts of Spanish galleons sailing into Honolulu Harbor a century or two before Captain Cook managed to sail into Hawaiian waters. Captain Cook is widely credited with “discovering” Hawaii for Western civilization. What the locals in Hawaii discovered was … Read More »

There’s a state law in Hawaii which says all the beaches (what we have more of in Hawaii than anything else except aging Democrats) belong to the people. So, all beaches have public access. No single individual or company can own a beach. If you can make it to the beach, you can sit on … Read More »

A couple of photographs should be sufficient to describe the Garden Isle; Kauai. However, this is a web log, so photographs are used judiciously (I don’t have many) and I have an abundance (they’re free) of extra words; adjectives, adverbs, etc. Perfect for descriptions. And facts about good resorts and restaurants in the Poipu Beach … Read More »