Kauai news and current events told from the local perspective.

Kauai Coco Palms

Aloha Oe Coco Palms – mahalo…mahalo very much

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Made famous by Elvis and Blue Hawaii, most of us who grew up on Kauai remember Coco Palms as a place where we went  for brunch on Sundays after church with our family. We fished for Talapia with bamboo poles as our parents socialized with friends…
Hanalei Pier

Hanalei Pier Restoration Complete

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Nothing quite says summer on Kauai like a day on Hanalei Bay, a walkout to the end of the pier and a  jump  into the crystal clear water below.  The Hanalei Landing  has long been a significant  landmark of Kauai's north shore. Over…

Hunger Games “Catching Fire” Finds Kauai

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With the recent big screen hits "The Descendents" starring George Clooney and "Pirates Of The Caribbean On Stranger Tides" with Johnny Depp, today's announcement by Hawaii News Now doesn't come as too much of a surprise. Hollywood movie scouts…
Outstanding In The Field Kauai Tours

Kauai Farm to Host Outstanding in the Field – Dinner Without Walls

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            Outstanding in the Field celebrates the New Year with first-ever visit to Hawaii~ Four islands ~ Four farms ~ Four dinners ~ In January, Outstanding in the Field, the California-based "restaurant without walls" that…
M.-Sullivan.-NOAA

Kauai Monk Seal Pups

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Springtime is Monk Seal pupping season. So far in March of 2013, at least four seals have been born in the Hawaiian Islands, although there still may be some unknown births in the remote areas of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. While no…
Recycling Kauai

Kauai Recycles Electronic Waste Event

We all need to do our part to keep Kauai beautiful. One of our biggest problems on Kauai is trash and what we do with it. Recycling on Kauai is not very convenient, but with a bit of planning you will be contributing to the efforts to keeping…
Kauai Recycle

Keeping Kauai Green and Sustainable

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Eco-Tourism is a relatively new concept in the world of tourism, though it’s gaining popularity and for good reason. Eco tourism, or sustainable tourism, is a concept that is began in the 1950’s, but has started to become more popular in…
Kilauea Lighthouse

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge Final Phase of Restoration

Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge closed for the final phase of lighthouse restoration The Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge will be closed for the third and final phase of the Kīlauea Lighthouse restoration. The historic 1913…
Hokulea Arrives on Kauai

The Voyaging Canoe Hokulea Arrives on Kauai

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Clouds hung low over the peaks of Namolokama as the remnants of the passing tropical storm moved slowly out to sea. Along the horizon the Hokulea voyaging canoe and crew made their way into Hanalei Bay Saturday morning. Blowing the conch…
Kore Kauai

Volunteers make the ocean accessible for everyone

One Saturday morning each month at beautiful Hanalei Bay on Kauai, autistic children and adults, people in wheelchairs, stroke and other brain injury survivors are safely escorted into the ocean by an army of volunteer lifeguards, firefighters…

Where On Kauai? How does Google Capture Pathview?

We all know or have seen how the funny little Google car with cameras mounted on the roof captures street view. But have you figured out how they captured Kauai hikes, trails, island golf courses and hotel properties where a car can't go? Well…