Do you love a good old fashioned swap meet? Restore Kauai hosts a Swap Meet with Free Live Music every Saturday in downtown Kapaa, from 10 AM until 4 PM.
Their location, behind the Bank of Hawaii, is easy to find and has plenty of free parking. Vendors, produce, local food and yard sale items are combined into an eclectic Kauai mix, providing a unique Saturday afternoon activity for the whole family.
While shopping or selling, you can enjoy their free live music, featuring some of Kauai’s most talented and upcoming artists. HD video is captured and posted on their Facebook site: www.facebook.com/restorekauai
In addition to headline musicians, they also have plenty of open mic time. Bring your instrument(s) and play a few songs! All types of music and levels of talent are welcome.
If you are an artist, crafter, have a home based business, or just have a lot of extra stuff in the garage, come down and get a space. Although they ask for a space fee of $20, exceptions are readily made for hardship cases.
About Restore Kauai
Formed in November of 2011 to provide essential services to our local community, Restore Kauai is focused on creating jobs, providing job training, supporting sustainability and restoring traditional land use practices.
As a Hawaiian non-profit, Restore Kauai is founded and ran with the principles of Aloha, to serve the needs of our local communities. In addition to the Saturday Swap Meet, they have a recycled construction materials store that takes in used materials, and provides them at reasonable prices to the public. By giving these materials a second chance, the burden on our landfill is reduced, and jobs are created.
They can be found on the web at: www.restorekauai.org
After settling into your hotel or vacation rental, head for the beach. On the South Side 
A helicopter tour is a spectacular way to see the eighty percent of Kauai’s interior that is otherwise not accessible. Book this early then head out to the North Shore. (Flights take off from Lihue or Princeville airport) Drive all the way to the end of the road to Ke’e Beach. Plan to hike a little on the famous 
The Napali Coast is one of the top attractions and must see places on Kauai This spectacular 17 mile coastline will leave you in awe as your eyes wander from sea level toward the hanging valleys and razor back ridges thousands of feet above the ocean. Experience the exhilarating adventure of a Kauai dolphin and whale watching adventure while relaxing in the sun and soak up the beauty as your captain and crew guide you along secluded beaches of Kauai and the spectacular Napali coast. For those who seek the most exhilarating day on the water book an adventure to the forbidden island of Niihau, where you will explore the Na Pali Coast and the islands of Niihau and Lehua offshore from Kauai’s West Side.
Get an early start watch the sunrise if youare on the east side and set off for a day of exploring the laid back and historical towns of Hanapepe, Waimea and Kekaha. The scenic drive up the winding roads to Waimea Canyon and Kokee State Park, will give you ample opportunities to stop at the scenic lookouts, take photos and take in the this amazing beauty of the canyons and scenic overlooks into the valleys of the Napali Coast.
Time to get pampered and shop for souvenirs. If you choose to be pampered there are many spa choices on island. An amazing experience not to miss out on is a traditional Hawaiian Lomi Lomi or hot stone massage.
The two-story coral limestone house has the distinction of being Hawaii’s oldest continuously occupied house. The house became a home for the sugar company’s plantation managers, and during a short period the basement served as the Waimea town jailhouse. The history and stories of this home span from the the arrival of missionary families in the early 1800’s to the final days of Hawaii’s sugar era.
If you are the parent of a toddler or preschool boy you are familiar with the joy that a simple stick can bring. You can replace the stick or alter the stick but it seems ironic with all the fancy toys they have they are pretty content when they find their perfect stick. This is because the stick is his defense, his weapon, gun, cannon, sword, poker- digger and best friend.
Waimea Canyon and Kokee State Park
There is hardly a more romantic time than your honeymoon. And there is hardly a more romantic place to spend your honeymoon than on the Island of Kauai. With more miles of beach per miles of coastline than any other of the Hawaiian islands, you are sure to find the perfect spot to watch the famous Kauai sunsets. And with hundreds of different kinds of honeymoon accommodations available – boutique hotels to luxury resorts to private 
Hawaii was voted a hotspot for honeymoon destinations by Honeymooner’s Review Guide, the Wedding Channel, and among the top ten best honeymoon locations as seen by the Travel Channel, Woman’s Stalk, and the Knot. Honeymooning on Kauai in particular is a favorite destination among the Hawaiian island chain.
Niihau where sea turtle and whale watching are naturally inclusive. Besides, “forbidden” island tours are always more romantic, aren’t they?
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 the early 1990’s with the upsurging of the planetary green movement. Concentrations on lowering the negative impact of tourism is becoming more and more important as we are starting to see the ramifications on non-renewable, or slowly renewable, resources especially in remote and delicately balanced environments.
Fortunately, the Hawaiian islands and Kauai in particular have a strong community dedicated to Eco-tourism, and the Kauai County Government has formally adopted a Sustainable Tourism Program to better assist the tourism industry in this endeavor. Through this program, businesses are offered encouragement, education, and incentives to find ways to lessen their environmental impact, and offer services and accommodations in an environmentally conscious manner.
As of January 11, 2011 Kauai adopted a law that requires all retail establishments to provide recyclable paper bags or reusable bags to their customers. This will reduce the significant impacts of plastic checkout bags on the environment, which include litter and an increasing burden on our islands landfill and threats to marine life. We encourage all locals and visitors to bring their own reusable bags while shopping.