Vacation Homes in Kauai
INTRODUCTION:
Kauai is an island in Pacific Ocean. It takes like about half an
hour from Honolulu. This historic island goes back six million years. It is
one of the eight main islands in the Hawaiian chain.
HISTORY OF THE KAUAI ISLAND:
The oldest of the eight main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago,
Kauai was once home to one of the most mysterious tribes of people linked to
Central Polynesia. The Menehune inhabited only Kauai and none of the
other Hawaiian Islands. This shows the belief that Kauai has long been
an independent island-”a separate kingdom”.
The Hawaiians’ lives were greatly influenced by mana. In several
locations, the ruins of sacred heiau (worship sites) remind us of the
native Hawaiians who built these stone platforms, walls and other
wooden structures. The mana of Kauai’s natural elements continues to
create a magnetic attraction felt by many even today.
British Capt. James Cook anchored his ship in Waimea Bay, in 1778. Due
to this, era of irrevocable cultural and social change for the island.
The first sugar plantation was founded in Koloa. Hawaii’s Queen
Liliuokalani was overthrown by a group of Americans, thus thrusting the
islands toward statehood.
PLACES OF INTEREST IN KAUAI:
1. allerton garden
2. Hanalei bay
3. Limahuli garden and preserve.
4. Mcbryde garden.
5. moir gardens
6. Waimea canyon
MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES IN KAUAI:
Museums:
1. FAYE MUSEUM
2. GROVE FARM MUSEUM
3. hoopulapula haraguchi rice mill
4. Kauai children’s discovery museum
5. Kauai museum
6. KOKEE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
7. WAIOLI MISSION HOUSE MUSEUM
8. WAIMEA SUGAR MUSEUM
9. West Kauai technology & visitor center.
Art galleries:
1. 8-BELLS GALLERY & CUSTOM FRAMING
2. ALOHA GALLERY / IMAGES
3. ARIUS HOPMAN STUDIO GALLERY
4. ARTISTS GALLERY OF KAUAI
5. CAFFE COCO
6. CHRISTIAN RISO FINE ART & FRAMES
7. DAWN M. TRAINA GALLERY
8. GALLERY WEST
9. GIORGIO’S GALLERY
10. HANAPEPE ART CENTER
11. HANAPEPE ART NIGHT (HELD EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT).
12. HOT ROCKET
13. JAMES HOYLE GALLERY
14. KAHN GALLERIES
15. KAMAAINA CABINETS / KOA WOOD GALLERY
16. KAUAI FINE ARTS
17. KAUAI VILLAGE GALLERY
18. KILOHANA GALLERIES
19. OLA’S HANALEI
20. SHIP STORE GALLERIES
21. WAIMEA GALLERY & GIFTS
22. WYLAND COLLECTION
WIDE VARIETY OF SHOPPING IN KAUAI:
1. Harbor mall
2. nani Kauai gallery
These are the two malls which are very worth while to shop around
in. it offers many kinds of shopping throughout the island, from small
shops to malls. Stores offer many unique items to take home and enjoy,
beyond souvenirs: apparel including aloha shirts, jewelry, home and
personal accessories, and art. More interesting shops in Hanalei,
Princeville, and throughout the North Shore are nothing short of a
shopper’s paradise.
There are many more stores where you could spend your money in a worth
while manner.
DINE IN KAUAI:
There are so many places where you get mouth watering food that it
would be hard for us to choose to satisfy our driving need to taste
some delicious food.
1. Ilima Terrace: you have a breakfast, Sunday
buffet. Sandwiches and salads.
2. Dondero’s: hear you have all kinds of non
vegetarian items such as black ink fettuccine with scallops, shrimp,
salmon, clams, and lobster in a cognac bisque sauce with black
truffles, grilled beef tenderloin with an eggplant-goat cheese lasagna,
and sun dried cherry sauce
3. Tidepools: Mango, Lobster and Crab Rice Cake,
Grilled Mahi Mahi with smashed Yukon potatoes, Pineapple and Macadamia
Nut Crusted Chicken Breast, are some of the dishes available.
4. Grand Hyatt Kauai Luau: Traditional Lei Greeting,
Open Bar, All You Can Eat Buffet, Hawaiian Crafts and Demonstrations,
Wood Carvers and Hula Lessons (for the adventurous).
5. Poipu Bay Grill and Bar: you can come hear for a
lip smacking breakfast and lunch.
6. The Dock: it is the place to go for a casual lunch
or snacks.
7. “Share the Stars” Private Beachfront Dining: this
is a restaurant situated on the beach side to spend a lovely evening
with your loved ones.
Another option is renting a vacation rentals home in Kauai and hiring a cook to prepare homely food.
There are many more promising dining
SPORTS:
1. tennis
2. boating
3. surfing
4. water skiing and water surfing
5. golf championships
HOTELS AND ACCOMMODATION:
Sheraton Kauai resort is a beautiful resort in Kauai. For
accommodation in Maui. You can choose from the various vacation rental homes in
Maui. There are many luxurious private gust hoses available on rent which
enhances your stay with professional personal concierge services. Few
of these holiday homes in Kauai are beach facing with breath taking
views. The vacation rental homes in Kauai are spacious and airy too. “
TRANSPORT:
1. – Rental car: most commonly used method for transport.
2. – Shuttle bus:
3. Taxi.
4. – The Kauai bus.
5. – Coconut coast trolley.