see: The Descendants

Kauai:

• ✔ Antique Shops (behind Mema's Thai)
• ✔ Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge & Lighthouse
• ✔ Hanalei Beach Town town & Look Out on side of highway
• ✔ Kalalau Lookout and other lookouts --on the way to Waimea Canyon
• ✔ Red earth mini-canyon --on the way to Waimea Canyon off 550
• ✔ Na Pali look out in Waimea Canyon's end: Pihea Vista 1 mile trail
• ✔ Captain Andy or Captain Napali Boat Tour or Napali Riders
• Helicopter tours -to view Napali Coast or Jack's
• Kayak to Fern Grotto -skip tour
• National Botanic Garden
• Hanalei: Limahuli Garden and Preserve
• Pools of Mokolea --Access the peninsula from Kilauea by taking Wailape Road halfway between mile markers 21 and 22 off Hwy 56. Drive along the smooth dirt road down to Kilauea Bay and park at the end of the road. Walk across through the stream and head down the right side of the beach for ½ mile hike. This area is best accessed during the calmer summer months.
• ✔ Day Spa --beach massages
• ✔ Wailua Arboretum -Take Highway 56 north from Lihu'e. After crossing the Wailua River Bridge, turn left on Kuamo'o Road (Highway 580). The Keahua Forestry Arbetorum is approximately 5 miles down the road, past the Wailua Reservoir.
• Princeville Horses
• Princeville Adventures -kayak, zipline, etc
• Powered hand gliders
• MiniTure Golf

Hikes:

• ✔ Kalalau Trail on the Napali Coast --starts at Ke'e Beach. 2 miles to first beach, 4 miles to waterfall, 11 to end of trail
• ✔ Manini-holo Dry Cave --end of Route 56 on the way to Kalalau Hike
• ✔ Waikanaloa Wet Cave, Waikapalae Wet Cave --end of Route 56 on the way to Kalalau Hike
• ✔ Waimea canyon -trail hike
• ✔ Wailua Falls lookout --Take Highway 56 north out of Lihu'e to Ma'alo Road, Highway 583, on the right. The waterfall is located at the end of the road. Only 5 minutes from Lihu'e.
• Kipu Falls -Take Highway 50 west from Lihu'e. One mile past Puhi, at Mile Marker #3, turn left on Kipu Road. At the 'Y', bear to the right. Turn left on the dirt road just before the bridge. Park your car by the gate and walk downstream approximately 5 minutes to the waterfall.
• Makewehi Lithified hike
• Hikes: (Waialeale Blue Hole Hike, Kokee and Waimea State Parks Canyon Trails, Kalalau Trail -by kayak)

Beaches:

• Kilauea: Secret Beach near Kilauea Lighthouse. Steep downhill climb.
  • Directions: drive N on 56, right on Kilihiwai Road, bear left, then turn right onto a dirt road
• ✔ Princeville: Queen's Bath Beach
  • Directions: Take Highway 56 to Princeville. Turn right on Ka Haku Road. Turn right on Punahele and right again on Kapiolani. Park along the road at the end of Kapiolani and follow the dirt trail along the stream for about 25 yards. At the end of the trail turn left for about 300 yards to the Bath.
• ✔ Princeville: Anini Beach -right after Secret Beach
• Princeville: Hideaways Beach
• ✔ Ha'ena: Ke'e Beach -the end of hwy 56 at Kalalau Trail
• ✔ Ha'ena: Tunnels/Haena Beach
  • Directions: The beach is 2-miles long, running from Hanalei Colony Resort to Ha'ena Beach Park. The center portion has a huge half-moon shaped reef just 1/8 mile offshore where snorkeling is the best.
• ✔ Hanalei Beach
  • Directions: Take Highway 560 west toward Hanalei from Princeville. Turn right on Aku. This road ends at Weke Road. Go right ro Hanalei Beach Park or left to Wai'oli Beach Park.
• Polihale Beach --western most point of Kauai, good for sunsets...viewed from NaPali Coast boat
• South Shore: Poipu Beach Park
• Maha‘ulepu Beach
• Glass Beach (south shore) --Drive to the Port Allen Exit. Drive past some warehouses on Waialo Road. Take a left down Aka Ula Road and park where the dirt road begins. From here, it's a two-minute walk to Glass Beach
• Wailua River (kayak and waterfall)

Food:

• ✔ Fish Express in Lihue!!
• ✔ 22 North (south shore, Lihue, near airport)
• ✔ Red Hot Mamas Mexican , north shore
• ✔ Kilauea Bakery
• Pat's Taqueria Food Stand
• ✔ Postcard Cafe
• Hanalei Pizza
• Mediterranean Gourmet
• ✔ Neide's Brazilian

In Kapaa:

• ✔ Korean
• ✔ Papaya Natural
• Verde Mexican
• Monico's Mexican
• Mermaid's Sandwiches
• ✔ Shivalim Indian
• ✔ Mema Thai