view of the falls from the overlook
trailhead marked by the warning sign
a muddy, unkept trail
Located just five minutes from Lihue, and once the seen in the opening scenes of the tv show Fantasy Island, Wailua falls is a beautiful, easily accessible 80 ft. waterfall on the island of Kauai. Unlike most waterfalls [...]
hanakapiai falls
hanakapiai valley
hanakapiai beach
hanapakiai trail
Hanakapiai Falls is a waterfall that lies 2 miles off the end of a branch of the famous Kalalau trail. One aspect of the falls which is sadly not represented well in the photo above (slightly better in the video below), is its size. The the top of [...]
puka dog
puka dog menu
The Puka Dog is a variation of the traditional hot dog found here on Hawaii. Like it a traditional hot dog, it is made up of essentially a stick of meat wrapped in a bread. But that’s where the similarities end. The meat is polish sausage which is grilled to [...]
west side trail
west side approach
norfork pines on sleeping giant
Sleeping Giant (Nounou Mountain) is a mountain which when viewed from anywhere on the east side of Kauai, resembles that of…you guessed it – a sleeping giant. There are a few trails up the side of the mountain. The first of the two main trailheads [...]