Kauai Break

early moonlight at lydgate park

To see me off on a new adventure, some nearby friends on the island Kauai set out to have a bonfire farewell. The night began in a section of Lydgate beach part, near the child playground where we had hoped to have a nice island style intimate gathering around a [...]

Wailua Falls (and trail)

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 [...]

Hanapaki'ai Falls

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

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 [...]