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Kauai’s Oscar Night
Kauai is ready to celebrate a George Clooney win for his performance in Descendants. All the scene locales for the movie are portrayed in Kauai Trailblazer, a book that goes back 13 generations… Continue reading
Ascent on Hihimanu
The splendid Okolehao Trail rises to the best vantage point of the Hanalei coast and valley. Footing along the trail was precarious and downright dangerous due to the downpour the night before. “End… Continue reading
Poking around Oahu’s Pokai
Around eight hundred years ago, Pokai Beach Park in Waianae on Oahu’s West Side was the happening place in Hawaii. If it hadn’t been, Hawaii may not have happened at all. Pokai, the… Continue reading
Up the Lazy River to Kauai’s Secret Falls
The wide-mouthed Wailua River was chosen as the homeland for the first Polynesian voyagers nearly two thousand years ago, who settled its fertile banks, fished for both fresh and ocean-going fish, and built… Continue reading
Kauai Hiking Photo of the Day
Midway between the lush north shore and the sunny south, Kauai’s east side (the Coconut Coast of Kapa’a) doesn’t see a crush of tourists. But hikers know better. Head inland a few miles… Continue reading
New hiking trails in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island centers around the Kilauea Caldera, a barren crust of lava that is currently (from its Halemaumau Crater) spewing metric tons of noxious gasses into the… Continue reading
Hawaii Beach Escapes
Can’t decide whether to take a tropical walk or spend the day watching the waves roll in? No problem. Do both, Brah! Some of the best walking in the Islands is along where… Continue reading