The island's 63,000 full-time residents live in 18 small communities that are divided by greenbelts that extend for miles along the coastal highway that nearly circles the island. Its rugged interior and the spectacular cliffs of the NaPali Coast remain wild and uninhabited. Kauai's mountaintop bogs and rain forests, deep canyons, tangled valleys, coral reefs and golden-sand beaches have been in the making since the island emerged five million years ago from a volcanic "hot spot" in the depths of the ocean. Now it is ever so slowly eroding, working its inexorable way back to the sea.
Island Vacation | Hawaii Garden Island of Kauai
Most people have heard that Kauai is not only the greenest island but that it rains a lot here. Well, that depends on where you are. The average annual rainfall at Mt. Wai'ale'ale is 460 inches�one of the wettest places on earth. The average rainfall on island beaches is less than 40 inches a year. Rain is heavier in the winter, but most of the time it occurs in brief showers between bouts of sunshine, and umbrellas are mostly a nuisance.
Island Vacation | Hawaii Garden Island of Kauai
The notion that Kauai is a beautiful place where there's nothing to do is dead wrong. There are dozens of intriguing, outdoor adventures, a wealth of historic sites, thoroughly entertaining luaus, and enough nightspots and good restaurants to keep you entertained. A unique tour visits locations of movies that have been filmed on the island, many of them smash box office hits. Uncrowded beaches frosted with golden sand occupy about half of the 111-mile coastline. It's a great place for river and ocean kayaking, diving, snorkeling and air tours: book a ride on a helicopter, go skydiving, learn to fly an ultralight or take a semi-private fixed wing tour.
Island Vacation | Hawaii Garden Island of Kauai
This is a place where the link between man and nature is highly developed and largely taken for granted. And just as nature is left to its own devices, so, within reason, are the diverse cultures that populate the island. Like the vast garden that grows unchecked over most of this island, Kauaians tend to cultivate lives that are unaffected, free from unnecessary protocol and constraints, and generally in harmony with nature and those around them.
Island Vacation | Hawaii Garden Island of Kauai
COMING SOON:
New Po'ipu Hotel
The beachfront Ko�a Kea Hotel & Resort, formerly the Po'ipu Beach Hotel, is scheduled to open in early 2009. The 121-room hotel includes a lounge, restaurant and spa.
Princeville Resort Upgrade
Princeville Resort expects to complete renovations this spring of its 252-room luxury North Shore property. The renovations will elevate the brand of the Starwood property, which is currently a four-star resort, as a St. Regis, the hotel company's most exclusive brand.
Luxury Resort Under Construction
Koloa Landing, a 24-acre, luxury resort condominium project, is under construction in Po'ipu. The first phase of the $285 million project is slated for completion in 2009.
New Restaurant
Award-winning chef Peter Merriman, owner of Merriman's Restaurant on Hawaii's Big Island, is expected to open a Kauai restaurant this year. The restaurant will feature fine dining upstairs and a market cafe downstairs. It will be located in the new Kukui'ula Village, which is currently under construction in Po'ipu.
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