KAUA'I PORTFOLIO

Kaua'i is a total of 622 square miles and nearly round The width of Kaua'i is 33 miles The length of Kaua'i is 25 miles Kaua'i Coastline is 90 miles Kaua'i has 43 white sand beaches, more beach per coastline mile than any other Hawaiian island The permanent population of Kaua'i is approximately 63,000 Daytime temperatures range from 75º to 85º Fahrenheit, rising slightly higher in the summer Ocean temperatures range from 73º to 80º Fahrenheit Highest point is Kawaikini Peak on Mount Wai'ale'ale at 5,243 feet Rainfall ranges from 20 to 90 inches annually in coastal areas, up to 475 inches on the peak of Mount Wai'ale'ale, the wettest spot on earth

View of Kawai Point and Nawiliwil Bay as you approach Kauai by air.
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Arriving on Kaua'i over Ninini Point Lighthouse at Nawiliwili Bay

Then let's start with sunrise on the North shore

Along the Kalalau trail on the Na Pali coast

Kalalau Beach on the Na Pali coast

Aerial View of Limahuli Gardens and North Shore Beaches

Ancient Hawaiian terraces at Limahuli Garden, Ha'ena on the North Shore

A view of Lumaha'i Beach on the North shore
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Tunnels Beach on the North shore

Mauka ("toward the mountains") view of Lumaha'i Stream

Sunrise on the pier at Hanalei Bay on the North shore
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Taro fields near Hanalei Bay
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More taro fields near Hanalei Bay
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Looking east toward Kilauea Lighthouse from Anini Beach on the North shore

Another view of Anini Beach on the North shore

Secret Beach on the North shore

Looking west from Kilauea Lighthouse on the North shore
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Kilauea Lighthouse on the Northeast shore

Offshore view of Kilauea Lighthouse

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

Kilauea waterfall and pool

Moku'ae'ae, northern most point in the Hawaiian Islands

Anahola Bay with King Kong's profile in the distance

Blue Hole, the headwaters of the Wailua River

Wailua River on the East shore, the only navigable river in the Hawaiian Islands

33 varieties of Hibiscus are native to the Hawaiian Islands

The Fern Grotto, accessible only from the Wailua River

Opaekaa Falls

Wailua Falls

Sunrise at the Coconut Grove Plantation on the East shore

Coconut Grove Plantation on the East shore

Wailua Beach on the East shore

Ninini Point Lighthouse and Nawiliwili Bay

View of Nawiliwili Bay and Kalapaki Beach from Kaua'i Marriott & Beach Club

Ninini Point Lighthouse viewed from Ninini Beach at Nawiliwili Bay

Torchlighting ceremony at sunset on Nawiliwili Bay

The Menehune Fish Pond

Cattle grazing below Ha'upu Ridge near Puhi

Tree Tunnel on the road to Old Koloa Town and Poipu Beach

Koloa Sugar Mill truck at Old Koloa Town

This monument in Koloa commemorates the history of the sugar industry

The McBryde sugar mill east of Koloa

Welcome to Poipu Beach

The Poipu / Koloa area with Mt. Wai'ale'ale touching the clouds in the distance

Hawaiian Monk Seal sleeping it off on Poipu Beach at Kiahuna Plantation

Poipu Beach State Park looking east

Brennecke's Beach on the South Shore, just east of Poipu Beach

Shipwreck Beach on the South Shore
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Cliff Jumping at Shipwreck Beach on the South Shore

Best whale viewing is off the South Shore of Kaua'i
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Snorkeling is great off Poipu Beach!

Sea Turtle gliding over coral reef

A Moorish Idol, easily identified by its strong yellow and black striping

Reef Triggerfish, or as the Hawaiians call it "Humuhumunukunukuapua'a"

Kaua'i alarm clock

Rocky beach on the Maha'ulepu shore
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Horseback riding on the Maha'ulepu shore at CJM Stables
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View of Poipu Bay Golf Course on the Maha'ulepu shoreline
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Poipu Bay Golf Course from the air, with Poipu Beach in the background

Fresh Start on the South Shore

Koloa Harbor is a former whaling port

A view of Ha'upu range over Kukui'ula on the road to Spouting Horn

Spouting Horn on the South shore

Lawa'i Bay on the South shore near Allerton Gardens

Manawaiopuna Falls, Hanapepe Valley, from the opening scenes of Jurassic Park

The Forbidden Island of Ni'ihau viewed from the Southwest Coast of Kaua'i

Plantation workers cottage on the South shore near Waimea

Salt Pond Beach, near Hanapepe

Sunset at Kiki a Ola Beach near Kekaha

Sunset at Barking Sands Beach on the Southwest shore

Polihale Beach is at the end of the road on the West shore

At the southernmost end of Polihale Beach is Queen's Pond

Heading back from Polihale, take the drive up to view Waimea Canyon
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Waimea Canyon

Waimea Canyon in the early morning mist

Kalalau Valley from the Kalalau Lookout at Kokee
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View of the collapsed caldera of Mt. Wai'ale'ale on a rare clear day

Waterfalls cascading into the caldera of Mt. Wai'ale'ale, the wettest spot on Earth

The Na Pali coast on the Northwest shore

Breaching Humpback Whale off the Na Pali coast
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Cruise boat along the Na Pali coast

A hidden beach on the Na Pali coast on the Northwest shore

A Spinner Dolphin along the Na Pali coast on the Northwest shore

Rainbow on the Na Pali coastline

Catamaran sailboat along the Na Pali coast

Sunset on the Na Pali coast

Another sunset on the Na Pali coast

Back to Hanalei Bay for a sunset view....
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And another Hanalei Bay sunset view...

....or a lazy afternoon nap overlooking Hanalei Bay