Tag: kauai island

  • Learn Hawaiian Place Names in 5 minutes-Big Island, Hawaii

    In Hawaii English is spoken, but one encounters quite a few words in Hawaiian, especially place names. So the only problem I had was how to say the names of the places. They all looked and sounded practically the same to me. For each island, I found an authentic local person to teach me how […]

  • Learn Hawaiian Place Names in 3 minutes-Kauai Island, Hawaii

    In Hawaii English is spoken, but one encounters quite a few words in Hawaiian, especially place names. So the only problem I had was how to say the names of the places. They all looked and sounded practically the same to me. For each island, I found an authentic local person to teach me how […]

  • Akaka Falls In Big Island, Hawai-UHD 4K

    You will walk through lush tropical vegetation, rainforest filled with wild orchids, bamboo groves and draping ferns. You will see scenic vista points overlooking the cascading Kahuna Falls and as you follow the paved footpath, you’ll discover towering Akaka Falls which plummets 442-feet into a stream-eroded gorge. Beautiful Akaka Falls (more than twice as tall […]

  • Driving/walking Around In Kauai Island, Hawai-UHD 4K

    Driving/walking around in Kauai Island, you will see the Spouting Horn, the Poipu Beach Park and other beaches, Maluhia Road Tree Tunnel, Wailua Falls etc. Spouting Horn: features a blowhole that’s one of the most photographed spots on Kauai, (water forced through a lava tube produces hissing and a plume of spray); The Poipu Beach […]

  • Boat Tour Along Na Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawai-UHD 4K

    No trip to Kauai is complete without seeing the Na Pali Coast, a must do in Kauai. We took a boat tour sailing along the coast of Na Pali, along the way we saw lots of sea life (such as turtles, dolphins), and waterfalls. The coast was so dramatic that is why Pirates of the […]

  • Snorkeling at Na Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawai-UHD 4K

    Kauai is millions of years older than the other inhabited islands in the Hawaiian island chain. To be honest, it does not offer the quantity or quality of snorkeling spots of say the Big Island or Maui — you may not find the coral to be colorful and exotic, although there is no doubt that […]

  • Sea Caves of Na Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawai UHD 4K

    The sea caves along the Na Pali Coast are formed from the harsh wave action of the Pacific Ocean slamming into the porous lava. The first cave is actually a hollowed-out lava tube, and may have served as a place where ancient Hawaiians could rest in their canoes when traveling along the coast. To this […]

  • Hawaii Kauai Waimea Canyon-UHD 4K

    Hawaii Kauai Waimea Canyon-UHD 4K The outlook and hikes offer rich scenery into Waimea Canyon on Kauai’s West Side. Mark Twain called it “The Grand Canyon of the Pacific,” stretching 10 miles long, one mile wide and 3,000 feet deep. The Waimea Canyon Lookout provides panoramic views of crested buttes, rugged crags and deep valley […]

  • Kauai Wailua River Kayak-Mud Hike-Secret Falls-HD 4K

    We started by loading the kayak on top of the car and driving to the public access launch point. The Wailua river is wide where it meets the ocean with a weak current so paddling upriver presents no problem. A little ways up, it narrows down, and is quiet and very beautiful. You may leave […]

  • Water pounding from a 100-foot waterfall

    For the first time in my life, I was under a 100-foot waterfall. The water was pounding onto my head and back like a barrage of paintballs. This is the Secret Falls on Kauai Island in Hawaii. It was fun. But getting to the falls was a tough hike: up, up, up muddy paths along […]