Entries tagged 'Poipu'

Sick Summer South Swell on Kauai

Totally insane. This summer has been completely on fire and lots of waves like this been had....

Waterfalls on Kauai -- Kipu Falls Rope Swing Madness

This is footage of Kipu Falls, one of the most popular on Kauai and close to where the great opening scene from "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was filmed. . Alas, it's an illegal trail but lots of locals...

Hawaii Pool Porn: Grand Hyatt Resort and Spa on Kauai

I posted a video of the pool at the Grand Wailea a bit back and it is the reigning champion of Hawaii hotel pools. The Hyatt runs a close second. It's more sprawling and more jungle like, with three...

Kauai's Untouched Paradise: Kipu Kai Adventure Log

Andy Kass over at the Kauai hiking blog does a great write-up of an excursion in to Kipu Kai, a totally untouched cluster of beaches hemmed in by mountains on a private ranch along Kauai's sunny South Coast. This...

Puka Dogs in Waikiki - More Haute Hot Dogs (And Lilikoi Ketchup)

Continuing on the Hawaii high-end hot dog meme, my friend Lesa Griffith at the Honolulu Advertiser comes out with a review of Hank's Haute Dogs (which I blogged about earlier) but adds a mouth-watering review of a second gourmet dog...

Hawaii Hotels: Deal of the Week, Kauai Hardhat Special

Grantham Resorts is running a $79 construction Garden Isle. The offers warns about noise and construction inconvenience during the day but notes that evenings and Sundays are quiet. This is more an offer for people who want a rack to...

Hawaii Gardens: Boffo Botanicals at the Allerton in Lawai, Kauai

Water, water everywhere. Tinkling, dripping, flowing. The Allerton Garden (Lāwa`i-kai) is all about the water. This is one of four National Tropical Botanical Gardens in Hawaii. It resides in lusher than lush Lāwa`i Valley, on the South Shore of Kaua`i...

Big Changes on Kauai -- Koloa/Poipu Getting 4,500 New Homes: Can You Say Gridlock?

I've always loved going to Poipu / Koloa on Kauai. There are a lot of condos and a smattering of big hotels and it felt a bit crowded but the place managed to retain its small town charm. The...

Cool Kauai Cottages -- No Frilly B&B Junk

I am not sure who wrote the rulebook on vacation rental / B&B decor in Hawaii but they clearly had no taste. The vast majority of rentals and B&Bs are loaded with frilly junk, forlorn furniture, really lame artwork...

Hawaii Beaches: Mahaulepu Beach, Pick of Kauai's South Shore

The drive to Maha'ulepu Beach takes you through the dusty remnants of a now dormant suger cane plantation along Kauai's sunny southern shore. Go to the eastern end of Poipu Road where the pavement turns into a rutted dirt road....

Hawaii YouTube Video of the Day:

I'm generally opposed to semi-cheesy "slideshows" of a bunch of stills slapped together with some music patched over it. But this montage (some video, mostly still) really covers Poipu, Kauai very well, and, frankly, makes me want to go...