Kauai Festivals and Events Where did the year go? I continue to ask myself, as I tap out our best things to do in Kauai event calendar, already six days into the month. December is a time of the year to find events where you can rub shoulders with the local residents and learn a great deal about contemporary Kauai. The "locals", already a friendly sort, are even more excited at this time of the year. Perhaps it's anticipation of the winter surf, the big wave riders checking tidal charts, along with local fisherman, who know that the highest prices for ahi tuna is during the Christmas season, are both smiling a bit … [Read more...]

What Is There To Do On Kauai? Here is the answer to that age old question. We have included year round happenings along with the annual cultural events and charity events that have become important to us local residents. We have included phone numbers so that you can call the event organizers for the exact date. As always if we can be of assistance we will be glad to assist. It is an opportunity to rub shoulders with the residents and help serve a great charitable cause. GARDEN ISLAND ARTISAN FAIRE Over 40 Artisans from Kaua'i showcase an array of handcrafted products from Kaua'i and Polynesia. Hawaiian music … [Read more...]

This past weekend marked the 15th anniversary of one of the great things to do in Kauai Hawaii. The Coconut Festival is held each year in the charming town of Kapa'a to celebrate all things coconut. Hosted by the Kapa'a business community it has become the premier Fall happening on the Kauai festival calendar. This two day event highlights one of the most important plant species in the world that touches almost everyone's life on the planet. Started by the effervescent Bob Bartolo, a long time member and director of the Kapa'a Business Association in 1996 as a way to promote the importance of Kauai's coconut coast … [Read more...]

The stage was set for the Kauai Hawaii running world with its third annual marathon. A thought kept turning in my head, was it even possible to be competitive or be concerned with 'personal bests' in a venue such as this? A setting that naturally evokes ooohs and aaahs, and has taken the travel industry by storm as one of the best places to kiss. Yes, that's what I was thinking when I fell asleep. Well before most people were awake, the Kauai air was clear and the stars were putting on a show in the pre dawn sky. I looked up at the alarm and sure enough four am had sprinted to the finish the line, I nudged my wife … [Read more...]

Things to do in Kauai include the opportunity to see Japanese culture. The Obon festival season started in earnest with the first festival on June 3rd at the Waimea Higashi Hongwanji and will be held at various temples around the Island. Based upon the solar calendar it was held June 10th at the Hanapepe Hongwanji and will continue on Kauai until August. This ancient Buddhist practice was brought to Hawaii with the first Japanese immigrants that came here in 1882 to work the sugar plantations that were expanding to meet the U.S. demand for sugar. Sugar companies did not discourage the immigrants from practicing … [Read more...]

It happens every Spring for the majority of runners that parade past my Poipu Beach vacation rental which is just steps from the finish line of the Kauai Marathon. Strides become a bit longer, they train with greater intensity, a little more anaerobic in anticipation of their final spurt to the finish line, knees being lifted higher off the ground as if to leap over imaginary obstacles in the course such as a banana peel or a pot hole. Personal iPods screaming internally as evidenced by the high pitched sing-along  of the runner to lyrics by Def Leppard that helps me to guess their age. I am jubilant when someone … [Read more...]