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KALAPAKI BEACH Busy beach for Fish Pond is said to have been built in just
locals, who also hang out at Nawiliwili 1 night, with two rows of thousands of
Beach Park on the west side of the break Menehune passing stones hand to hand.
wall, for the Marriott guests, and for the Kayakers paddle up Hule'ia Stream into
cruise ship visitors who come in for just a the Hule'ia Nat'l Wildlife Refuge to see it
few hours to catch some Kauai sunshine. up close.
Surfing on the west side of the bay.
SOUTH SHORE DETAIL
NININI BEACH This beach is not visited ALLERTON GARDEN & McBRYDE
much because it is out of the way. A beach GARDEN of the THE NATIONAL
access sign and parking lot is on the road TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN
across from the Kiele Golf Course. A This is a fantastic collection of rare and
small path leads to the beach.
endangered plants, plus extraordinary
SHAVE ICE Experience Kauai's local tropical fruit trees, and hundreds of
treat, similar to a snow cone, but the secret varieties of flowers on the 186-acre Lawai
is in the fine “shaved ice” which is put into Gardens. Next door is the 1860s royal
a paper cone and topped with a tropical- home of Queen Emma, with formal
flavored syrup (try something exotic). gardens, fountains, streams, waterfalls,
and European statuary. The Visitor Center
NAWILIWILI HARBOR This is the
cruise ship destination for Kauai. Visitors is across the street from Spouting Horn,
disembark to enjoy good restaurants, great (808) 742-2623.
shopping, and Kalapaki Beach at the OLD KOLOA TOWN Visit the Koloa
Anchor Cove Shopping Center, all within History Center located in the Koloa Town
walking distance. While you are shopping Mall to see artifacts from the early
buy a copy of Franko's Map of The plantation days of Kauai's first successful
Hawaiian Islands. This fabulous map of sugar plantation built here in 1835. Pick
Franko's favorite places shows details of up a 14 site Koloa Heritage Trail Map for
all of the cruise ship destinations in the highlights of the culture and history of the
State of Hawaii, including Kauai, Oahu, Koloa District.
Maui and Hawaii, The Big Island.
SPOUTING HORN Big waves funnel
MENEHUNE FISH POND According to through a lava tube and blast out, creating
legend, among Kauai's earliest settlers a huge whale-spout with a distinct
were theMenehune, a race of small people moaning sound. Hawaiian legend is that
who worked at night and performed this moan is "Mo'o", a huge people-eating
superhuman feats.Located at Niumalu female lizard, who was chased into the
above Nawiliwili Harbor, the Menehune hole by "Liko", a fisherman who speared
