Beautiful location with a breathtaking view of the coastline…read more Lots of beautiful foliage and wild life that roams the grounds. A tranquil burial grounds with a view that's...... wait for it...... to die for. Sorry no disrespect for the pun intended.

Everyone knows about Glass Beach. But no one seems to know about this beautiful and serene space…read morejust a short walk up the dirt road. It overlooks an ocean bluff, and the dirt is burnt orange. People who worked in the sugar plantations are buried here. In the front, you will see the graves of people from Asian descent. Behind them are buried the people from Latin backgrounds. The gravestones are covered in lichen. On some you can make out the names of people who were placed here over a century ago. On others, the names are worn off. This is an incredibly beautiful and sacred space. I recommend that the next time you come to Glass Beach to search for bits of beach glass in the shore, you take a quick stroll up here and feel what this is like.

McBryde Sugar Plantation Cemetery is probably not one of those places in Kaua'i that you would…read moreinstantly think about visiting on any given getaway or vacation. But in April 2024, I decided to stop by and visit the cemetery that is located next to Glass Beach and the people who once worked in the sugar mills and plantations are buried in this location. Definitely serene, sacred, and wonderful place altogether.

Small but respectfully well maintained resting place for those who served in the defense of our…read morenation and the freedoms it represents. Such freedoms are today sadly under attack by a plethora of "enemies both foreign and domestic " (if you recognize the quote then you understand). Peaceful, contemplative. The only state veterans cemetery on the island of Kaua'i. Available trash bins and water spigots. The size is a fraction of the Punchbowl and yet serves as a reminder that even in the farthest islands you can find evidence of selfless sacrifice and service. Several 442 vets buried here as well as many WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Cold War vets. Mahalo for reading my review. In requiscat pacem.

Update 8/8/2019 Came for a Celebration of Life here…read moreyesterday. It was held in the covered open air columbarium. There were chairs and benches placed in rows. It would have been way more comfortable if there were standing or overhead ceiling fans but fortunately the family planned well and had ice chests filled with 8 oz sized water bottles for the friends, family, acquainces attending. The area that was used was clean. There are restrooms behind the one wall. Enter by going around the building on your left if not you will have to climb or limbo like me between the piped barrier. Roosters and chickens shared the space without any commotions. I did see a man pseudo bathing , shooting the water hose up his board shorts. He remained by the tree and his bike til he air dried. Although the area was open on 3 sides there were no trades and people used their program as fans. There was enough room to set up tables for the food, punch and hot beverages. The food was catered and there was a sound system for the guitar player, the looped video and the speakers. This Veterans Cemetary is in Hanapepe. My in- laws and some of their friends and relatives that served are at rest here. It's in a residential area and like most places on Kauai there are roosters and chickens here too. There aren't many visitors whenever we come, not even grounds people but it is well maintained. There are restrooms located in the back of the one building.

Beautiful and historic cemetery with headstones dating back to the 1800's!…read more There isn't any signage as to the name, but I loved walking around and seeing the old stones!

I first saw this place on 2014 while I was visiting Kauai…read more There are very cool old gravestones , some broken and very old and a few are as recent as 2010. The place is unkempt and overgrown and I love it like that. There is also a tractor on the property that is being swallowed by the native Kauai plants.

Could work on: *advertisement, had no idea this place…read moreexisted and have been to Kauai many times *when making appointment, more of a description of what type of pieces can be made, especially if your first time. They offer small clay pieces for children (coasters, plates, etc). Adults, u can spin a bowl or vase, or just create a candle holder, jewelry tray, mug. *update website Positive: *family owned *Beautiful hidden Gem, outdoors in a foliage of garden *Friendly private session (it was my Mom, daughter and I with Instructor (Susan) *Susan one of the owners did an amazing job instructing, helpful and patient *offers shipping if your a tourist *we could complete our piece within a week. First session u create your piece, leave there to dry. Second session to paint n fire. Third is for pick up. *Captain Aloha Terrific (CAT) roams your artwork to make sure it's perfect, he's awesome Clayworks at Kilohana is a MUST experience, I'm so glad we went we had a blast & created beautiful pieces & memories together

Called a day in advance to see if we could come by and spin for an hour or two with some…read moreinstruction. We were told to come by at noon the following day. So we drove an hour and a half, showed up around 12:10 as we hit a lot of traffic, and were told she didn't have time and that 'I thought you were coming by yesterday at noon'. Seemed annoyed that we were there, irritated that we interrupted her. I wish she had simply said, no. We would have understood. We will find a lovely beach on this side and extinct this unpleasantness as soon as possible.

Went back on 4th of July to stock up for next week at the timeshare. It was very crowded this…read moreSaturday as compared to last Saturday. We went right @ 9am when they opened. Frequented some of the same stands. Bought 2 loaves of organic sourdough bread. Samosas from the Indian food stand.. Gluten free bakery items from Hanoli (?) Girl stall. The stand has regular bakery items as well that look good, Especially their croissants. Went to the other produce stand as they had a bigger selection. Bought 2 honey sugarloaf pineapples which were extra sweet & $1/lb. cheaper than white sugarloaf pineapples. Bought several mangoes. Cut some this morning & they were very good. Found a stand selling 100% cotton kitchen towels, beeswax paper, reusable paper towels & a few other kitchen items. They had the cutest Hawaiian prints for decent price. I bought 3 rolls of beeswax paper & a set of matching kitchen towels & reusable paper towels as a gifts. Also bought a cute Hanalei Farmer's Market cloth grocery bag for future trips. They were sold at the entrance to the market. I look forward to going to this farmer's market next year with my new bag.

Located in the downtown are of Hanalei on Kauai's north shore, the Hanalei Farmer's Market operates…read moreonly on Saturday morning. With the beautiful weather and easy parking, the setting was perfect for a great time. But found out that it wasn't worth the 50 minute drive by itself, though there are plenty of places to visit on the north shore around that area...still worth the trip. We arrived a bit earlier than the 09:00 start time, so parked near the Hanalei Pier, and walked across the sand of the beach to enjoy the morning before arriving at the market. The market was fairly hopping by 09:30, with 30 different stalls selling their wares. My goal was to find two things to munch on first, as we walked the market: some sliced white pineapple and malasadas. It's clear that for food items, the market does an effective job of making sure a type of a food item is sold by only one vendor at the market...it really inflates the price. White pineapple is a lot less hardier for transport, thus hard to find on the mainland...but definitely a far superior pineapple in terms of sweetness and juiciness. The vendor that sold it here, presented it in slivers inside the typical cored pineapple container. I saw it right away, but noticed that there was no price....it ended up being $20 (I was committed at that point), which is pretty steep for maybe 1/4 of a pineapple. I found the malasada vendor, making it fresh on-site. We only wanted to taste, so got one for $3 non-filled...and it was disappointing...just OK. Should have tasted a lot better considering where we were. We circled the market multiple times, and ended up staying for about an hour. It's a market geared towards tourists like me, not locals: you are not going to find a local restauranteur looking for produce for his/her dinner menu here. Speaking of being a tourist: did end up buying a nice print of nearby Anini beach that we will frame at our home to remind us of Kauai...the artist was super grateful. The picture itself gave me a mission to find that view at Anini (as we were heading there next).

We did this tour as a family, over Thanksgiving. The guide is the owner. She is enthusiastic,…read moreknowledgeable, and, as my wife and the other women in the group noted, glamorous for someone toiling in the fields. Basically the activity turns on her story telling. Her accounts of flash flooding are vivid. She sure is accomplished. Her anecdotes are authentic, sincere, and funny. There isn't all that much walking, and they bring chairs out for people who need to sit. One fellow fell over in the mud (the leg of the stool sank and he toppled over; he was unhurt). There are three parts. First, there is the taro farm. Second, there is the rice mill. Third, there is lunch. The taro farm is a real, multi-generation family enterprise. I don't understand how they make money. It looks as if it is all done by hand. And taro is not a luxury item. You help them gather the eggs of invasive snails. Presumably they have some other task if needed and that doesn't work. The rice mill is fascinating. It's too bad it doesn't work anymore. You look at everything that has ben restored. You also drink fresh coconut milk, extracted right from the gourd in front of you, and you eat tarot snacks they make as you watch. The lunch is excellent. We enjoyed, among us, all of the menu choices. The quantities also are vast. The food truck would be worth visiting on its own, without any of the rest of the activities.

If you are looking for a unique tour on the North Shore or you want to step back it to old…read moreHawai'iI, you have to check out the taro and rice mill tour. know a taro farm and rice mill tour may not on the top of your Kaua'i to do list but if you like its definitely worth checking out, especially if history is your thing. The tour is conducted by Lyndsey, a fifth generation farmer, who had grown up out in the taro fields. She makes the tour worth while. Yes, everything you will learn and see is educational and quite fun. And, the food and smoothies are fantastic enough that you will probably want to stop there stand for more the next time you are in Hanalei, but Lyndsey just puts it over the top. You could tell how much she loves her family, their farm, and educating others about their tradition and what they do. First, after meeting at Hanalei Taro & Juice and sampling an ono smoothie made with taro, we headed down the road a bit to go see one of their many, many taro fields. The view was nothing short of breathtaking. There we learned about taro and how its grown and some of the history of farm. She also educated us on the endangered birds the lived in and around farm, which is located on a wildlife refuge. There we did the first hands on activity. If you wanted you could help pick up and collect apple snails and their eggs. It may sound a tad gross but it wasn't at all. I don't really even know how to describe the tool you use to remove them, besides saying that it looked like a metal kitchen strainer attached to a long pole. After the fields we stopped at the rice mill. The mill is no longer in use but the history behind it is incredible. After touring the inside of the mill and looking at old family photos and artifacts we finally got to try the taro. We drank coconut water from a coconut cute open in front of us. We also got to taste taro which was cooked, mashed, and mixed with shredded coconut straight from coconut we just drank from. It was delicious. I've had poi at luaus but this was nothing like that. It was the consistency of mashed potatoes (and those not poi but and other dish) so good. My dad had five servings he loved it so much. At the end of the tour you are taken back to the family's taro and juice cart for lunch. The kalua pig was out of this world. I have tried the kalua pig at at least 20 places on Kaua'i, but their pig, along with the Koloa Fish Market's are my all time favorites. Their taro mochi is a much try! I can't even begin to describe how much I am obsessed with their mochi.

staff recognized my blank stare and immediately helped. I needed feed for a flock of ducks and I…read moregot direction and suggestions without batting an eye. I got assistance loading the bags and made kind talk story. Love them, mahalo nui Kawamura Farm ohana!

The Kawamura Family run business is the best. Fair and honest with what they charge. Incredibly…read moreresponsive. I would not hesitate in any way to use them. An island gem.