NORTH SHORE - Lonely Planetmedia.lonelyplanet.com/shop/pdfs/kauai-2-north-shore...NORTH SHORE Simply put, the North Shore is a way of life. Agelessness, defying the odds and inspired
Simply put, the North Shore is a way of life. Agelessness,
defying the odds and inspired idealism are common themes among its
residents. Chock-full of natural playgrounds, the North Shore is
the story behind why many visitors turned their trip to Kaua‘i into
a lifetime stay − it was just too heartbreaking to leave. With
fewer plantation-era locals, the transplant-heavy North Shore marks
a sharp demographic shift that’s easy to sense the further north
you drive. One could almost say the number of organic markets,
highbrow restaurants and ’60s-like attitude increases in direct
proportion to the number of miles driven away from Lihuʻe.
IN TWO DAYS This leg: 17 milesu KILAUEA POINT AND LIGHTHOUSE (
p117 ) Ease into your surroundings with sweeping views at the
northernmost point of the island; it doubles as a National Wildlife
Refuge and sanctuary for Hawaii seabirds.
v KONG LUNG CENTER ( p120 ) Stroll among the shops and grab a
quick bite to go at Pau Hana Pizza ( p120 ) or do the ‘sit down’
thing at the Lighthouse Bistro ( p120 ).
w MAKUA (TUNNELS) BEACH ( p148 ) Take a pleasant drive north
through Hanalei past several one-way bridges. Past the 8-mile
marker is Makua (Tunnels) Beach, where reef-snorkeling and swimming
op-portunities abound.
x MANINIHOLO DRY CAVE ( p149 ) Get a peek at the inside of this
cave, across the
street from Haena Beach Park ( p148 ), which lost half its width
to sand from a 1957 tsunami.
y LIMAHULI GARDEN ( p148 ) Start your morning at Limahuli
(meaning ‘upturned hand’) Garden, honoring the Hawaiians who built
agricultural terraces out of lava rock and planted taro, on a
self-guided tour of this National Tropical Botanical Garden.
U KAULU PAOA HEIʻAU ( p151 ) Head to Keʻe Beach ( p151 ) and
while there take a mo-ment to visit one of the most cherished heiau
(Hawaiian temples).
V MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET ( p149 ) Cap off your day with a meal of
fish and scallop ceviche, banana leaf baked ʻahi or free-range
rosemary rack of lamb at Haʻena’s version of a high-end
restaurant.
