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The Garden Island

"The Garden Island"

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A little about Kauai

Unwind and let the oxygen-rich air of Kauai's Wailua River invigorate your spirit as you kayak to a cascading waterfall. Or breathe deeply at the edge of the time-swept Waimea Canyon as it speaks to you without words. On Kauai, native fishponds amaze with 1,000-year old forward thinking, while legends of the Napali Coast transport you back in time. From the small towns of Hanapepe and Old Koloa Town to sunny Poipu Beach, this is truly "Hawaii's Island of Discovery."

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The history of Kauai

In 1778, Captain James Cook arrived at Waimea Bay, the first European known to have reached the Hawaiian islands. He named the archipelago after his patron the 6th Earl of Sandwich, George Montagu. During the reign of King Kamehameha, the islands of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau were the last Hawaiian Islands to join his Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. Their ruler, Kaumualiʻi, resisted Kamehameha for years. King Kamehameha twice prepared a huge armada of ships and canoes to take the islands by force, and twice failed; once due to a storm, and once due to an epidemic. In the face of the threat of a further invasion, however, Kaumualiʻi decided to join the kingdom without bloodshed. In 1815–17, Kaumualiʻi led secret negotiations with representatives of the Russian-American Company in an attempt to gain Russia's military support against Kamehameha. After it was revealed that they did not have the support of Tsar Alexander I.

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Kauai, Hawaii
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Businesses in Kauai, Hawaii

Here is a collection of downtown Kauai, Hawaii businesses. Clicking on the thumbnail image, or the blue "View Member" will take you to that businesses page. We've included some jump links so that you can easily navigate to different categories of businesses. Those, can be found directly below as icons. Or, there is a list of categories in the menu bar.

 

Smith Family Garden Luau

Entertainment

Celebrate the Hawaiian spirit of aloha

 

Jewel of Paradise Memories

Jewelry

Family owned

 

Aqua Kauai Beach Resort

Lodging

Claim your front row seat in paradise

 

Koloa Zipline

Museums / Attractions

See nature like never before

 

Makai Golf Club at the St. Regis

Museums / Attractions

A beautiful challenge

 

Poipu Bay Golf Course

Museums / Attractions

A course unlike any other

 

Brennecke's Beach Broiler

Restaurants

Right on Poipu Beach

 

Duke's Canoe Club

Restaurants

On the sand at Kalapaki Beach

 

Keoki's Paradise

Restaurants

One of the Island’s most striking destinations

 

Papalani Gelato

Restaurants

We love gelato, chocolates, and Hawaii

 

The St. Regis Bar

Restaurants

Unsurpassed view of Bali Hai

 

Aloha with Touch Kauai

Services

A doorway into one's own soul

 

Kauai Made

Shopping

Check or site for items of distinction

 

Kong Lung Trading

Shopping

Quality goods of lasting value

 

Koloa Rum Company

Winery / Brewery

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