North Shore

On Kauai's north shore you'll discover some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet. Movies such as South Pacific were filmed here.
The Kilauea Lighthouse is the northernmost point of the main Hawaiian Islands. Built in 1913, it guided ships heading to and from the Orient. In the 1970's its light was turned off and this landmark was replaced by a low-maintenance light beacon.

We visited both the Blue room Wet Cave and the Manin-holo Dry Cave located in Ha'ena. Sea caves are formed by thousands of years of ocean waves pounding against the lava and eventually etching out a cavern. At one time, the ocean was up to this point. The water in these wet caves is fed by springs seeping through the porous lava and is extremely cold.

When we passed the above water hole on our way to the caves, the man on the bike was bathing in it. On our way back, he had finished his bath, and was riding his bike down the middle of the street. The sign on the back of his bike said, "Thank you for pot smoking."


The Wailua falls is a majestic, 80-foot tiered waterfall. The falls was made famous when it was featured in the opening scene of the popular television show, Fanasty Island. There are many beautiful beaches along on the North Shore that we stopped at or drove by. These pictures are more of a cliff than a beach. As I was parking the van, and before I could say this is too dangerous to climb down, Mike and Quinn were at the bottom.

Opaek'a Falls is located off the north branch of the Wailua River.

The north shore also is home to several quaint towns that we visited such as Hanalei, and Princeville. We loved shopping in these little towns along the way.