NORTHSHORE
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.
© Lonely Planet
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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.
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BayHanalei
BayKalihiwai
Kilauea
Princeville
Hanalei
Wainiha
Ha‘ena Kalihiwai
Beach Park‘Anini County
BeachLumaha‘iBeach
Ke‘e
PointKilauea
AirportPrinceville
HanaleiBay
Hanalei
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