Lihue
Lihue, Hawaii - port code LIH (Kauai)
Kauai is known, as the Garden Island and was the location for "South Pacific". Just 9 miles northwest of Honolulu, 20 minutes by jet, Kauai is a peaceful and tranquil island where nature has created craters and canyons (Waimea Canyon is very spectacular), mountains and rivers and marvelous palm-fringed beaches. Kauai's volcanoes are now extinct. The official language is English, although Hawaiian and Japanese are heard often as well as pidgin, a kind of shorthand English. Although it rains in Kauai, it's not enough to spoil the visitor's fun. Average temperatures in the mid-70's, summer in the 80's.
General Information
- The ship docks in Nawiliwili Harbor, about 2 miles from the town center.
- Local Standard Time: GMT – 10 hrs; PST – 2 hrs
- Points of Interest: Waimea Canyon, Kauai Museum, Wailua River, Fern Grotto, Bali Hai, Old Koloa Town at Poipu (14 miles), boat expeditions, helicopter tours.
Waimea Canyon: Mark Twain described this beautiful area as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific.
Fern Grotto: The legendary site where the island's renowned chorus sings the Hawaiian Wedding Song.
Spouting Horn: The famed blowhole of Kauai.
Hanalei - The site of a beautiful bay, river and lovely resort.
Napali Coast – One of the most spectacular coast lines in Hawaii, with tall cliffs rising straight from the sea. Known as the Garden Isle, Kauai is what you've always envisioned Hawaii to be. Here are the pristine beaches, peaceful valleys, steep cliffs and lush greenery that lure travelers to the islands year after year. In the center of Kauai stands the majestic Mount Waialeale, a remnant of the long extinct volcano that gave birth to this tropical gem. The fourth largest of the Hawaiian Islands, and one of them most isolated, Kauai was never conquered by King Kamehameha and it retains its unspoiled flavor to this very day. Along the north shore are the spectacular Na Pali cliffs. Waimea Canyon boasts a desert-like beauty reminiscent of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. And legendary Fern Grotto is on one of the most magical spots in the entire world. Hawaii's contact with Western civilization began on Kauai at the mouth of the Waimea River, 25 miles west of the present capital of Lihue. Here, on January 19, 1778, Captain Cook anchored the Resolution and Discovery and exchanged iron nails for live pigs and sweet potatoes.
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