Kauai is an awe-inspiring showcase of Mother Nature’s beauty and we can use many of the very things that make her so lovely to beautify ourselves as well. Increasingly it seems that beauty products are getting “back to nature.” Why not go all the way back, and create your...
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If you’re lucky, early in the evening you may hear a soft honk echo across a blue Kauai sky. Look up, and you might catch sight of the majestic Hawaiian Nene riding a gentle trade wind in a synchronized flock, or two by two. Our beloved state bird is an awesome sight, and one that wa...
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A humble, sacred plant, that silently speaks volumes, hides deep within the jungles of Kauai. For centuries, leis made from the shiny fragrant leaves of maile (alyxia oliviformis) have been used to communicate love, respect, blessing, enduring devotion, reverence, friendship, and a desire...
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The haunting song of the conch shell slices through the chatter of the expectant crowd. Soon a lone voice begins to chant an ancient Hawaiian mele, pulling the past along with it, as the royal court files into the stadium. The setting is the lush town of Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawaii, ...
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In these days of Internet and Xbox, countless television channels, Facebook and Wii, it seems increasingly difficult to get the kids out of the house and into the sunshine. If you’re worried that your children have forgotten what color the sky is, let Kauai lure them out into the lig...
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Outside Magazine’s 2012 Travel Awards have just been announced and Kaua‘i’s Maha‘ulepu beach has been selected as the Best Beach in the World. Brazil’s Ilha Grande was the runner-up. “The area is considered sacred by native islanders, with ancient buria...
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