November 10, 2023
Seventeen miles off the west coast of Kaua‘i is the privately owned and mostly off-limits-to-outsiders island of NI‘IHAU . Just short of 70 square miles long, Ni‘ihau is the smallest of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands, with a population of NATIVE…
January 24, 2023
STAND-UP PADDLING is a popular water sport that can be pursued whether or not the surf’s up. The strategy behind the sport is not particularly complicated or challenging: Paddlers stand on a large longboard and use a canoe paddle to…
January 24, 2023
From the technological advances of windsurfing and paragliding comes a hot new watersport called KITEBOARDING . This is an extreme sport that takes wind, guts, the right equipment and a lot of practice. Here’s how it works: The kiteboarder is…
February 14, 2022
Not quite bold enough to try surfing? Unsure of bodysurfing? Consider BODYBOARDING , a hybrid of the two. Also known as BOOGIE BOARDING , bodyboarding was born in California in the early 1980s, and is easier to master than surfing.…
February 14, 2022
Riding the swells of the great Pacific tucked safely in a powered rigid-hull rubber raft is a great way to get an PHO TO: OUTFITTERS K AU A‘I the towering cliffs and deep-green valleys of the NĀPALI COAST . Zodiac…
February 15, 2015
Beneath the waters that lap Kaua‘i’s shores, a marine environment is teeming with a rich store of secrets available only to folks who find ways to get down under. One way of doing so is strapping on an oxygen tank,…
February 15, 2015
Take a break from the salt water, and try WATER SKIING IN WAILUA RIVER . This river, which is approximately a quarter-mile wide near its mouth, is a great setting for powerboat sports. Usually smooth and warm, the river draws…
February 15, 2015
BIG-GAME FISH call Hawai‘i home, so the chances of hooking a whopper on a FISHING CHARTER out on Kaua‘i waters are good. When you book your charter, specify what type of fishing you’re interested in. Fishing styles vary depending on…
February 15, 2015
On the Hawaiian Islands, OUTRIGGER CANOE PADDLING is more than an enormously popular sport — it’s a culturally significant link to the extraordinary seafaring traditions of Hawai‘i’s first people, who came to the isles aboard double-hulled sailing canoes that they…
February 15, 2015
HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS found the Hawaiian Islands 13-15 million years ago, well before human contact. Now, their numbers hover around 1,000, and fewer than one in five pups lives to adulthood. Outside the Hawaiian Islands, their plight is largely unknown,…
February 15, 2015
Up for an adventure? Try a GUIDED SEA KAYAK TRIP along the rugged southern shoreline of Kaua‘i. KAYAK KAUA‘I has sea and river kayaking tours around the Garden Island. From HANALEI BAY to the open sea, you’ll find the adventure…
February 15, 2015
Located south of the Wailua River near KAPA‘A is an ideal place for a FAMILY OUTING . LYDGATE BEACH PARK consists of a wide sand beach that slopes into the ocean, where a pair of rock-rimmed pools — one perfect…