Kauai Culture....

The cultural attractions of Kauai are among the most unique of the Hawaiian islands, despite the fact that most of the Hawaiians islands already have a unique culture all on their own. The Garden Isle is a land with a rich and varied culture, as seen in its local theater performers, songs, dance, music, language, food, and native arts. Its unique culture also pervades the whole island with the ready and happy smiles of its locals who were born with and live in the spirit of aloha.

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Food & Dining

Often served with hot dashi (soup), green onions, fish cake, char siu pork, sliced spam, and boiled egg, Saimin is what you would consider a comfort food for the soul. Hamura Saimin Stand in Lihue is the oldest saimin stand on Kauai and is known for their homemade noodles that can also be purchased to take home. A plethora of food choices exist on the island to delight the most discriminating palate, and one should not leave the islands without attending a luau.

For Your Information

  • Kauai is the fourth-largest Hawaiian island.
  • It is the least populated of the state’s four counties with roughly 62,000 residents.
  • The island is 33 miles long and 25 miles wide.
  • There are three major resort areas. 1. Poipu (south shore) is the driest and sunniest area 2. Kapaa on the east side has central access to both sides of the island and 3. Hanalei / Princeville (north shore) is wetter but very beautiful.
  • The island’s main airport is in Lihue and the airport code is LIH.
  • Kauai is a favorite destination for Hollywood filmmakers; everything from South Pacific and Blue Hawaii to Jurassic Park, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Descendants … even the animated cartoon South Park had an episode based here!
  • Kauai was the only island never conquered by King Kamehameha the Great. Instead, a treaty was negotiated allowing Kauai’s ruler to remain in power until his death in 1810.
  • Kauai had its own dialect in ancient times; they pronounced K like T … so the original pronunciation was Tauai. No one knows what it means.
  • Wild chickens are found all over this island; rumor states they were involuntarily released from a chicken farm destroyed by Hurricane Iniki in 1992. It has more to do though with the lack of natural predators as this island doesn’t have mongoose. For the same reason Nene, the state bird, continues to thrive here.

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