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We went down to the Hanalei Pier to see Hokule‘a and her sibling voyaging canoe, Hikianalia, who had arrived earlier in the week. The big sisters dwarfed most of the other boats in Hanalei Bay. Hosting tours of schoolchildren and the public, the Polynesian Voyaging Society was finishing a series of stops throughout the main islands …

It was fun to put together a quick list of 15 movies filmed in and around our lovely town of Hanalei on the North Shore of Kauai, using the list.ly tool. For a full list of over one hundred movies and television shows filmed on the island of Kauai (including Jurassic Park and Fantasy Island), click …

It was a picture perfect day to experience traditional Hawaiian canoeing on Hanalei Bay over the Fourth of July weekend. We’d heard about the opportunity to paddle a traditional Hawaiian outrigger canoe from several acquaintances in the Hanalei area who are enthusiastic members of the Hanalei Canoe Club. The club’s annual Tahiti Fete is a held adjacent …