TS Today - Creating a Vision for the Future of Vacation Ownership Issue #159 May/Jun 2018 | Page 32

Kauaʻi:
TimeSharing Today
Page 32
May/Jun, 2018
The Garden Isle
Lighthouse on Kīlauea Point.
Credit: All photos courtesy of the author.
By Phil Hixson
COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!
You’ve got to be kidding! A rooster is
crowing outside our resort room at 2:40
AM, a good four hours before sunrise
on the island of Kauaʻi, HI.
When Hurricane Iniki struck Kauaʻi
on September 11, 1992, it released hun-
dreds of chickens as winds approaching
200 mph destroyed their pens and cag-
es. These chickens (jungle fowl from
Asia) now occupy virtually every pos-
sible habitat on the island—the beaches,
housing areas, resorts and hotels, shop-
ping centers, and all the way to the tops
of mile-high peaks.
My wife, Shirley, and I had ex-
changed units at Stoneridge Resort in
north Idaho through DAE for 12 days at
Lāwaʻi Beach Resort on Kauaʻi.
My cousin, Kay, and her husband,
Don, joined us as we settled in right
across the street from the very popular
and beautiful Lāwaʻi Beach, a favorite
for snorkeling, sunbathing, and begin-
ning surfi ng.
The resort rooms are spacious and
well cared for. The views from both
rooms we stayed in were spectacular.
The kitchens had everything we need-
ed to make our own meals. Though we
frequently went out to sample the local
cuisine, we generally started the day
with coffee, tea, and breakfast fare at
our room.
Orientation helps
I recommend that people attend the
resort’s orientation sessions to the many
recreational and cultural activities avail-
able on the island.
The resort also brings in representa-
tives of commercial enterprises to entice
you to indulge in their form of entertain-
ment, such as dinner cruises, helicopter
tours, kayak tours, lūʻaus, and other ac-
tivities. They also informed us about the
resort-sponsored singing and hula show
each Tuesday evening.
Many things to do were available
on-site, including a huge video library,
a well-equipped fi tness center, miniature
golf, and three swimming pools. You
Free Kauaʻi alarm clock. They’re everywhere!
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