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could always get a cup of cool passion/
orange/guava juice next to the video
library. Access to a computer made
printing our boarding passes for the trip
home very easy.
Unfortunately, the tennis and
pickleball courts were atop the four-story
parking garage, where the wind blew
constantly every time we were up there.
Heavy traffi c
Traffi c on Kauaʻi is often quite con-
gested, particularly near Kapaʻa. Roads
are normally only two narrow lanes and
can quickly bring traffi c to a crawl. The
Kauaʻi Transportation Agency operates
a public bus system, but on an infre-
quent schedule. I recommend renting a
smaller car for easier maneuverability.
In spite of the traffi c, we spent one
day driving all the way to Hanalei Bay
on the opposite side of Kauaʻi.
The big waves, black lava rocks,
and sandy beach provide some excellent
photographic opportunities.
A long barefoot walk on the sand
will certainly awaken some of your low-
er leg muscles later. On the way back to
our resort, we explored the many inter-
esting shops at Hanalei.
Market stroll
Farmers’ markets are available on
Kauaʻi from Monday through Satur-
day. We visited the Shops at Kukuiʻula
Farmers’ Market on Wednesday.
One stall was selling sugarloaf white
pineapples. Because they are not plentiful
on the island, they are quite expensive, but
“Shout to the Lord” hula interpretation, Church at Kōloa.
their mild, sweet fl avor was worth the $19
we paid for one. You just trim off the top,
bottom, and exterior. Everything else is a
very sweet treat without the acidic taste of
other pineapples.
We tried the “Hungarian mush-
room” and the “chicken/lime/cilantro”
soups at another stall and pronounced
them to be fantastic!
Other stalls sold everything from
sliders with coleslaw to croissants fi lled
with cream cheese and a variety of Ha-
waiian fruits.
While the passion fruit was my fa-
vorite, other tasty-looking croissants
had mango and pineapple fi llings.
Tropical fl ower bouquets and items
made from palm fronds were available,
as well as many handmade crafts.
Lūʻau pros and cons
The island’s most popular lūʻau is
at Smith Gardens along the Wailua Riv-
er. Since we had been to their lūʻau on
three previous occasions, we decided to
try the Lūʻau Makaʻiwa at the Marriott
Courtyard in Kapaʻa this time.
Both the singing and dancing were
quite professional. Grammy Award
Nominee Leilani Rivera Bond sang
a number of songs while two of her
daughters performed hulas. I bought
one of Leilani’s CDs, which she gra-
ciously autographed for me.
The food was very good, but since
we were at the next to last table served,
the buffet was running low on some
items before we got to them. Unfor-
tunately, the servers did n’t appear to
be making any effort to replenish the
empty bowls.
Our favorite restaurant meal was
at Gaylord’s. In the past we drove by
this beautiful building many times, but
never dined there.
On our last evening on Kauaʻi, we
decided to treat ourselves at Gaylord’s.
The meal was fantastic. Don and Kay
shared the cioppino (a seafood soup) and
the prawn pasta while Shirley had the
baked mahi mahi and I had the prawn
pasta (tastiest meal I had on Kauaʻi).
Hula in church
Lāwaʻi Beach Resort.
We attended the Church at Kōloa
both Sundays. Its worship team con-
sisted of two guitars, drums (played by
Pastor Harold Kilborn), and a keyboard.
One young lady did a hula interpretation
of “Shout to the Lord.”
The next week, a team of eight
women did a hula interpretation of
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