Waimea, United States Travel Blogs

Why? Because it's easier than crossing the canyon
Nov 19, 2008 (2 photos)

... rainy the last couple of days so at first sign of sunshine we headed out early all the way around the island to Waimea Canyon.  Waimea is called the Grand Canyon of the South Pacific - while it lacks the grand size of the mainland namesake, it is ...

Sleeplessness at Waimea
Nov 18, 2007 (5 photos)

... to go farther up to Kalalau Lookout" and the view was breathtaking (see pictures). From this lookout, you got a first taste of the heavenly Napali Coast. It was amazing. The Waimea canyon is a better version of grand, bryce, arch...canyons combined.

Waimea Canyon - Kauai's Breath Taking Wonder
Jan 4, 2008 (90 photos)

Real Time Message: September 30, 2008 I have now returned to Prince George, BC after my three month "Grand Tour of America (Canada and the United States). Before starting a video blog of this trip I would like to finish the Hawaii blog. ...

A 21-hour-journey
Nov 17, 2007 (3 photos)

Believe it or not, we are still waiting for our transit flight to Kauai 10pm Hawaii time (3am NY Time!) after 11 hours' flight from NY to Honolulu. It's been delayed for 2 hours already. Exhausted and disappointed, we congratulate ourselves by finding out ...

Waimea - Where it All Started
Jan 6, 2008 (56 photos)

... dense forest of Hawaii, built the ditch. I choose to get excited over the first theory.  For these reasons, Waimea could truly be considered - historic. Why Some Roads are Prohibited for Rental Cars The part about damage to the suspension ...

A Grown-Up Playground
Oct 12, 2008 (46 photos)

Christie and I went to Waimea Falls Park across from Waimea Beach on the north shore.  It was so much fun!  We climbed trees, swam to the waterfall, and took so many photos...obviously.

Long Hike, Boardwalk, Pulled Hammie
Jan 13, 2008 (5 photos)

... full day in Kauai, we decided to go for a hike.  We looked through our Ultimate Kauai guide, and settled on a hike in the Waimea Canyon park:  the Pihea trail to the Alaka'i Swamp.  We had some nice views on the way up to the trailhead (see ...

Visit to Waimea falls
Sep 20, 2007 (8 photos)

Walked along to Waimea Falls park as it was only about a mile from where we were staying and checked some of the beaches on the way. The vegetation here is totally different to anywhere we have been.

Nanny in Hawaii
Nov 28, 2005 (8 photos)

... For 3 months I became a nanny to twin 3-year-old boys on the big island of Hawaii. I lived in the quaint town of Waimea, about one hour outside of Kona... 15 minutes from some beautiful beaches! Although work kept me occupied for much of the time I was ...

Day Three: Town of Waimea and Waipi'o Valley
Nov 28, 2008 (50 photos)

In the morning we watched some people surf, stopped in the town of Waimea in the afternoon for some fudge, and continued on to Waipi'o Valley.  I am constantly amazed at the lack of tourists on the Big Island.  Not even tourists, but people ...

Big Island - Finding "Little Switzerland"
Dec 26, 2007 (86 photos)

... No. 270.   In the hamlet of Hawi, located near the northernmost point of Big Island , we headed south towards Waimea on Highway 250.   This has to be one of the most pleasant stretches of ridge driving in Hawaii . My immediate ...

Big Island - Mauna Kea - Life at 13,000 Feet
Dec 27, 2007 (87 photos)

... as the Cross-Island Road .   The Saddle Road , which is the only road that traverses the island from Hilo to Waimea, is prohibited to rental cars except of course the four-wheel vehicles of Harper Car Rental.  (What a monopoly!)   ...

Parker Ranch - Waimea (Kamuela)
Dec 27, 2007 (45 photos)

... turned into the Parker Ranch Foundation Trust which continues to manage the ranch to this day.   http://www.prft.org   Waimea   While visiting the town of Waimea near the Parker ranch, we also drove through the Luala'i neighblourhood (correction ...

And We're Off!
Feb 29, 2008 (5 photos)

... for breakfasts, and we had teriyaki chicken for dinner. It was very good, nice and tender and cheap. We stopped at Ishihara's grocery in Waimea that we had been to before on a previous trip to Kauai. We knew it often had bento boxes and we were glad to ...

Nu'alolo / Awa'awapuhi Loop Trail
Mar 1, 2008 (11 photos)

The roosters started crowing around 4:00AM the next morning and even though I was wide awake, it was so cold I couldn't make myself get up out of bed to get my head lamp and book to read. So I laid in bed and stared in the dark, waiting for it to get ...

Parker Ranch
Jul 18, 2007 (5 photos)

One of the top 5 largest ranches in the world.

Relaxing on the North Shore of Hawaii
Feb 26, 2006 (10 photos)

Hey, Been busy over the last few days, currently Staying in a place called pupukea near Waimea Bay on Hawaii's North Shore. I love this place and could come here every year for like a month, its so relaxed and calming. I imagine its like Byron Bay 10 ...

Swooping Mt. Wai'ale'ale
Mar 11, 2008 (36 photos)

... a sight to see. The ledge was really something to see. I hope it shows up in the video. We also flew into the Waimea canyon, right over the Kukui trail that we hiked. Such a beautiful canyon. Jim didn't really fly with Jerry much so I seldom saw Dave ...

Kukui Trail
Mar 2, 2008 (15 photos)

... Trail. This is down the road a way so we took the car this time. The trail descends 2000 feet in 2 ½ miles into the Waimea canyon. There were beautiful Yellow Silk Oaks at the beginning of the trail. The first half of the trail is out in the open before ...

Grand Canyon of the Pacific
Jan 14, 2006 (4 photos)

Day one on the western shore

Oh Dark 3:00 AM
Jul 31, 2007 (12 photos)

... of the Na'pali coast, had it not been for rain and fog. We opted for dryer ground and headed back toward the town of Waimea. Onward North to Polihale beach. Before we began our trek for the day and were looking at tours to do, I mentioned that it would ...

Waipi'o Valley
Oct 13, 2008

... is one of many random experiences that I encountered during my two weeks in Hawaii - it's a pretty crazy place! Drove inland to Waimea for an overnight stop, but as there are no budget options in the town, I found the cheapest motel, costing $64 a night ...

Plane to Kuaii
Jul 15, 2001

Snorkeling, vacationing.

Helicopter over waterfalls & Waipi'o Valley
Aug 12, 2007 (7 photos)

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Kauai Adventures
Nov 14, 2007 (14 photos)

Hiking, canoeing, snorkeling, watching the sunset with a bottle of wine and fresh sushi.  What more could you ask for on an island vacation? We were staying right across from the Poipu State park, so we took a quick walk on our first full day in ...

From the Valley Isle to the Garden Isle
Apr 28, 2009 (26 photos)

... that that would NEVER happen in L.A. We were hungry after the scuba shop, so we went to Wrangler's, a steakhouse in Waimea that the hotel recommended. They were pretty good, Hawaiians definitely like their steaks. For dessert, we shared the sampler, ...

Day 5
May 5, 2007 (27 photos)

... Kauai.   We drove up north last night so decided to head south today.  Jennifer Schielke (from Kauai) highly recommended Waimea Canyon and Kokee State Park.  It was amazing!  It looked just like a green Grand Canyon.  It's hard ...

Day 1: Across the Pacific...and Waimea
Oct 29, 2007

... expect to see more cowboys and trucks rather than surfers in aloha shirts in this area.  Upon my arrival in Waimea, I did a quick drive-by of my accommodations and initially felt apprehensive at first glimpse of the building and the sketchy folks ...

The world's largest maze and Waimea Bay
Jul 2, 2008 (8 photos)

... 't know, but it took us a good hour or so to get through it, so it was quite impressive. Our next stop for the day was Waimea Bay, which I had been to once before. The last time I was there it had been a calm day and I spent my time jumping from a rock. ...

Põhjarannik
May 5, 2003 (12 photos)

Käisime Oahu põhjarannikul, kus on väidetavalt saare kõige suuremad lained. Kuulus Banzai Pipeline on koht, kus laine joonistab ilusa toru, milles surfarid pikki liuge võtavad. Nägime väga erinevaid sooritusi ja üks väike poiss oli ka vapralt laineid taltsutamas. ...