Best of Kauai’s East Side

Top Readers’ Choice Awards For Kauai’s East Side by Hawaii Business Magazine

Hawaii Business Magazine, in April, announced their top readers’ choice awards for several categories. On the Royal Coconut Coast, some great picks made the list. #1 for Best Value Hotel: Kauai Shores Hotel, an oceanfront 200-room resort with pool, spa, beach-yoga and the Lava Lava Beach Club restaurant. Also in the top 10 are Hilton […]

Top Picks for Dining Out on the Royal Coconut Coast

Here are more than a dozen top picks for  restaurants on the the Royal Coconut Coast. All also offer take-out. Brunch: Looking for great brunch spots this Easter?  Check out the full array of delicious brunches at the Hilton Garden Inn Kauai at Wailua Bay, Lava Lava Beach Club, or Sam’s Oceanview.  See links and […]

Top Entertainment Choices on the Royal Coconut Coast

Top Live Entertainment on the Royal Coconut Coast The Royal Coconut Coast is filled with exceptional diversity. Enjoy bands, musical groups, solo artists, karaoke, DJs, concerts, hula halaus (Hawaiian hula groups), fire shows, Polynesian entertainment and other types of performances. Among dozens of restaurants and our luau providers, find entertainment every night of the week. […]

Spring Special Deals

Plan a wonderful vacation on Kauai’s Royal Coconut Coast in March April and May (and beyond). Check out these great offerings:   Hilton Garden Inn Kauai at Wailua Bay: Fronting Lydgate Beach Park and next to the famous Wailua River. Central and convenient to all of Kauai. On-site restaurants and entertainment. Enjoy 10% off the […]

Classes and Retreats on the Royal Coconut Coast

Want to learn something new during your stay on the Royal Coconut Coast?  Art, sewing, health and wellness, physical fitness classes, retreats, yoga, and barre fitness offer first hand knowledge from well-trained specialists, adding important local and cultural perspectives to the learning mix.   Dolphin Touch Wellness Center Classes and Retreats: Coming up this month […]

Endangered Species Sightings On the East Side

Our visitors may encounter several endangered species while enjoying beaches and parks on the Royal Coconut Coast. Taking pictures is no problem. Getting too close is. Approaching an endangered animal threatens them and can alter the animal’s behavior. The standard rule is to stay at least 10 feet away whether they’re resting on the beach […]

Five Important Practices While Visiting Kauai

Kauai’s natural and social environment does well when visitors show respect for both. Malama is the Hawaiian word that means “to care for” and kuleana means “responsibility.” Malama with kuleana. Here are five top ideas for sharing stewardship on Kauai. Slow to the Local Pace: Relax into the pace of Kauai, whether you are driving, […]

Old Kapaa Town Goes Artistic

Old Kapaa Town is about to be decorated with a series of murals depicting Hawaiian flowers which are also the street names for many side streets through this part of Kauai. Thanks to the Old Kapaa Town Business Hui, a Rise to Work Grant, involvement of muralist Caleb Aero, and inspiration by Ken Kubota of […]

Kauai Golf, Hawaii golf, Wailua Golf Course

Wailua Golf Course Among Top 30 in America

Golf Magazine recently named Kauai’s Wailua Golf Course as one of the 30 best municipal golf courses in the U.S. and the only golf course in Hawaii to make this list. The ranking puts Wailua in the top 1% of the nation’s 2,900 municipal golf courses. Designed by Toyo Shirai, the course started with nine […]