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Restaurants & Grocery Providers on Kauai — Current

            Kauai County has partnered with the Kauai Chamber of Commerce to create this interactive map to help locate Food Resources during the COVID-19 outbreak. This includes restaurants, grocery stores, and non-profit food providers. On the Royal Coconut Coast, these establishments are also offering take out: Haole Girl Sweets – […]

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Current Guidelines for Visitors Planning A Kauai Trip

Hawaii State Governor David Ige held a press conference on June 24 and announced a pre-travel testing program for out-of-state travelers that will begin Saturday, August 1. The governor’s message was: “We are working on an alternative to the 14-day mandatory quarantine that would allow a safe and healthy way for travelers to return to […]

Significant Upgrade In Pono Kai Resort Lobby

Pono Kai Resort, a 241-unit oceanfront condominium resort, has just completed a $115,000 lobby upgrade creating a strong sense of Hawaii and Kauai with its new decor. The extensive renovation to Pono Kai’s check-in area took four weeks to complete and was largely guided by Signature Homes, bringing in new images, large wood carvings and […]

The Bull Shed Restaurant — Top Honors in “Best of Kauai People’s Choice Awards”

From KITV  News The Bull Shed Restaurant at The ISO, a Castle Resorts & Hotels property once again took top honors in The Garden Island’s “Best of Kauai 2019” People’s Choice Awards. The Bull Shed Restaurant received First Place in the categories of “Restaurant” and “Steak. Located on the beautiful Royal Coconut Coast in Kapaa, […]

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Thanksgiving Traditions in Hawaii

From Hawaii Magazine: Thanksgiving in Hawaii has a unique history—both ancient and modern. Long before the Puritans were sailing to Plymouth Rock, the native Hawaiians already had a festival of thanks. And they didn’t limit themselves to a single day. They celebrated a successful harvest for an entire season. Makahiki ran four lunar months, from November […]

Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Makes Its Debut

By Jessica Else, The Garden Island WAIPOULI — Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Resort made its debut on Kauai following a property-wide transformation, unveiling 314 redesigned guest rooms, a brand-new arrival experience, oceanfront bar and restaurants, fully reinvented public spaces, a re-energized pool scene, and fresh programming. Centrally located on Kauai’s Eastside, the newly flagged resort […]

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Kauai Travel Tips — Kuleana Videos Unveiled

Four outstanding one-minute videos are now available through YouTube  or via download through the Hawaii Tourism Authority.  Billed as Kauai Travel Tips the videos are designed to educate visitors of their kuleana (responsibilities) when visiting Kauai and to communicate the significant role visitors play in the health of Hawaii’s communities.  Based on community input and […]

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The ISO Hotel (formerly Mokihana) Goes Full Mobile App for Guests and Staff

From Hospitality.Net INTELITY®, the provider of the broadest enterprise guest engagement and staff management platform for hospitality, announced today that its platform is now live at The ISO, an award-winning boutique hotel located on the Royal Coconut Coast, Kauai and managed by Castle Resorts & Hotels. The boutique oceanfront property now offers guests a custom […]

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Kauai Shores Earns Accolades

WAIPOULI — Kauai Shores Hotel, located on Kauai’s Royal Coconut Coast, has been awarded two quality awards from travel industry leaders. TripAdvisor honored Kauai Shores with a 2019 Certificate of Excellence, a designation awarded to hospitality businesses that consistently deliver great service and maintain an overall TripAdvisor rating of at least four out of five […]