Kauai & Maui Travel Guide: Attractions, Eating, Drinking, Shopping & Places To Stay

Kauai is known as the “Garden Isle” and is the oldest (and fourth largest) of the Hawaiian Islands. It also has the longest sandy coastline. Nature has had the most time to create the stunning natural wonders that adorn the island. The forces of erosion have produced the rugged Waimea Canyon, the stunning cliffs of the Na Pali Coast, and the soft sandy beaches from Hanalei Beach to Polihale State Park. Kauai also has rainforests teaming with flora and fauna found nowhere else. Maui is the second largest of the Hawaiian islands and is referred to as the Valley Isle or the Magic Isle. Maui no ka oi, is what islanders say about Maui, (“Maui is the best.”) Maui has exotic resorts, lush rainforests, world famous beaches, old plantation towns and an interesting culture influenced by Polynesia.