Hanapepe Café’s Chef Helen Lucono, left, and Gail Little, usually offer their delicious soup during the farmers’s market at The Shops at Kukui‘ila in Po‘ipu every Wednesday. Or you can visit Hanapepe Café, which only opens during Hanapepe Art Walk Friday evenings.
A good snapshot may reveal a simple pleasure that otherwise goes unnoticed. The Local Snapshots is just a tiny collection of what Kaua‘i offers to locals and visitors. Indulge yourself. And if you have any suggestions or pictures, send it to editor@forKaua‘ionline.com.
Small Town Coffee co-owner Anni Caporuscio is a serious businesswoman. Seriously. But only when seriousness is needed. Small Town Coffee recently reinvented itself, moving from its former home at Kaua‘i Products Fair in Kapa‘a to a sleek red coffee bus in the parking lot of the former Kojima’s Store just down the road.
Allerton Beach is one of the hidden gems of Kaua‘i. The magnificent and meticulously kept gardens that lead to it, Allerton and McBryde, were once named by National Geographical Traveller as one the world’s “50 Places of a Lifetime.” The beach is accessible through a side trail, through the ocean or through the gardens, which is private property.
The Hopi‘i Falls trail in Kapahi is relatively easy and actually leads to two waterfalls, enjoyed regularly by several visitors and locals. Just how this rusty car got in the trail is a mystery, and whoever abandoned it there deserves a senselessness award.
An Easter Island’s aku aku head replica at Smith’s Tropical Paradise in Wailua dwarfs Utah visitor Hayden Merritt. No one can say for sure how and why the Easter Islander natives erected those giant stone statues. Not too long ago, archaeologists discovered the heads have bodies attached to them, hidden underground. Photo by Halli Holmgren.
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