Kauai Activities

The Department of Land and Natural Resources’ jurisdiction encompasses nearly 1.3 million acres of state lands, beaches and coastal waters as well as 750 miles of coastline.

The recognition comes from USA Today readers.

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are having a positive spillover effect, producing more “trophy-size” fish just outside of the fully protected areas, and the effect is growing stronger over time.

Ke Ala Hele Makālae, “The Path that Goes by the Coast,” spans 8 miles, providing a paved, scenic route ideal for walking, jogging, biking, and skating, stretching from Lydgate Beach Park to Kuna Bay.

OSB officials received a report of a possible 10-foot tiger shark sighted about 250 feet west of the Pavilion Lifeguard Tower on Tuesday morning.

“Just watching all of these local people’s faces get off the boat, and they’re just so stoked and they’re so happy and they brought their kids and their relatives and it’s just … This is what it’s about,” said Candice LeCroix, a founder of the Kikiaʻola Boaters Alliance.

Competitors will be provided poke grade ‘ahi, inclusion in the 2024 Kaua‘i Poke Fest cookbook, the opportunity to meet Chef Sam Choy and much more.

Groups benefiting from this year’s event include Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala, which recently returned from the Merrie Monarch Festival on the Big Island.

Over 50 businesses representing a variety of industries on Kaua‘i will offer an assortment of employment opportunities at the job fair.

The free programs offer ocean safety awareness and lifesaving skills instruction. Enrollment is limited.

Ocean Safety Bureau officials have posted “Box Jellyfish” signs at Salt Pond and Po‘ipū beach parks.

To kōkua (help) the people from West Maui, many of whom lost loved ones, their homes or both, the Merrie Monarch organizers decided to allow free admission to this year’s Hō’ike Night at Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium tonight, with the option to donate to the Lāhainā community at the door.

Twenty-two hālau hula are participating this year. Hālau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu, under the direction of Kumu Hula Kasie Puahala Kaleohano & Brandi Nohelani Barrett, is the only Big Island group participating in this year’s competition.

Overall, the National Park Service announced that 400 national parks reported a total of 325.5 million visitors in 2023, an increase of 13 million or 4% over 2022.

The film explores Kaua‘i teenagers dealing with cyberbullying, social media and online relationships.

Public input on the draft will be accepted through January.

The pool will reopen on Thursday.

The block party will feature various entertainment along Rice Street, including a keiki zone with a climbing wall, rides, games, a dedicated area for Play Streets Kaua‘i, live music, local vendors and more.

There will be free pumpkin giveaways for the keiki, lots of sampling, exhibitor booths featuring a variety of chocolate and coffee products from throughout the state featuring plenty of Hawaiʻi-grown products, local crafters, food trucks and more.

In celebration of the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa’s Moananuiākea voyage around the Pacific Ocean, participants will sand, decorate, assemble and float their wooden canoe models at activity stations outside Kaua`i Ocean Discovery.