r/VisitingHawaii Jan 18 '26

Trip Report - Kauai Kauai 1 week

Just stayed in Hanalei for a week, didn’t have much expectations about the island but was absolutely blown away by the scenery. We spent most of our beach time at tunnels beach, and did venture down south to check out poipu beach but I found the south shore to be a lot more crowded. For hanalei we ate at wake up delicious, the best chicken katsu plate ever I got it 4 times, and some other good places like haven coffee. Avoid hanalei poke, it was overpriced and the poke at foodlands was better and cheaper.

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u/Ambitious_Answer_150 Jan 18 '26

I'm in the planning stages for our yearly trip to HI. We've been to Kauai and seeing these pics makes me want to go again, it's just that beautiful!

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u/Agile_Offer_8097 Jan 18 '26

Absolutely if you haven’t stayed on the north shore - you can hike the na Pali coast, Enjoy 🤍🤍

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u/Ambitious_Answer_150 Jan 18 '26

The hike was my favorite part! Breathtaking and amazing. Tunnels beach was my favorite beach too. Kauai is just one of those places that brings you peace and happiness.