Check out some of the best places to visit in Kauai below. Always a very special place, Kauai was the only one of the islands not conquered by Kamehameha I. The ruler of the island, Kaumualii, chose instead to join the kingdom without bloodshed and ceded the island to the Kingdom of Hawaii upon his death in 1824.
Check out some of the best places to visit in Kauai below. Kauai was known for its distinct dialect of the Hawaiian language that is still spoken on the neighboring island of Ni’ihau. Whereas the standard language today is based on the dialect of Hawaii island, which has the sound “k” at the beginning of words, the Kauai dialect was known for pronouncing this as “t”. As a result, the Kauai dialect retained the old Polynesian , “t” while the remainder of the islands evolved to the “k”. Therefore, the native name for Kauai was Tauai, and the major settlement of Kapa’a would have been called Tapa’a.
In recent years, more movies have been filmed on Kauai than anywhere else—charmed by it’s natural beauty and amazing vistas.
| Place in Kauai | Hear it | Slower |
|---|---|---|
| Kauaʻi | ||
| Kekaha | ||
| Waimea | ||
| Pakala Village | ||
| Kalaheo | ||
| Koloa | ||
| Lihue | ||
| Poipu | ||
| Wailua | ||
| Kapaau | ||
| Kealia | ||
| Anahola | ||
| Kilauea | ||
| Hanalei |
