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                 CHANGING IT DOWN


                                    IN KAUA’I








                       Liz Ditmer, Owner/Manager of helloworld Rangiora finds Hawaii’s “garden island”
                                is the perfect place for relaxing and recharging the batteries.



          The question was: where to next, and as the Hawaiian Islands are an
          easy eight-hour flight away the decision wasn’t difficult. As we had   There is only one main road
          previously visited Waikiki and the island of Oahu we were ready to
          change it down a little and experience some of the slower-paced life of   around the island and the
          the Hawaiian Outer Islands.
          When we landed in Honolulu we went straight out to the “garden   speed limit never ventures
          island” of Kaua’i. Right from our arrival at Lihue Airport we could tell
          that this was going to be a very laid-back experience and we were   above 50mph (80 km/hr).
          treated at every turn to amazing Hawaiian customer service.
                                                              Our stay at the Ko’a Kea Hotel & Resort was spectacular. It’s a
          We opted to hire a car on this trip, feeling confident we could cope with   beachfront property of boutique size and includes Red Salt, one of the
          right-hand-side driving and we really wanted to be able to explore this   top restaurants on the island. Red Salt had been recommended to us
          stunning place at our own pace. Our one concession was to experience   before our trip and we dined there often during our stay.
          this in a convertible and we discovered this was absolutely the right
          decision because there is only one main road around the island and the   Another of our initial thoughts about how to experience the island
          speed limit never ventures above 50mph (80 km/hr).    was to do day trips and return to our hotel at mid-afternoon to enjoy a
                                                              few leisurely hours of sunshine and warmth. Incidentally, the sunsets
          The island itself is quite large (1,453 sq km) but as we were staying on   on the south coast are absolutely stunning and to be able to sit there
          the beautiful southern coast area of Po‘ipū Beach we felt we were really   with a cocktail in hand is definitely something you should experience.
          well located. We also found we were able to cover off all the things we
          wanted to experience by easy 90-minute drives in each direction.

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