Best products from r/kauai
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1. The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook: Kauai revealed
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I'm not a local but here are some highlights from our last trip.
Also like mentioned by u/nocknockwhosthere, Kauai Revealed is worth the money and has pretty much everything you need.
get this book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Ultimate-Kauai-Guidebook-Revealed/dp/0981461018
I went last March and it was incredibly helpful. there's also an app which was equally useful.
I didn't plan too much and it worked out really well. each day I had maybe 1-3 destinations in mind, but gave myself a lot of time to relax and explore.
my favorite places were Waimea Canyon, Botanical Gardens just north of Spouting Horn and Ke'e Beach. renting a car through Costco was super cheap. also opted to rent as small carriage house just north of Old Koloa Town (central location was great) instead of the condo/hotel thing; waaaay more quiet and comfortable. when I go back, I would stay on the north side of the island if I could afford it (rather ritzy), but I was very much charmed by the west coast of the island. Poipu area seemed more family oriented and the east coast was probably my least favorite (in terms of paradise, mind you...it's all great).
one thing I would've done different is opt for a helicopter tour instead of taking a boat tour. the water was pretty rough and 4 hours on it was more than enough.
I'd recommend getting a copy of Fishing Hawaii Style.. You should be able to get a copy at Walmart.
The book was originally published 34 years ago, but still exceedingly relevant. It's the first in a series of three volumes. Fascinating reading if you're into fishing.
If you live here, it's a good reference. If you're a visitor, it's a good souvenir to take home.
You don't need much gear to get started. I'd suggest starting with whipping or dunking.
Get the book The Ultimate Kaua'i Guidebook: Kaua'i Revealed. It is just fantastic and has everything you need to know. There is an iphone app too!
Also there are several local car rental companies that sometimes are way cheaper than the big companies. We had a great experience with Gingerbread Car Rentals (http://cars-kauai.com/) but we've also rented from Enterprise. http://kauairentacar.com/ is good too.
Alakai swamp trail.
Lots of people do the helicopter tour. Personally, if I wanted to see Kauai from far away I could just watch a documentary on my TV. It'd be less noisy and have less vibration. Now if what you want to do is go on a helicopter ride, then, ok. If what you want to do is look off a mountain top while fog rolls down the hills onto a tropical beach, then go walk Alakai. Then again, I've never been on the heli tour, so my opinion is uninformed.
Get a copy of http://www.amazon.com/The-Ultimate-Kauai-Guidebook-Revealed/dp/0981461085/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1343074695&sr=8-2&keywords=kauai+blue+book
Armen and Lori's Kauai Guide is a good companion to Kauai revealed. It is available in paperback but it's small enough to keep on Kindle or similar phone app and quickly reference.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Ultimate-Kauai-Guidebook-Revealed/dp/0981461018
ideally you want to stay in poipu a few days and then princeville. the distances aren't great but the speed limits are very slow and traffic can be bad around lihue because the speed and very few lanes.