Kalalau Trail Hanakāpīʻai Beach

The Ultimate Kalalau Trail Parking and Shuttle Guide

Planning a trip to Kēʻē Beach or Hanakāpīʻai Falls? Read the definitive guide to GoHāʻena parking timeslots, shuttle rules, and vital rental car security tips.

Surviving a rogue wave

“Get ready to run,” I said to my wife as we watched a muscular swell gain momentum shortly after noon Monday at Hanakapi‘ai Beach. Like the 40 or so people at the beach, we’d hiked the first two miles of the Kalalau Trail on a brilliant sunny day, watching towering...

Kalalau Trail to Hanakapiai Falls

Here's a video posted to YouTube by: Vo2maxProductions. Sandi and I hike out to Hanakapiai Falls along the Napali Coast (Kalalau Trail) on Kauai, Hawaii back in November 2019.
Surviving a rogue wave

Surviving a rogue wave

“Get ready to run,” I said to my wife as we watched a muscular swell gain momentum shortly after noon Monday at...