Colors of Kauai Island - traditions, festivals, mentality and lifestyle
The famous Hawaiian «Aloha» is used not only as greeting here. The word has a huge number of meanings depending on the phrase - Hello/goodbye/make friends/love and many other pleasant feelings. In general, the language of the locals is quite interesting. They don’t have any words for geographical coordinates. The sun goes "over the mountain" or "over the sea" here. What's interesting, the Islanders love to borrow foreign words and change them. For example, Mauna Loa, the biggest volcano in the world, got its name from English «Long Mountain».
Kauai is a place where different culinary traditions meet. If you want to have a snack, you can try usual burgers, sushi, pizza and other famous European and Asian dishes. However, if you … Open
Kauai is an island with quite an interesting history. The fact is that this piece of land is the fourth largest among the entire Hawaiian archipelago and it had never been conquered. When … Open
If you’ve agreed with a local that he will take you to someplace on a certain day, you can not find him at the appointed time at the meeting place. But he can offer to take you to that place in two days because there is almost no difference between tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Moreover, if you are going to pay a visit to locals, they will be surprised even if you discussed this visit a week ago. They just think that there is no difference between days.
Many tourists call Kauai "island-garden". That’s not surprising because there are many incredibly picturesque natural objects on the island. It is an ideal place for hiking, cycling or … Open
Mokihana festival is an event where you can see a large number of people dancing hulu. The festival is dedicated to this dance. Dancers from all over the world come to Kokee Park in October and take part in Alacai dancing festival. You can visit a ukulele concert in the second autumn month in Hanalei town. There is a festival in Koloa in July. In general, locals love festivals and holidays. They celebrate the majority of the important dates of different Nations. The islanders celebrate traditional American Thanksgiving, Columbus Day, Independence Day, Christian Easter, Christmas, New Year's day, and even Japanese Girls’ Day and Boys' Day. Of course, they don’t forget about local holidays. For example, there are large celebrations on the date of birth of Kamehameha I, who united the archipelago. The celebrations include large-scale festivities, carnival and canoe races, as well as during the day of Kuhio Prince. Locals also celebrate the Day of entry of Hawaii into the United States and the Chinese New Year.
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Cityguide on traditions, mentality and lifestyle of people in Kauai Island. Learn the best periods to visit Kauai Island to discover its soul - authentic festivals, events and celebrations. We will also reveal the interesting habits, attitude towards the world and to tourists in Kauai Island.