About North Shore (Kauai):: Beautiful Hanalei Bay is the heart of Kauai's breathtaking northern coast, a stretch of 30 miles of mountains and bays along Highway 56. Though only an hour from Kauai's hub at Lihue, the North Shore may as well be a continent away.

North Shore Towns :: Hanalei, Kilauea (old plantation town). Princeville is its well known resort area.

North Shore Activities & Attractions Waioli Mission House, Kilauea Lighthouse, Kai Guava Plantation.

North Shore Beaches Kauai's wild North Shore stretches east to west from Haena over to Kilauea Lighthouse, but is best known for Hanalei Bay. There are several beaches fringed with offshore coral reefs, but visitors should pay careful attention to weather and beach conditions.

North Shore Outdoors :: Hanalei Bay, Kee Beach, Lumahai Beach, Makana Peak, Maniniholo Dry Cave, Waikanaloa & Waikapalae Wet Caves, Hanalei Valley Lookout.

Interesting fact about the North Shore :: Lumahai Beach was the setting for "South Pacific." Hanalei means "lei making town."

Remember :: The North Shore was meant for personal exploration. Here, there's only you, your friends, the sky, the ocean, and Kauai's rugged beauty. It's a place to get away from the world either at a luxury resort or in the small beach town of Hanalei.