Poipu Beach/ Kiahuna Beach is where we will be. (Sam will be surfing here)

Shops & Restaurants -- some of our favorites are Break+Fast for breakfast/brunch, Koloa Fish Market for lunch,

La Spezia and The Tasting Room for dinner

Hike that starts at the Hyatt and goes along the coast, would say easy couple mile hike

Nice Shops & Restaurants, Poipu Surf shop is a fave by many and when I say many I mean me and Sam. I also saw Brody Jenner there once.

Beach in front of the Hyatt, I mention because it has a cliff there people love to jump off, it ended with bruises for me, but still recommend for people who like that sort of thing.

Was worth it's own mention, great coffee, smoothies and acai bowls and unfortunately usually a line out the door bc everyone knows about it including now all of you

Cheap 9-hole golf course (it's literally $15 for a round). For serious golfers, you may want a higher end course. If you're looking for a cheap low-stakes, though also fun course, then this is for you! Fun Fact, Hayley got a hole in one on hole 6 here*.

*She then learned if she paid $5 she could have won $10,000, so that was depressing, then we learned the camera was broken and the contest was not running, so then she was happy again.

The Na Pali Coast is a must see in Kauai. If you are up for a hike, the Kalalau Trail is 4 miles roundtrip without a permit and really all you need to get the picture IMO (but also get crazy and do the full 22 miles - whatever!) *Do look into a parking pass/or park & ride though as early as the space is limited

If hiking is not your thing you can also see the Napali Coast by helicopter and boat/raft/catamaran!

*This is a moderate to hard hike, especially if it has just rained

Great shopping in cute historic Hanalei

Probably prettiest beach in Kauai, also where Bethany Hamilton got her arm bitten off by a shark, but she was way far out -- no worries!

Very quiet and peaceful beach, there is a campground near that attracts some fun folks, one in specific let us know aliens were coming down that night, very helpful.

Basically the Grand Canyon of Hawaii, definitely worth a visit. I really like the Waipoʻo Falls via Puʻu Hinahina and Canyon Trail, a 2.6-mile moderate-ish hike, it's pretty solid. Or you can do various other harder hikes that are also cool. Or you can just drive to the lookout if you don't want to hike at all and see a great view.

This is an amazing beach that always feels secluded-ish and that's because you need 4-wheel drive and have to drive 20ish mins very bumpy mins down a dirt road. If you're up for a little adventure totally worth it -- pack food & drinks and hang for hours. For reference Sam almost murdered me when we got to the road, but now says was fully worth it :D

Cute old sleepy Hawaiian town. Recommend visiting on Friday night for Art night (friday night only)* where they have vendors and food trucks. Or check out a favorite sushi spots on the island, Japanese Grandma.

Here you can take boats all the way to the Napali Coast

I recommend kayaking down the river and then hiking into the Secret Falls (huge falls that you can swim under) -- you can do with a group and guide, but you can also do it on your own by renting through Wailua Kayak and looking at a map or basically just following the crowd.

Bike Path - it goes a long way if that's your thing, you can rent bikes in Kapa'a