After what all the people on Kauai called 40 days and 40 nights of rain, the Easter time at Garden Island raised the sun - good news to the citizens of mainlanders tired and worried about rushing their summer vacation. I spent seven days and eight nights traveling around Kauai in mid-April, taking stock of the damage the rest of what visitors may see, and was relieved to see how little there.
Kilauea outside the city, where a burst dam caused flooding that killed seven people March 14, the highway once again have an open lane in each direction, although signs of slowing traffic to 15 mph for short stretches. Kamalani a clever stylist and the main swimming lagoon at Lydgate Beach Park, which had been closed because of waste associated with abundant rain, was busy again with the kids and snorkelers, respectively. The Kauai Marriott's spacious pool, while red mud soaked in March from a buried river that suddenly reappeared, it was as inviting as ever.
But nature has also inflicted some wounds that clearly needed more time to heal.
During the Easter visit, muddy flood-waters near the Gulf of Kilauea is not the only one who raised concern among local residents. In front of the Marriott, Kalapaki Beach - which health authorities have closed down for a while - still has a brown line seen along the shoreline, dissuading some swimmers. Some of the sand around the Kamalani Kai Bridge and the keiki lagoon at Lydgate remain closed because of contamination, while the plant debris in the lagoon is the main sticking to make me wonder why snorkelers disturbed.
Aquatic famous Poipu Beach on the south coast was clear, but half the parking lot flooded. Hanalei Bay, Anini Beach and Salt Pond State Park also showed, to a lesser extent, the grim effects of rain-driven runoff. Fortunately, the sun had started to yawn wide puddles Poipu, while coastal observers believe a few days to clean the huge wave of debris remaining.
Left alone will not clean the first floor of Marriott's Ha'upu Tower, a pond flood victims. Do not know anything about the damage, my friends who live in the tower floor two weeks before Easter to find their rooms musty smell was unbearable and asked to move to another room. (Hotel wise to put them on a higher floor.) The Marriott already has a major park project in the reconstruction process when I last visited in December, driving rain which almost is not accelerating.
But one thing island communities know how to do is pull together. Lydgate's Hawaiian-themed Kamalani Playground, for example, 7000 was built by volunteers in 1994; thousands more back in 2000-01 to create Kamalani Kai mazelike Bridge. Many also donated their time for Earth Day cleanup in the garden and immediately after the heaviest rain, and now busy planning to expand the sports field, a new arts pavilion and a campground (for details, see www.kamalani.org).
Helping hands: I stumbled across another example of lokahi and laulima (unity and cooperation) - and some California connections - on Kauai not far from the location of the fatal flood reservoir.
Anyone who turned off the highway to Kilauea to go to the lighthouse or Kong Lung Shopping Center has passed the small Church of Christ Memorial, a native stone building in a small church with broken tombstones. In the Episcopal church, was ordained in 1941 in Hawaii, site of former Congregational Church, a beautiful glass made in England, and locally hand carved wooden altar. These doors are usually open during the day so visitors can stop for photos (or prayer, although the former seems more common).
Unfortunately, the small church roof, stained glass window behind the altar and the altar itself is in need of repair, and the small congregation (currently seeking a rector) can not afford the maintenance costs by itself.
Enter Laurel Lemons, a jeweler from Covina (Los Angeles County) who moved to Kauai about two years ago. He was not Episcopalian, but something about the beautiful places of worship to talk to him - "It's just so beautiful," said Lemons - and he wanted to help.
Did he come with the benefit of the church, fellow craftsmen and even Kilauea, often given little attention by busy tourists to the lighthouse or nearby Secret Beach. Lemon create bazaar Thursday in the courtyard and terrace parish hall, just across Kolo Road from the church. The craftsmen pay for their tables, who went to church repair funds; the traders, particularly from the north coast, a place for their wares, and the city had another reason for a detour.
I visited the first day of the bazaar after a few weeks into the rain out, while some vendors are common in other events on Oahu, but a few were there displayed distinctive, high quality work that is not possible you will find in Hilo Hattie's or the hotel gift shop .
Teena mane of Aloha Shells designs ornaments and wall hangings using translucent Capiz shell, with a picture of marine life courtesy of Wyland; Maria Felther made of glass, coral and shell necklace and earrings, and covers small boxes with shells collected locally; Kirsten Westrip crochets leis and jewelry. But I confess I was the most fun browsing through Denise Tjarks' handbags, in vintage aloha, mod and contemporary fabrics. (Unable to make to Kauai? You can see some of the items in denisetjarks.com kicky.)
Tjarks recently moved from Honolulu to Kauai, but he has a Bay Area connection, too. This is not the kind most of us would want: He recently spent five months in Palo Alto with her husband, who received a bone marrow transplant at Stanford University Hospital. But, he said, "We love San Francisco - they will encourage us to get out of the hospital whenever he could, and we'll go around the city."
I have my own beautiful way to attend to - we are heading north to meet friends in Hanalei - so sad, I do not have time to linger at the table Limau 'jewelry or those remaining vendors. But I'm grateful that they support one of Kauai's architectural treasures, and I hope other visitors will support them.
Aircraft lasted just 9-3: 30 pm most Thursday. For more information about the church, which also has a thrift store, www.episcopalhawaii.org visit or call (808) 828-1825.
Guided by voices: Lenore Horowitz of Atherton also wanted to help visitors and residents Kauai when he first published "Kauai Underground Guide" in 1980, provides some of the proceeds to children's charities on the island.
Based on the experiences of six families (including the Mirah daughter, now co-author) and feedback from those tenants Download Nani vacation condo, Horowitz's guide is in the 17th edition (Papaloa Press, $ 12.95). That means nearly $ 100,000 so far to Kauai nonprofits, he said.
The 2004 "Underground" guide is more optimistic and family oriented than the wisecracking, adventure-oriented "The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook: Kauai Revealed," by Andrew Doughty and Harriett Friedman (www.wizardpub.com), but as with the latter, you can get updates online (see www.explorekauai.com). Unique to guide Horowitz: five-song CD sampler by noted Hawaiian singer-songwriter Keali'i Reichel. Look for the guide book in stores or online.
Hilton headed: Kauai other news, former Radisson Kauai Beach Resort near Lihue is getting $ 14 million makeover of the 350 rooms and 25-hectares of land, to anticipate the Hilton property this summer. Improvements include new beds, decor and high-speed wireless Internet access in rooms, and waterfalls, a lava tube slide and a cave whirlpool spa resort in the four ponds. www.sfgate.com
Kilauea outside the city, where a burst dam caused flooding that killed seven people March 14, the highway once again have an open lane in each direction, although signs of slowing traffic to 15 mph for short stretches. Kamalani a clever stylist and the main swimming lagoon at Lydgate Beach Park, which had been closed because of waste associated with abundant rain, was busy again with the kids and snorkelers, respectively. The Kauai Marriott's spacious pool, while red mud soaked in March from a buried river that suddenly reappeared, it was as inviting as ever.
But nature has also inflicted some wounds that clearly needed more time to heal.
During the Easter visit, muddy flood-waters near the Gulf of Kilauea is not the only one who raised concern among local residents. In front of the Marriott, Kalapaki Beach - which health authorities have closed down for a while - still has a brown line seen along the shoreline, dissuading some swimmers. Some of the sand around the Kamalani Kai Bridge and the keiki lagoon at Lydgate remain closed because of contamination, while the plant debris in the lagoon is the main sticking to make me wonder why snorkelers disturbed.
Aquatic famous Poipu Beach on the south coast was clear, but half the parking lot flooded. Hanalei Bay, Anini Beach and Salt Pond State Park also showed, to a lesser extent, the grim effects of rain-driven runoff. Fortunately, the sun had started to yawn wide puddles Poipu, while coastal observers believe a few days to clean the huge wave of debris remaining.
Left alone will not clean the first floor of Marriott's Ha'upu Tower, a pond flood victims. Do not know anything about the damage, my friends who live in the tower floor two weeks before Easter to find their rooms musty smell was unbearable and asked to move to another room. (Hotel wise to put them on a higher floor.) The Marriott already has a major park project in the reconstruction process when I last visited in December, driving rain which almost is not accelerating.
But one thing island communities know how to do is pull together. Lydgate's Hawaiian-themed Kamalani Playground, for example, 7000 was built by volunteers in 1994; thousands more back in 2000-01 to create Kamalani Kai mazelike Bridge. Many also donated their time for Earth Day cleanup in the garden and immediately after the heaviest rain, and now busy planning to expand the sports field, a new arts pavilion and a campground (for details, see www.kamalani.org).
Helping hands: I stumbled across another example of lokahi and laulima (unity and cooperation) - and some California connections - on Kauai not far from the location of the fatal flood reservoir.
Anyone who turned off the highway to Kilauea to go to the lighthouse or Kong Lung Shopping Center has passed the small Church of Christ Memorial, a native stone building in a small church with broken tombstones. In the Episcopal church, was ordained in 1941 in Hawaii, site of former Congregational Church, a beautiful glass made in England, and locally hand carved wooden altar. These doors are usually open during the day so visitors can stop for photos (or prayer, although the former seems more common).
Unfortunately, the small church roof, stained glass window behind the altar and the altar itself is in need of repair, and the small congregation (currently seeking a rector) can not afford the maintenance costs by itself.
Enter Laurel Lemons, a jeweler from Covina (Los Angeles County) who moved to Kauai about two years ago. He was not Episcopalian, but something about the beautiful places of worship to talk to him - "It's just so beautiful," said Lemons - and he wanted to help.
Did he come with the benefit of the church, fellow craftsmen and even Kilauea, often given little attention by busy tourists to the lighthouse or nearby Secret Beach. Lemon create bazaar Thursday in the courtyard and terrace parish hall, just across Kolo Road from the church. The craftsmen pay for their tables, who went to church repair funds; the traders, particularly from the north coast, a place for their wares, and the city had another reason for a detour.
I visited the first day of the bazaar after a few weeks into the rain out, while some vendors are common in other events on Oahu, but a few were there displayed distinctive, high quality work that is not possible you will find in Hilo Hattie's or the hotel gift shop .
Teena mane of Aloha Shells designs ornaments and wall hangings using translucent Capiz shell, with a picture of marine life courtesy of Wyland; Maria Felther made of glass, coral and shell necklace and earrings, and covers small boxes with shells collected locally; Kirsten Westrip crochets leis and jewelry. But I confess I was the most fun browsing through Denise Tjarks' handbags, in vintage aloha, mod and contemporary fabrics. (Unable to make to Kauai? You can see some of the items in denisetjarks.com kicky.)
Tjarks recently moved from Honolulu to Kauai, but he has a Bay Area connection, too. This is not the kind most of us would want: He recently spent five months in Palo Alto with her husband, who received a bone marrow transplant at Stanford University Hospital. But, he said, "We love San Francisco - they will encourage us to get out of the hospital whenever he could, and we'll go around the city."
I have my own beautiful way to attend to - we are heading north to meet friends in Hanalei - so sad, I do not have time to linger at the table Limau 'jewelry or those remaining vendors. But I'm grateful that they support one of Kauai's architectural treasures, and I hope other visitors will support them.
Aircraft lasted just 9-3: 30 pm most Thursday. For more information about the church, which also has a thrift store, www.episcopalhawaii.org visit or call (808) 828-1825.
Guided by voices: Lenore Horowitz of Atherton also wanted to help visitors and residents Kauai when he first published "Kauai Underground Guide" in 1980, provides some of the proceeds to children's charities on the island.
Based on the experiences of six families (including the Mirah daughter, now co-author) and feedback from those tenants Download Nani vacation condo, Horowitz's guide is in the 17th edition (Papaloa Press, $ 12.95). That means nearly $ 100,000 so far to Kauai nonprofits, he said.
The 2004 "Underground" guide is more optimistic and family oriented than the wisecracking, adventure-oriented "The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook: Kauai Revealed," by Andrew Doughty and Harriett Friedman (www.wizardpub.com), but as with the latter, you can get updates online (see www.explorekauai.com). Unique to guide Horowitz: five-song CD sampler by noted Hawaiian singer-songwriter Keali'i Reichel. Look for the guide book in stores or online.
Hilton headed: Kauai other news, former Radisson Kauai Beach Resort near Lihue is getting $ 14 million makeover of the 350 rooms and 25-hectares of land, to anticipate the Hilton property this summer. Improvements include new beds, decor and high-speed wireless Internet access in rooms, and waterfalls, a lava tube slide and a cave whirlpool spa resort in the four ponds. www.sfgate.com
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