When staying at a beach house at the Moana Kai Beach Houses Resort you will have a magnificent kitchen. Make sure to take the easy walk into town where you will find a Big Save and a discount store. Stock up on fresh local seafood too!
Make sure to check out our other Kauai resorts:
Hanalei Bay Resort
Islander on the Beach
Nihilani at Princeville
Plantation at Princeville
Aloha Condos has many condos at the Hanalei Bay Resort. When staying with us at the resort make sure to visit the beautiful town of Hanalei during your stay. Park at one end a spend a few hours strolling through the quiet little town. Amazing mountain views and great little shops to see. Make sure and get a big shave ice and take a side trip down to the bay to splash in the water.
We are proud to announce our new design for the Hanalei Bay Resort Condos and Availability. Please check out our other Kauai Resorts here.
Getting the chance to swim with sea turtles was a highlight in my life. My first opportunity came while staying with Aloha Condos at the Moana Kai Beach house on Kauai. I had my morning coffee on the lanai while watching the ocean only 30 meters away and thinking, “it can’t get any better than this.” Then I gathered my snorkel gear and headed across the lawn to the beach. I parked my towel and chair in the warm sand, got my gear on, and plodded backwards into the ocean…a trick I discovered (after my husband mentioned it) that works much better than fighting the flippers to walk forwards. Now, this wasn’t listed as a popular snorkeling beach, although I would see a handful of locals out there almost daily. The first few times I snorkeled, I paid attention to every visible sea plant and fish; there were some great ones. On my later adventures, I realized I could swim with a snorkel better than without for my exercise. So, there I was swimming along in peaceful gratitude at my opportunity to exercise in such beauty, when I saw a big rock ahead…and then a gentle dusting of sand took me aback and the rock moved! In a moment of awe it dawned on me that it was a sea turtle! I gurgled surprise and then paddled in reverse to stay my position while . The magnificent turtle slowly swam up, looked back at me gently, and then surfaced for air. I thought, “oh yeah, it isn’t fleeing because turtles are slow” (…until my second turtle sighting. That guy swam off like a torpedo). The turtle came back down, turned slowly, looked at me again, and then proceeded to swim mellowly along. I swam for over an hour with it (behind it and to the side of it), keeping a respectful distance. It never appeared frightened, intimidated, or aggressive, although at first I was a little hesitant. Shortly, I began to swim like my companion in that suspended moment of time…slow, graceful arm movements in the rocking of the ocean: gliding back, then surging forward with the swell from the waves above. It was somewhat like life can be, taking steps forward, and a few backward, but still progressing ahead. I became so calm by being with this turtle. I saw him or her again a few days later…same experience. In times of stress, I often think of my turtle friend and that moment of ” no worries” while we swam together. I feel very grateful and thank this glorious creature for its lesson that things “can always get better.”
If you like to hear a good story while surrounded by beauty, there may be no better choice than a Kauai rentals getaway. No one likes to spin a story more than the Hawaiians. Here are a few to give you an idea of the sort they like to tell.
The Menehune:
The most infamous of all Hawaiian tales is the story about the Menehune. The Menehune are a race of miniature (only three feet tall according to legend) islanders who inhabited Kauai before it was colonized.
There are countless tales about the steadfast nature of the Menehune. Whenever something goes wrong on the island, it is blamed on the Menehune’s mischievousness.
Two marvelous feats of Menehune engineering are the Menehune fishpond and the Menehune ditch, an island system of irrigation. The system’s style of construction isn’t consistent with the style of early Hawaiians.
Some believe that the Menehune migrated to Kauai from the Marquesas Islands around 300 A.D. Others believe that the Menehune never really existed at all. Some even compare the Menhune to the Leprechauns from Ireland.
Pele’s Curse:
Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes. Her hair forms only when the wind spews boiling lava into streams as thin as a strand of human hair. However, Pele’s hair is not actually a part of genuine Hawaiian legend.
The term was coined by an American geologist named James Dana at the turn of the twentieth century. When winding through the streets of Kauai, you might notice big clumps of moss hanging from the trees. This moss is nicknamed Pele’s hair.
Pele is known for being an angry and vindictive goddess. There is a strong superstition that if you remove items belonging to the island, you will be subject to Pele’s curse and suffer through a string of bad luck until the item is brought back from the mainland.
The Coconut Coast:
The coconut Coast is an area along the east shore that runs from Wailua to Kapaa. It is commonly referred to as the Coconut Coast because fields upon fields of coconut palms were planted by order of Prince Kuhio, and the entire coast was reserved for the royal family. From the Coconut Coast, you can visit the Birthing Stones.
The Birthing Stones are the area where royalty went to give birth. According to legend, there is a stone that chimes like a bell whenever struck. This was the stone that was used to announce the birth of royalty.
If you’re looking for a great story, booking a stay at Kauai rentals is a great place to start.