Kauai North Shore

The north side of Kauai is the wettest and greenest part of an island known for its rainfall and verdance. The region is remote; the locals and wealthy mainlanders with second homes that inhabit this part of the island live at a leisurely pace surrounded by beauty. Recent years have accelerated development and sent land values skyrocketing. In winter, surf’s up on the North Shore, transforming its beaches and bay from swimming and snorkeling coves to the hard-core surfer’s paradise. Some of the best surfers in the world spent their childhood enjoying the big wave breaks here and come home hungry for more.

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