The soulful surfer town of Hanalei, on Kauai’s North Shore, is officially on the map. Surrounded by emerald mountains, cascading waterfalls, and serious surf breaks, Hanalei has cast its spell on many a visitor who has given up his or her mainland desk job for island living. -Vogue Magazine

Read the article on my cute little town here:)

https://www.vogue.com/article/hanalei-kauai-travel-guide?mbid=social_onsite_mail

Kauai Couples Photography on Kauai, HI

Loving these salty sessions..you guys at the end of your session we get in the ocean and play in the waves!!! Before we go play I talk you through what we will be doing, how I will be composing the shot and what the shot is all about. Then I remind you to remember that you are on vacation with your new bride in HAWAII on one of the most magical beautiful islands. I’m writing this wondering what their love story is, thinking that some ideas are worth writing down!

but for now how about an old hawaiian legend:)

The Legend of Lovers

There is a unique flower in Kauai called Naupaka, that grows only in Hawaii and no place else in the world.
What makes this flower unique is its appearance. It rather looks as a half-flower, with missing petals.
What is also interesting is that this shrub grows both in the mountains and near the beach. So how can this half flower grow so well in two very different environments?
Well, because there is a legend behind it.

The legend says that at the base of Makana Mountain, near the North Shore of Kauai, there was an old and prestigious hula school for boys and girls. The students of this school were expected to obey very strict rules and protocols, so no dating was allowed. But two students, Nau and Paka, fell in love. They tried to hide their love as much as they could, meeting only in secret.

One night the head of the school, Kilioe, heard the splashes of someone crossing the stream behind her house. She followed the sound of the footsteps and to her surprise and anger she discovered that Nau and Paka, were together. The two lovers began running for their lives because they knew that their punishment was death.

Kilioe ran after them demanding that they stop, but the two continued to run ahead. The young boy, Nau, told Paka to hide in a cave near the beach. Trying to divert Kilo’s attention, he ran up the mountain. But Paka saw Kilioe running after Nau and feared for her lover’s life. She stepped out of her cave trying to block Kilo’s way but got killed on the spot. Blinded by rage, Kilioe continued to run after Nau. She caught up with him high up on the mountain and killed him too. Man oh man, some strong old wahine, this Kilioe!

The Wet Cave near Ha’ena Beach where Nao hid his lover, Paka
The next morning the people living nearby noticed that a new plant began growing from the sand where Paka died. It was a beautiful shrub, but the flowers had only half of the petals. That same flower was spotted up in the mountains, where Nanau died. The half flowers are a reminder that the two lovers are forever separated. They say that when one puts these two half flowers together forming a complete circle, the lovers can be reunited.

Kauai is an island in the Central Pacific, part of the Hawaiian archipelago. It’s nicknamed “the Garden Isle” thanks to the tropical rainforest covering much of its surface. The dramatic cliffs and pinnacles of its Na Pali Coast have served as a backdrop for major Hollywood films, while 10-mile-long Waimea Canyon and the Nounou Trails traversing the Sleeping Giant mountain ridge are hiking destinations.

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