Hanalei Town - Photo by John Fischer
Hanalei Town is part surfer town, part vacation home to the rich and famous, part new age, part old Hawaii and part the hippie culture of the 1960's. Nowhere on Kauai will you see such an interesting group of locals intermixing with visitors on a daily basis.
In Hanalei you'll find a wide assortment of restaurants for almost every taste and price range.
Hanalei also has some great shopping. Historic Ching Young Village has a number of interesting and unique shops.
Across the street the Historic Hanalei Center consists of seven buildings and 19 businesses. One building, once used for the Hanalei School, is now home to Hanalei Surf Company, Tropical Tantrum and Hanalei Gourmet. The two-story brown building has one of my favorite shops, the Yellowfish Trading Company with its eccentric collection of Hawaiiana antiques and collectibles.
I hope you enjoy our gallery of photos of Hanalei Town on the North Shore of Kauai.