Are you excited to see The Descendants starring George Clooney? I am but I’ll have to wait. Even though the movie was filmed close to our Hanalei vacation rentals, it’s playing everywhere across the country except here.
If you’ve had a chance to see the movie, tell me your favorite scenes. I plan to write about the locations in an upcoming post including the one pictured here at Pine Trees.
The release of the movie inspired me to film my own video around Hanalei. While it’s not ready for an Oscar like The Descendants, you’ll get a chance to see a Kauai vacation rental from our Hanalei Collection.
Hale O`Kale is close to the beach, has space for 8 guests and starts at $275 nightly. You can experience all the gorgeous locations from the movie without the price tag of an oceanfront vacation rental.
The buzz around The Descendants is great for Kauai. I hear the soundtrack is going to make Hawaii slack-key guitar all the rage. When the movie makes it to Kukui Grove Cinema, I’ll be first in line with the rest of Kauai.
Are you planning a trip to Kauai after seeing The Descendants?
Following on the heels of its successful on-island partnership, Kauai Traveler magazine and The Parrish Collection Kauai announced that the Kauai Traveler will now be available to Parrish guests via its interactive “Island Life” blog at parrishkauai.com as well as its quarterly newsletter.
Kauai Traveler is a Kauai Island travel and lifestyle magazine with insightful and exciting articles on Kauai’s beaches, shopping, dining, culture, golf and activities.
“Kauai Traveler provides the most compelling articles for our on island guests and we are thrilled to now offer the magazine digitally to all our past guests” said JP Parrish, President of The Parrish Collection Kauai. “Now, all our guests can step into Kauai from the comfort of their own homes to enjoy the beauty of Kauai”
Starting on September 7, 2010, nine miles of Kauai’s Napali Coast State Wilderness Park will be closed to the public for clean-up and improvements. The trail will open again for visitors on October 31, 2010.
If you’re planning to visit the scenic Kalalau Valley coastal trail during that time, check out Hawaii’s Magazine’s detailed article and the State of Hawaii’s park website.
Kauai’s Mayor on Monday signed into law Bill No. 2364 which updates and amends previous Transient Vacation Rental (TVR) Ordinances 864 and 876 relating to single-family vacation rentals outside the boundaries of Visitor Destination Areas, or VDAs. See the full story in the Garden Island newspaper.
What were known as “illegal” vacation rentals can now apply for a non-conforming use permit which will be issues if certain criteria are met, including proof of continuing operation as a rental, payment of taxes, etc.