We invite our Hale Makai Guests and visitors to Kauai to take a personal preview on what to expect while staying at the beautiful North Shore of Kauai and our charming beach vacation homes in Haena. Our Kauai Photo Gallery with over 500 Kauai pictures is designed to give an overview of the Garden Isle of Hawaii and in particular to illustrate the beauty of the Kauai fauna and the Kauai wildlife within our North Shore neighborhood. We hope our images of Kauai will be useful for our guests, whether planning a romantic Kauai honeymoon or a Kauai family beach vacation. The picture albums of our Hale Makai grounds and our individual beach cottages will hopefully be helpful in finding the perfect Kauai accommodations from among our secluded beach homes. The pictures of the Kauai North Shore Beaches and the Kauai Wildlife were mostly taken on site, or within walking distance of the Hale Makai Beach Cottages.

The Hale Makai grounds Photo Album includes all five Hale Makai Beach Cottages, our secluded tropical garden and the white sand beach of Kepuhi Point right in front of our beachfront property.

HMC Kauai Beach Cottage 1 Photo Gallery: Beach Cottage 1, "The Plumeria" is our stylish one bedroom one bathroom Hawaii boutique Beachfront Retreat. This exclusive Kauai beach home caters to guests of all ages and is a favorite among Hawaii Honeymooners and couples in search of a romantic getaway. Close to the water and surrounded by lush vegetation our beach cottage is ideal for a short getaway, a secluded Kauai Honeymoon or an extended Kauai beach vacation. The elegant interior with a gourmet kitchen and classy bathroom including a spa shower and soaking tub will make a stay on the Kauai North Shore even more magical.

HMC Kauai Beach Cottage 2 Photo Gallery: Beach Cottage 2, "The Hibiscus" is a favorite Kauai North Shore Vacation Rental perched on the waters edge along the white sand of Kepuhi Point Beach in quaint Haena. This exclusive and secluded two bedroom one bathroom Kauai Beach home is the perfect place for guests of all ages, couples travelling together and is the ideal Kauai accommodation for a relaxing family vacation by the beach. Spectacular sunrises can be observed from the bed in the sunrise master bedroom and the sound of the surf makes sleeping a peaceful and restful experience.

HMC Kauai Beach Cottage 3 Photo Gallery: Beach Cottage 3, "The Orchid" is our exclusive and truly romantic one bedroom, one bathroom oceanfront vacation rental. Located at beautiful Kepuhi Point Beach and situated within the Hale Makai tropical gardens, our beach home is the ultimate Kauai Honeymoon Retreat and Romantic Getaway for guests of all ages. Staying in Cottage 3 is like a tropical dream: living by the beach, watching the sun rise every morning and sleeping to the sound of the surf, the beauty of this beach home is hard to match.

HMC Kauai Beach Cottage 4 Photo Gallery: Beach Cottage 4, "The Ginger" is our romantic and luxurious Kauai beach house, only steps from the ocean on the foot of the NaPali Range. This stylish one bedroom one bathroom beachfront retreat is the perfect place for a romantic getaway or special couples retreat. The beautiful ocean side Lanai surrounded by tropical flowers adds another living space to this luxurious North Shore Beach home.

HMC Kauai Beach Cottage 5 Photo Gallery: Beach Cottage 5, “The Pineapple”, is our charming 2 bedroom 2 bathroom plantation style beach cottage. This beautiful Beach Home is an exclusive North Shore Kauai Vacation Rental and the perfect place for a Kauai family beach vacation. Situated in the middle of the Hale Makai Tropical Gardens with ample room to play, this Beach Home is only a few steps from the beach and the ocean. Our charming Beach Cottage accommodates young families with small children and is the ideal vacation home for small family retreats or couples travelling together.

Testimonials for Hale Makai Cottages Guest Reviews of our North Shore Kauai Vacation Rentals

In our Beaches from Hanalei to Bali Hai section we included pictures of the various beaches in our neighborhood, most of them in walking distance like Tunnels Beach, Haena Beach Park, Cannons Beach and Kee beach at the foot of the Kalalau Trail. Wainiha Beach Park, Lumahai Beach and Hanalei Bay Beach are along the road to Hanalei a couple minutes drive away. Since we have summer surf, supposedly calm waters for swimming, and winter surf, supposedly too rough to swim, we also included pictures in particular of the ocean conditions during the various seasons. As we know, Hawaii weather conditions change quickly and the ocean conditions with it. So we included some pictures taken during the summer month with high surf conditions, suggesting “no swimming”, as well as pictures taken during the winter month with mirror like flat ocean conditions, where snorkeling and swimming is enjoyed all over the north shore.

The Nature Section of our guide only gives a slim view of the diversity and beauty of Kauai, the fauna and flora of the Garden Island.

Our Garden Island Section is supposed to give our guests a little pre-view on what to expect as they arrive at the airport in Lihue. Return visitors will be familiar with some of our photos and will recognize places like Ke’e Beach, Bali Hai, the Limahuli Gardens, the Wai’oli Hui’ia Church in Hanalei, the Hanalei Village with its excellent restaurants and many small shops. Some guests will have experienced a picture perfect sunset at the Princeville Resort, have stopped at one of the many typical Kauai Juice bars along the road, or still remember the memorable taste of Ono’s burger. We also included some helicopter pictures with views from above, NaPali Ranges and valleys with waterfalls and open pastures, Waimea Canyon etc. We hope new visitors to Kauai and our new Hale Makai guests will equally enjoy the picture tour we prepared and will book with us eager to explore the Garden Island of Kauai. Our Hale Makai guests seem to rate Helicopter tours and zipline Kauai (not included yet, but great picture welcome) among their top activity on Kauai.

The pictures in our scuba and snorkel Kauai section display snap shots of the marine life, colorful reef fish, crustaceous and beautiful coral, along the North Shore from Kepuhi Beach over Tunnels to Ke'e Beach. Basic equipment for snorkeling is relatively inexpensive and easy to find. It consists of a mask with attached snorkel and a pair of fins. While snorkeling, contact lenses can make the eyes burn due to the salt in the water, decreasing the vision and the enjoyment of the snorkeling. Almost every mask can be fitted with over the counter prescription glasses, best purchased ahead of time. Many of our guests snorkel at Tunnels Beach where the water tends to be calm in the morning as well as at Ke'e Beach where the cove to the left and the reef to right protects the water from the winds. Kepuhi Point has less predictable ocean conditions and is more frequented by locals, who are much better in judging the surf conditions. The best times to snorkel are usually in the early mornings, when the winds have died down with calm ocean conditions and clear water. After heavy rains the ocean water temporarily becomes clouded and murky where the rivers run into the ocean. We do not advise to swim or snorkel under those conditions.