Week 1
Kaua'i — Days 1–7
☀️ Breakfast
Airport / In-Flight
- Grab breakfast to go from the Residence Inn LAX buffet (opens 7:00 AM)
- Eat before or during the flight — 7:30 AM rental car drop
🌤 Lunch
No Formal Lunch
- 🍧 Uncle's Shave Ice — quick stop right after airport
- Light snack on the way — dinner will be early at 4:15 PM
🌙 Dinner
Eat Out
Duke's Kauai ✅ Confirmed
- 3610 Rice St, Lihue · Kalapaki Beach
- Early dinner at 4:15 PM — right in Lihue before groceries
- Fresh Hawaiian fish · Casual oceanfront dining
☀️ Breakfast
Eat Out
Little Fish Coffee
- Breakfast plates · Lawai area
- Option B: villa — toast, eggs, fruit, POG juice
🌤 Lunch
🏡 Villa
Villa Sandwiches
- Sandwiches with lunch meat & condiments
- Fairlife milk
- Fresh fruit — keep it light before the afternoon dive
🌙 Dinner
Eat Out
Beach House Restaurant ✅ Confirmed
- 5022 Lawai Rd, Koloa · Beachfront · 6:30 PM
- Steak & fresh Hawaiian fish · Pacific Rim cuisine
- ~5 min from the resort
☀️ Breakfast
Included on Tour
Continental Breakfast on the Boat
- Provided by Holo Holo Charters
- Pastries, scrambled eggs, fresh fruit
- Light villa snack optional before 5:00 AM departure
🌤 Lunch
Included on Tour
Gourmet Deli Lunch
- Provided by Holo Holo Charters
- Afternoon resort snack: hummus, crackers, veggies
🌙 Dinner
Eat Out
Tidepools — Grand Hyatt Kauai ✅ Confirmed
- Romantic open-air waterfall setting · 6:15 PM
- Fresh Pacific seafood
- Celebrate after the Nā Pali Coast!
☀️ Breakfast
Eat Out
Lava Lava Beach Club
- Kapa'a · Beachfront breakfast
- Arrive by 7:30 AM · Kayak check-in 8:45 AM · Tour departs 9:00 AM
🌤 Lunch
Included on Tour
Deli Lunch at Uluwehi Falls
- 1× Ham sandwich · 2× Turkey sandwich
- Chips, tropical fruit & cookies
- Served at the waterfall pool
🌙 Dinner
Eat Out
Hukilau Lanai — Kapa'a 🎉
- Anniversary Dinner — special occasion!
- Fine dining · ocean view · farm-to-table Hawaiian cuisine
- ✅ Confirmed via Yelp · 7:00 PM
☀️ Breakfast
🏡 Villa
Villa Breakfast
- Eggs & sausage
- Toast
- Sliced pineapple or mango
- POG juice & Fairlife milk
🌤 Lunch
Eat Out
Nourish Hanalei
- Located in Princeville
- Fresh, health-focused Hawaiian fare
🌙 Dinner
Eat Out
1 Kitchen — 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay ✅ Confirmed
- Welina Terrace mocktails · 7:00 PM ✅ Confirmed (Courtney's OpenTable) · 1 Kitchen 7:30 PM ✅ Confirmed (Eric's OpenTable)
- Dinner at 1 Kitchen · 7:30 PM · Sunset ~7:18 PM
- Stunning north shore sunset views · 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay
☀️ Breakfast
🏡 Villa
Breakfast Burritos
- Scrambled eggs, breakfast sausage, hashbrowns
- Shredded cheese & salsa
- Large flour tortillas
- Sliced fruit & POG juice on the side
🌤 Lunch
Included on Tour
Provided by Tour
- Lunch included with Kauai Backcountry Adventures
- Evening snack: fresh fruit, hummus & crackers
🌙 Dinner
Eat Out
Hanapepe Art Night — Food Trucks
- Grab dinner from vendors lining the street
- Art Night runs 5–8 PM · No reservations needed
☀️ Breakfast
🏡 Villa
Villa Breakfast
- Eggs & sausage
- Toast
- Sliced pineapple or mango
- POG juice & Fairlife milk
🌤 Lunch
🏡 Villa
Villa Sandwiches / Beach Picnic
- Sandwiches with lunch meat & condiments
- Maui chips & beef jerky
- Fresh fruit
🌙 Dinner
Eat Out
Eating House 1849 ✅ Confirmed
- Kukuiula Shopping Village · 6:30 PM
- Roy Yamaguchi · Local farm-to-table Hawaiian cuisine
- ~10 min drive from the Waiohai · Special last night — go all out!
☀️ Breakfast
🏡 Villa
Villa Leftovers — Clear the Fridge
- Use up remaining groceries before check-out
- Yogurt, fruit, eggs, leftover rice — whatever's left
- No new shopping required
Flight AS 1040 departs LIH 9:59 AM — leave the villa by ~8:00 AM (official check-out 10:00 AM, but you'll be gone well before)
🌤 Lunch
Eat Out · Maui
🚚 Food Trucks near Costco Maui
- 540 Hana Hwy, Kahului · ~12:30 PM · right after landing
- See Maui Meal Plan for full details
🌙 Dinner
Eat Out · Maui
Leilani's on the Beach — Ka'anapali
- Whalers Village · Beachfront dining
- See Maui Meal Plan for full details
Costco
Kaua'i Shopping List
Big shop Day 1 (Sun Aug 2) at Costco Kauai
🥩 Proteins & Prepared
🍍 Fruits (Aug Picks)
🧀 Dairy & Refrigerated
🧃 Beverages
🍫 Snacks
🧴 Misc
🎟️ Gift Cards & Activities
🍽️ Restaurant Gift Cards — Check Costco for These
Safeway
Safeway / Local Grocery
Fresh & local items · Smaller quantities
🧀 Dairy & Refrigerated
🍶 Condiments
🍞 Breads & Grains
🍘 Snacks
Tips
Kaua'i Meal Prep Notes
🍱 Make-Ahead Strategies
- Fruit Prep — Pre-cut pineapple, mango, papaya into containers nightly for fast breakfasts
- Sandwich Supplies — Keep lunch meat, bread, and condiments stocked for grab-and-go lunches
- Beach Bags — Pack snacks and drinks the night before early tour departures
- Aug 4, 5 & 7: Tour lunch included — light breakfast only needed those mornings
🏖 Beach & Tour Day Packing
- Invest in a good cooler (or rent one locally)
- Freeze water bottles overnight as ice packs
- Pack lunches the night before early tour departures
- Day 4: Lava Lava breakfast by 7:30 AM — kayak check-in 8:45 AM, tour departs 9:00 AM
🍽️ Kaua'i Dining Out Nights
- Day 1 — Arrival early dinner: Duke's Kauai, Kalapaki Beach (4:15 PM) ✅
- Day 2 — After dive: Beach House Restaurant, Lawai Rd (6:30 PM) ✅
- Day 3 — After Nā Pali: Tidepools — Grand Hyatt Kauai
- Day 4 — Anniversary Dinner: Hukilau Lanai, Kapa'a 🎉
- Day 5 — North Shore: Welina Terrace, 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay
- Day 6 — Art Night food trucks, Hanapepe
- Day 7 — Farewell: Eating House 1849, Kukuiula Village (6:30 PM) ✅