Kaua'i Talk

A long time listener and supporter of the podcast is on island — Kevin joins us from beautiful Poipu Despite a natural disaster on Kauai’s North shore a couple of months ago where 50 inches of rain dropped in 24 hours — officials and residents are in process of recovery — the island life goes […]

Let’s catch up! NOTE: Over the past week Kauai has been devastated by flooding never seen before on the island. This episode was recorded a few weeks ago and the references made about the recent rainfall was referring to the months of Jan – March. I will be talking about the current situation in the […]

** UPDATED ** Well, if you listened to the episode last night, you heard a bad edit version! They say you should always check your audio file … and I did this AM only to find the first minute or so deleted! This is the fixed one. In this episode I discuss the reasons that […]

What do you do when you may be facing the last minutes of your life? It was an unusually quiet Saturday morning. January 13, 2018. I left for work and an accident had closed the road. Traffic was at a standstill. I decided to go to Starbucks, get a coffee, and wait it out. It […]

Wondering what the Top 10 stories were in 2017 here in Kauai? I share two lists in this show … the list found in the local paper and the list from my 2017 of the past year on the island. They’re pretty different. The picture for episode 49 (found on the web site) is from […]

It’s the LAST day of 2017 and I am posting the last episode of Kauai Talk of 2017! Listen in as I talk about the following things: I finally hiked the hike I have wanted to do since coming to kauai 4 years ago. It was Christmas Day and did not disappoint. (See one of […]

Episode 47’s Highlights: * Two things that happened to me for the FIRST time on my recent trip to the mainland * Record lows set on Kauai * Hawaii tests a new nuclear attack warning siren * Listener Email: Jaime writes asking about New Years Eve on the island and Katie asks about The List! […]

If you are staying in the Poipu area, you have access to the free Aloha Spirit Shuttle. In this episode I meet up with the founder of this service and find out the story behind the shuttle service. It’s a nice option when you are looking to go to dinner from the resorts in Poipu. […]

An island resident shares his experiences on Kauai living over the last decade. A few months ago Joey Wray wrote an email to me and said he would be willing to share some thoughts and opinions regarding his experiences on living here on Kauai over the past decade. As is typical of island life, it […]

I explain why I titled this episode the Lost one … were you a Lost fan? Well …. so was I! But you will have to listen as I explain the reasoning. It’s a lot less confusing why I chose it than the actual series, Ha! Here is a summary of the topics and info […]