Between the airport at Lihue and the end of the coast road on the North Shore of Kaua'i, the landscape is decidedly modern. Isolated beaches are surrounded by lines of traffic, manicured golf-courses, ...

Trade the hiking boots for a catamaran or raft – here are the best ways to experience Hawaii's most breathtaking coast.

The first time you see the 17-mile stretch of the Na Pali Coast on Kauai's northwest shore, it doesn't quite look real. Sheer green cliffs rise thousands of feet straight out of the Pacific.