North Shore Kauai

Sale of Bali Hai pending after furlough

July 19th, 2008 · No Comments

After an extended closure, the Bali Hai Restaurant at the Hanalei Bay Resort is nearing a purchase agreement with Bar Acuda chef and owner Jim Moffat.
The deal, which also includes the Happy Talk Lounge, has not yet cleared escrow. Moffat said the sale is expected to close in three weeks.
“The goal is to sell the [...]

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Tags: Business · Food

WARNING: Waste water discharge in Princeville

July 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Clean Water Branch had been notified of a waste water discharge from a lift station at Princeville on Kauai due to a power outage. 
According to preliminary estimates, more than 1,500 gallons discharged into waters adjacent to Sealodge Beach.
CWB officials believe the waste water may not have entered into the ocean due to heavy vegetation.
Power has been restored [...]

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Tags: Beaches · Environment · Health · Ocean · Utilities

Free Golf Lessons on Kauai’s North Shore

April 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Princeville’s 18-hole Prince course and 27-hole Makai course will offer free golf lessons in May as part of the PGA’s Free Lesson Month. Resort pros will provide personalized 10-minute lessons any day, with reservations.
Lessons will be tailored to the golfer’s level of experience. Beginners will receive a brief introduction to golf, casual players might get [...]

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Tags: Golf

Orides set pace in Princeville wind

April 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Cory Oride continued to set the pace in the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation golf field, shooting a 1-over-par 73 to lead the Saturday match at the Princeville Makai Course.
The brisk trades appeared to take its toll on Kapa‘a and Waimea golfers, but Oride remained steady, carding a 1-over-par 37 on the front nine and finishing with [...]

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Tags: Golf

Princeville’s Makai Course To Be Updated

April 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

The Makai Course is one of two golf courses at the Princeville Resort here on the North Shore of Kauai.
The original golf course at Princeville, the Makai consists of three nines: the Lakes, Ocean and Woods. Of the three, the Lakes and Ocean nines offer multiple coastal holes with spectacular scenery, with the signature par-3 [...]

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Tags: Golf

Whistling Straits and the Prince course at Princeville on Kauai, Hawaii: which beast of a golf course will shred your scorecard faster?

March 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Kohler’s Whistling Straits and the Princeville Resort’s Prince course in Kauai are infamously known as two of the toughest resort courses in America.
I’ve had the pleasure to get sliced and diced on each in the last year.
They are similar in a lot of categories. They’re both magnificent, one-of-a-kind courses, but stressfully scenic, if you know [...]

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Tags: Golf