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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Koloa, Hawaii

Updated October 14, 2013
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Koloa, Hawaii

Lithified Sand Dunes

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.
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Koloa, Hawaii

Spouting Horn

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.
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McBryde Sugar Plantation Cemetery

Eleele, Hawaii

McBryde Sugar Plantation Cemetery

A burial ground for workers at one of Hawai'i's largest sugarcane producers that laid buried for decades.
7 miles from Koloa
Kauai Glass Beach

Eleele, Hawaii

Kauai Glass Beach

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.
7 miles from Koloa
One-lane over the river

Hanapepe, Hawaii

Hanapepe Swinging Bridge

An historic, one-lane, pedestrian suspension bridge on Kauai.
7 miles from Koloa
Russian Fort Elizabeth from above

Waimea, Hawaii

Pā‘ula‘ula / Russian Fort Elizabeth and King Kaumuali‘i Statue

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.
12 miles from Koloa

Kapaʻa, Hawaii

Kapa’a Japanese Stone Lantern

This monument built by Japanese American immigrants spent decades underground.
15 miles from Koloa
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