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Is there anything about Kauai, Hawaii that I need to be warned about?

I am planning on taking a trip to Kauai, Hawaii, and I was wondering if there was anything that I need to be warned about. Like any big things, poisionous things, ect. Thank you in advance. Also, any suggestions about Kauai itself or, any hotel recommendations would be awesome!! Thank you in advance!!

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1. Nothing at all to worry about. In fact Hawaii dos not have any poisonous snakes or anything. I have been to Kauai several time and it is still my favorite island. I really enjoyed doing the movie tours. I have been on 2 different kinds and both were really cool. My kids liked the ATV touring. They came back all muddy and happy. My favorite mid priced restaurant is Roys in Poupiu area, but to tell you the truth I haven't been to a bad restaurant there at all If you want to buy inexpensive gifts and trinkets, go to the sprouting horn and you will see a whole bunch of street vendors there. Great prices. We usually stay at the Kiahuna plantation at Poipou. They are very nice condos. Right next door is the Sheraton which is also very nice. You will need to rent a car there as it is kind of difficult to get around without one. Hope this helps.
2. My family and I visited Kauai and had a very pleasant experience. Everyone on the Island was very friendly and helpful. Kauai is a bit more laid back than Oahu but is lush and green. Traffic can be on the heavy side and gas prices will most likely be above $4.00 per gallon. We stayed in Poipu, it is quieter on that side of the Island. The Sheraton Kauai Resort is a nice place to stay. There are no snakes in Hawaii but the mosquito's love to on nibble tourist. The geckos are friendly(smile). Be sure to take the bus tour around the island. It takes most of the day but is a wonderful and memorable tour. It is well worth the price. When you leave the island be sure to give yourself plenty of time to get to the airport, traffic, traffic, traffic. Other than that, you should have a wonderfl time. Aloha
3. The main thing to worry about is that you will love it so much you won't want to leave.
4. Nothing poisonous that I remember, but the biggest thing you need to be warned about the Is of Kauai, is the people's unfriendliest towards tourists. Expect not to be seated at restaurants as well as experience many other inconveniences. If you are staying at a resort hotel, and don't plan to leave the grounds, everything will great. Also, the island has a strange number of feral chickens for some unexplained reason. Watch out! They are every where including the airport and at gas stations.
5. Nope, nothing I can think of, like everyone already told you no snakes or poisonous insects. Oh wait, if you get a rental car and will be driving yourselves around, please remember that there are other people on the road. Most problems that local have with tourists are their driving habits. I admit it, even I get mad and yell at tourists because they never signal, always slam on their brakes because they don't want to miss something, or go so slow I could get where I'm going faster if I walked, and they park in random places. Earlier in the year, a tourist pulled over on the side of a busy highway to go look at something and a local guy hit the car. Needless to say, the local guy was pretty mad, but in his defense, the tourist had no right parking on the side of a busy highway. Also, that one girl that answered in retarded, and I'm really getting tired of saying this: Locals do NOT hate white people (my grandmother is full Hawaiian and married a white guy from cali and stayed with him till he died and I'm currently dating a white guy from Ohio who just moved here last year) , we hate STUPID white people. The people who come here thinking they're so much better than us and we're supposed to drop everything for them because they're tourists, then they make fun of our lifestyle and pick fights with locals, THEN go home and say locals hate white people. Respect is EVERYTHING in Hawaii, no matter what island you go to. So long as you respect the people here, our lifestyle, and our land (no littering, please pick up your trash, we work hard to keep this place beautiful), you'll be fine. If you get the book, which I don't recommend as people have died taking the unmarked trails it lists, do NOT act like you know everything. I've met so many people thinking they know everything about the island just because they bought the book. AND the chickens are not unexplained, I imagine she just never asked. It's because a long time ago, chicken fighting was a big thing in Kauai, what with our large Filipino population, and lots of people had chicken farms with around 100 chickens each. When hurricane Iniki hit in 1992, the farms were destroyed and the chickens where set loose, and since so many of them were around, it's been too hard to get them all under control, so they just roam free. I hope I've helped you understand a little about the island. If you have any other questions, feel free to email me, I'm always happy to help.