HANAPEPE, Kauai — Hanapepe is the Roswell, N.M., of the tropics. A place portrayed as secretly inhabited by dozens of alien beings who have crash-landed on Earth and now call Kauai their home. At ...

HANAPEPE, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) -Kauai police are trying to track down the person responsible for recent vandalism in Hanapepe. Officials said the men’s restroom at the Hanapepe Town Park Comfort ...

Reporting from Hanapepe, Hawaii — Visitors to Kauai who venture beyond the beach may be rewarded with a few hours in a town where time has slowed, at a Hindu monastery high in the hills, a small ...

Released in 2002, Lilo & Stitch was a runaway hit, spawning video games, TV spin-offs and a 2025 live-action remake. It also put the tiny town that helped inspire it - the historic hamlet of Hanapepe ...

Historic Hanapepe Town is becoming Kauai’s biggest little economy. “It’s a cute little town, very quiet and quaint,” said Nicki Paulus, visiting from Wisconsin with her husband for the first time. “On ...

HANAPEPE — County officials and the Kaua‘i Skate ‘Ohana finalized plans for the installation of a new “pop-up” skatepark that will sit behind the Hanapepe Fire Station at the Hanapepe Town Park. Close ...

Getting there: Hanapepe is just off Highway 50 on the south coast. It’s a good side trip if you are visiting the Kauai coffee belt on the south side of the island or going to nearby Port Allen for one ...