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Ceremony Location:

DOC House, 10 Hilton Field Road, Hanover, NH  03755 (map)

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DOC House, 10 Hilton Field Road, Hanover, NH  03755 (map)

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Top Attractions in Kauai

Kilauea Point Lighthouse
Two miles north of Kilauea’s historic town center is a 200-acre headland habitat—the only wildlife refuge open to the public—that includes cliffs, two rocky wave-lashed bays, and a tiny islet serving as a jumping-off spot for seabirds. You can easily spot red-footed boobies, which nest in trees and shrubs, and wedge-tailed shearwaters, which burrow in nests along the cliffs between March and November (they spend winters at sea). Scan the skies for the great frigate bird, which has a 7-foot wingspan, and the red-tailed tropicbird, which performs aerial acrobatics during the breeding season of March through August. Endangered nene, the native goose reintroduced to Kauai in 1982, often stroll close to visitors, but please don’t feed them. Mounted telescopes and loaner binoculars from the refuge’s visitor center may bring into view the area’s marine life, from spinner dolphins, Hawaiian monk seals, and green sea turtles year-round to humpback whales on their winter migrations. Nevertheless, the primary draw for many of the refuge’s half-million visitors is the Kilauea Point Lighthouse (www.kilauealighthouse.org), built in 1913 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 52-foot-tall white lighthouse wears a jaunty red cap above its 7,000-pound Fresnel lens, whose beam could be seen from 20 miles away before it was deactivated in 1976. Docents offer free tours of the beacon, officially renamed the Daniel K. Inouye Lighthouse in 2013, in memory of the state’s late senator.

Waimea Canyon
Often called “The Grand Canyon” of the Pacific—an analogy attributed to Mark Twain, although there’s no record he ever visited—Waimea Canyon is indeed spectacular, albeit on a smaller scale. A mile wide, 3,600 feet deep, and 14 miles long, depending on whom you ask, Kauai’s counterpart to Arizona’s icon deserves accolades for its beauty alone. A jumble of red-orange pyramids, striped with gray bands of volcanic rock and stubbled with green and gold vegetation, Waimea Canyon was formed by a series of prehistoric lava flows, earthquakes, and erosion from wind and water, including the narrow Waimea River, still carving its way to the sea. You can stop by the road and look at the canyon, hike into it, admire it from a downhill bicycle tour, or swoop through it in a helicopter.

Tunnels Beach
Tunnels Beach, more properly known as Makua, takes its English name from the labyrinth of lava tubes that wind through its inner and outer reef, making this Kauai’s premiere snorkeling and diving site. The reefs mean the water is safe to enter nearly year-round. But as fascinating as the rainbow of tropical fish and the underwater tunnels, arches, and channels may be, they’re more than matched by the beauty of what’s above water. The last pinnacle in a row of velvety green mountains, Makana (Bali Hai) rises over the western end of a golden curved beach with a fringe of ironwood trees. The only problem: Where to park? The handful of spots on dirt access roads fill up first thing, and residents vigilantly enforce “no parking” zones.

Blue Hawaiian
Blue Hawaiian has been the Cadillac of helicopter tour companies on Maui and the Big Island for more than a decade, and recently they have expanded their operations to Kauai. I strongly recommend that you try to book with them first. Their operation is first-class, and they use state-of-the-art equipment: American Eurocopter ECO-Star, which reduces noise in the helicopter by 50% and allows 23% more interior room. Plus the craft has individual Business Class-style seats, two-way communication with the pilot, and expansive glass for incredible views. The 55-minute flights journey first to Hanapepe Valley, then continue on to Mana Waiapuna, commonly referred to as "Jurassic Park Falls." Next it's up the Olokele Canyon, then on to the Waimea Canyon, the famed "Grand Canyon of the Pacific." Most of the flight will continue along the Na Pali Coast, before heading out to the Bali Hai Cliffs, and the pristine blue waters of Hanalei Bay and the Princeville Resort area. If the weather gods are on your side, then you'll get to see the highest point on Kauai: Mount Waialeale, the wettest spot on Earth, with an average rainfall of 450 to 500 inches annually. Your flight will take you right into the center of the crater with its 5,000-foot walls towering above and its 3,000-foot waterfalls surrounding you -- something you will remember forever.

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Contact Marilyn Sweeney via e-mail or via phone at 978-369-2447.