Post #650947 by aquarj on Thu, Sep 6, 2012 9:08 AM

Yes bigbro, although there is almost zero tiki there, the Coco Palms and its architecture are iconic. Lots of good mana, vibes, chi, juju, uh... fahrvergnugen (?) there. I highly recommend Bob's Coco Palms tour to anyone visiting Kauai. Bob used to run a Kauai movie tour of several sites on the island, including the Coco Palms. But now it's just the Coco Palms, and together with his wife he is also acting as caretaker. When you see some of the shots by the lagoon with the close cropped grass, that is thanks to them. Otherwise that stuff grows like gangbusters in Kauai. They've also tried to combat some of the poaching, which has even included their own maintenance tools.

And Vamp now that you bring it up, as a matter of fact, there IS news in the works with some new owners. I have more to post on that later, but Bob told us about a Korean group that is proposing to redevelop the site. The good news is that their plans attempt to preserve the character and even some of the structures, where possible. We got to see 3 development renderings, which I'll share here, coming up.

But as much as that may be good news for the site, it still means that there could be limited time to see it as it is. Not that ANYTHING moves fast in Kauai, EVER, and especially not development. Anyway, just a word to the wise for the yearning explorer.

-Randy