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The following are helpful links that will give you a head start:
(Please keep in mind that the links are constantly changing 0 my apologies for any broken links you encounter)

Camping Permits Available - 4 new Locations! 
Permits are now available at:
West Complex 
     Kalaheo Neighborhood Center - (808) 332-9770
     Hanapepe Recreation Center - (808) 335-3731
East Complex 
     Kapa'a Neighborhood Center -
    (808) 822-1931 or (808) 822-0511
     Kilauea Neighborhood Center - (808) 828-1421
Monday through Friday 
except for holidays - 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

This County Recreation Agency Provides: 
Quality recreational and leisure time experiences for residents and visitors of the County of Kauai.

Camping Permits are issued for the following beach parks:

Haena Park 
(closed every Monday from 10 am to 12 noon on Tuesday for maintenance) 
Hanalei Blackpot Park 
(weekends and holidays only) 
Anini Beach Park 
(closed every Tuesday from 10 am to 12 noon on Wednesday for maintenance) 
Anahola Beach Park 
(closed every Thursday from 10 am to 12 noon on Friday for maintenance) 
Hanamaulu Beach Park 
(closed every Wednesday from 10 am to 12 noon Thursday for maintenance) 
Salt Pond Park 
(closed every Tuesday from 10 am to 12 noon Wednesday for maintenance) 
Lucy Wright Park 
(closed every Monday from 10 am to 12 noon Tuesday for maintenance)
Camping permit fees are $3.00 per adult, per night for non-residents and free for residents of the State of Hawaii.  Children under the age of 18 years are also free.

Contact The County of Kauai, Parks Permit Section
Phone: (808) 241-4463 ~ Fax: (808) 241-4497
Office Hours 8:15 am to 4:00 pm Hawaiian Standard Time, Monday thru Friday
Closed Saturday, Sunday and all Holidays
* Please Note that in about 3 months the Parks and Recreation Divison of DLNR will be merging again into a single Department and their main office number is (808) 241-4460.
Email: recpermits@kauai.gov

Hawaii State Parks CAMPING PERMIT INFORMATION is available here: Informational Link
KAUA'I DISTRICT for DLNR ~ Division of State Parks 
3060 Eiwa Street, #306 ~ Lihu'e, HI 96766-1875
Phone:  (808) 274-3444 ~ Fax: (808) 274-3448
* Please note that the State of Hawaii permiting division does not have an email and if you have questions pertaining to your permit request, your only option is to call them directly.  Our apologies for this inconvenience if you are overseas.

There are many businesses that rent gear and/or sell them:

A lot of shops carry various backpacking and /or camping equipment but I have not gotten the okay to publish their numbers on my site ... but here are the names of various other businesses you can easily do a phone search for on your own:

Waipouli Variety in Kapaa
Cost U Less in Kapaa also has sleeping bags & also other camping needs ... kind of like a Costco
Walmart in Lihue
K Mart also in Lihue

Here is a free phone directory of Taxi Cabs on Kauai (subject to change without my knowledge). Please call on your own for a quote:

Ace Kauai Taxi Service 4019 Hoolepe St Hanamaulu, HI (808) 639-4310
Akiko's Taxi 5258 Laipo Rd Kapaa, HI (808) 822-7588
Aloha Taxi & Tours PO Box 1801 Lihue, HI (808) 639-2222
Brian's Taxi 4438 Laukini Rd # B Lihue, HI (808) 245-6533
City Cab 2979 Ohiohi St Lihue, HI (808) 245-3227
Hanalei Taxi 4489 Aku Rd # B Lihue, HI (808) 639-1188
K Limo Taxi PO Box 1207 Lihue, HI (808) 245-4970
Kauai Taxi Co Rice St Lihue, HI (808) 246-9554
North Shore Cab Company, PO Box 1369, Kilauea  HI  96754 TEL: (808) 639-7829  FAX: (808) 828-6264
Roger Andres Taxi & Limousine 1970 Hanalima St # N204 Lihue, HI (808) 639-4195
Scotty Taxi 4411 Kale Pl # 4 Lihue, HI (808) 245-7888
Southshore Cab 2837 Poipu Rd Koloa, HI (808) 742-1525
Wiki Wiki Town Cars & Tours PO Box 321 Kapaa, HI (808) 652-7715 * Island wide & on call 24/7

* Here's the scoop on taxi fares not including tip.  Rates are county regulated at $3.50 a mile these days (subject to change without notice as it is difficult for me to keep up with these updates - this update dated 03/21/08) .  Make sure that your taxi turns on the meter so you can see your costs. Lihue to Poipu is running about $49-50 each way.

Be Prepared with Camping & Landing Permits

A Story & Seasonal Tips ... FYI

Deeply sorry for all the news above that may disappoint you & hinder your dreams. This page was developed to protect, advise, inform, & keep our visitors safe.

You might look into a safer guided & educational activity for your entire family with Chuck Blay of the new Kauai Nature Tours.

This original guidebook and best-selling since 1980, now has more than 175,000 copies in print.  Readers enjoy detailed beach descriptions geared to what people of all ages can do, restaurant reviews with price information as well as recommended menu choices, and consumer oriented information about adventuring on Kauai.  Travel & Leisure calls it 'the bible' for Kauai!  A portion of the sales price is donated to charities that benefit Kauai's children.

The book is unique in its free CD of beautiful Hawaiian music by Keali'i Reichel (worth the price of the book alone) and its commitment to helping children's charities on Kauai.

"Thorough, up to date. A mature, trusted sidekick for the visitor who wants to get to know the island well."
  — Honolulu Advertiser 

“Our constant companion! This book opened our eyes to delights we would otherwise have missed.”
   — San Francisco Chronicle

“A distinctive, thorough, and helpful guide to Kauai!” 
  — Jeff Phillips, Senior Travel Writer, Sunset Magazine

Note:  While the "Kauai Ultimate Guide Book" is of value to visitors, please note, currently there are many other excellent publications available for researching your visite to Kauai.  From an activity agent's perspective, I was disappointed to read their opinion in the 4th Edition on activity brokers and booths in general.  Commissions for our services vary greatly and it is not always the case that calling the individual vendors will save you money.  On behalf of all those agents out on the streets, at the desks, in the booths, and concierges ... please understand the real truth is that those individual agents only benefit from a very small fraction of commissions from the companies that they work for and often survive solely on commissions with no hourly wage.  Selling activities is a fiercely competitive industry, and you should proceed with caution :-).  I created my personal web site to help visitors to familiarize themselves with our Garden Island prior to their arrival.  My expertise is providing you with all the knowledge you need to create a complete itinerary for all your activities while visiting Kauai and secure them before you arrive.  I provide a personalized service and no extra fees are attached.  There is a lot of time and thought spent on both sides to create the vacation of your dreams that fits into your budget.  Mahalo for your kind consideration in allowing me to assist you with any of your activity bookings.