Na Pali District

Abstract

Na Pali is on the northwest side of Kaua' i (Figure I), and it is considered the most remote part of the island by modem standards of motorized vehicle traffic. For those accustomed to travel by canoe in rough conditions, the Na Pali District certainly is accessible, yet overland hiking routes are extremely rugged and in some cases impassable. Today, the area is visited by helicopter and boat tours. One of the attractions of these tours is the well publicized historical and archaeological evidence of past settlement in this extreme environment, isolated by spectacularly steep cliffs and rugged terrain rising from the sea