The island of Kauai is one of the lesser visited islands.  It provides opportunities for all sorts of water activities such as surfing, windsurfing, diving or just "beaching" in addition to public and private tennis, public (one of the country's best public links) and private golf courses, cinemas, shopping, restaurants.  We have county and state parks with great hiking opportunities.  All this in a very laid back style.  Since it is one of the 50 states, it has all public services: good libraries, hospitals, roads, etc.  It is a very safe place where your biggest danger may be too much sun!  My house is modest and best suited for 4 people.  It is all on one floor and has three bedrooms and 2 baths and a garden with fruit trees in a quiet neighborhood.
  GETTING HERE:
To come to Kauai, you must fly.  There are flights to Honolulu from all major cities.  Then you catch an inter island flight from Honolulu to Lihue (LIH) that only takes 20 minutes on Hawaiian .  Or you can fly directly from West Coast cities of Seattle, San Francisco (SFO), Oakland and Los Angeles (LAX). to Lihue.  This saves time in the airport changing flights.  Many airlines fly here: United, Delta, American, US Air, Alaska.