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Kauai Museum


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 27 attractions in Lihue
Traveler Description: A natural history museum in Kaua'i.
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Attraction type: History museum, Natural history museum
Address: 4428 Rice St Lihue, Kauai, HI 96766
Tel: 808 245 6931

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3 of 5 stars
SeaRes   20 contributions
Seattle
Apr 17, 2009

First off, many museums prohibit filming and taking photographs. It's normal. There are copyright reasons and also damaging reasons. Yeah, that flash light not so great for exibits. I encourage you to live your vacations instead of spending them snapping pictures anyway. Please do revise your manners when deciding to visit a museum. I've seen a couple in their 50's... more

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3 of 5 stars
Stevied888   533 contributions
Brandon, Florida
Mar 1, 2009

Finding parking was difficult and the museum although full of Kauai history was not what we expected. The displays were amateurish and not like the normal museum you might be expecting to see. Unless you have extra time it is not a place I would rush out to see. more

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4 of 5 stars
KayinCal   35 contributions
California
Feb 1, 2009

My husband and I visited the Kauai Museum on Jan. 21, 2009. We opted to look around by ourselves. Everything is nicely displayed and referenced, and we were able to get a good overview of the island's history. Of particular interest to me were old, old oil paintings of various scenes around Kauai. So much has probably changed due to... more

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3 of 5 stars
Islandtrekker   1 contribution
Derry NH
Nov 3, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

I nice little museum but spoiled by overeager staff who seemed to regard us as potential copyright violators of some sort. As if we were going to take surreptitious images and broadcast them. It was a turnoff. more

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5 of 5 stars
ilovekauai   8 contributions
BC Canada
Mar 7, 2005
10
people found this review helpful

We dropped into the museum just at the right time. Roy was just about to start a 1-1/2 hour tour with three other couples so we joined right in. We found out later what we suspected at the beginning--Roy is a retired teacher and he must have been a great one. He brought the history alive for us, with a... more

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4 of 5 stars
shintaza   38 contributions
Miyazaki
Mar 27, 2009

 建物の外見は、どう見ても使われなくなったとても古い倉庫の様に見えました。 しかし館内は外観とは違い、きちんと清掃され... more

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Kauai Museum Address

4428 Rice St, Lihue, Kauai, HI 96766
Tel: 808 245 6931