SPOUTING HORN PARK, KAUAI

You’ll find the spectacular Spouting Horn blowhole on Kauai’s south shore. The Poipu surf channels into a natural lava tube here and releases a spout of water up to 60-feet high during large swells. You’ll also hear a hiss and a roar that is explained through Hawaiian legend.

Ancient Hawaiians believed this coastline was once guarded by a giant moo (lizard) named Kaikapu. Everyone was afraid of the moo because it would eat anyone who tried to fish or swim in the area. One day a young boy named Liko entered the ocean to outwit the lizard. Kaikapu attacked him but Liko thrust a sharpened stick into her mouth, quickly swam under the lava shelf, and escaped through a small hole to the surface. The moo followed Liko and got herself stuck in the lava tube. To this day, you can hear the lizard’s roar and see her breath spraying from the hole.

Access to Spouting Horn Park is convenient and the view from the lookout is luminous at sunset. The Poipu coastline is also a great vantage point to look for humpback whales during whale season from November to May.

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