You said you would "never recommend it" to people for other than a day trip unless they visit Kauai frequently. That's way overdramatic.

When making Hawaii recommendations, I always make a point of mentioning that the north shore (of any of the islands) tends to get more rain than the south or west shores. But rain is a potential concern pretty much anywhere in the islands for much of the year (with Kohala coast and Wailea presenting the lowest risk).

In my view, people are capable of determining for themselves whether the incremental risk of wet weather on the north shore outweighs all the positives . . . I don't need to give melodramatic overstatements to dissuade them from staying in an area which many find much more appealing than Poipu (which I really dislike, btw).

Can we now get back to the thread topic?