NORTH SHORE Simply put, the North Shore is a way of life. Agelessness, defying the odds and inspired idealism are common themes among its residents. Chock-full of natural playgrounds, the North Shore is the story behind why many visitors turned their trip to Kaua‘i into a lifetime stay − it was just too heartbreaking to leave. With fewer plantation-era locals, the transplant-heavy North Shore marks a sharp demographic shift that’s easy to sense the further north you drive. One could almost say the number of organic markets, highbrow restaurants and ’60s-like attitude increases in direct proportion to the number of miles driven away from Lihuʻe. © Lonely Planet