Don’t go to Kauai. Go to any of the other Hawaiian Islands – Maui, Lanai, the Big Island – but leave Kauai for us. The weather on Kauai is so unpredictable (不可预测的) that sometimes it rains all day – in fact, it’s the second wettest spot on the earth. Yes, there are giant double rainbows all the time, and the sunlight through the clouds is magical. But if you are not interested in these, go somewhere else. You just can’t control nature on Kauai, and who wants to surrender (屈服) to nature when you could be at a fine hotel, lying in a comfortable chair next to a swimming pool, with food served upon request?
So what if Kauai produces surf champions the way Texas produces cowboys? Most of its 300 white-sand beaches are unmarked. Unless you connect with the local people, the hidden spots are hard to find. While Hanalei is the most beautiful town you’ve ever dreamed of, you can forget about discos and clubs. Worse, it doesn’t have one single four-through places where you pass by a rambutan tree (红毛丹树), and pick a piece of fruit.
Shopping in Kauai? Forget about it – unless you are interested in shell necklaces and beautifully carved wood bowls. Kauai is not about pampering. It’s about going natural and finding the nature within you. It’s a do-it-yourself place that offers walking along the coast, diving and swimming in the Pacific Ocean, and lying on the beach.
Don’t go to Kauai unless you have a lot of time, because there’s only one road, which can be slightly dull. It winds through the beautiful scenery of waterfalls, rivers flowing into the ocean, and taro (芋头) fields. You have no choice but to look at everything, because the speed limit is 35 mph.
If you’re not interested in color, don’t bother with Kauai, because that’s what you get – red roads, blue oceans, and a hundred different shades of green. It’s like diving on land. Many people on Kauai believe that this is Lemuria – a lost island in the Atlantic. Can you imagine? Those Hawaiians, surfers, New Agers, and people love nature and beauty and want a different quality of life – what do they know anyway? Forget about it – you’re not going to like it. Go somewhere else. Leave Kauai for us.

别去考爱岛。到夏威夷群岛的其他任何一个都行——毛伊岛、拉奈岛、大岛——但把考爱岛留给我们吧。考爱岛上的天气如此难以预测了以至于有时整天都下雨。事实上，它是地球上第二个最潮湿的地方。没错，那里总挂着巨大的双层彩虹，透过云层的阳光非常迷人。但如果你对这一切都不感兴趣，那你就到别的地方去吧。你就是无法在考爱岛上掌控自然。如果你能够住进一家优秀的旅店、躺在游泳池边舒服的椅子上、还有随叫随到的食物，谁还愿意屈服自然呢？

　　所以如果考爱岛像德克萨斯州盛产牛仔那样盛产冲浪冠军呢？300处白沙滩中的大多数都没有标识，除非你与当地人联系，否则很难找到这些隐蔽的的景点。虽然哈那利是你所能梦想到的最美丽的小镇，不过你还是忘了迪斯科和俱乐部吧。更糟的是，它那连一家四星级酒店都没有。岛上有的只是一些早期的汽车餐馆，当你路过一株红毛丹树时，可以摘一颗果子吃。

　　在考爱岛上购物？忘了这件事吧——除非你对贝壳项链和精雕细刻的木碗感兴趣。考爱岛不会娇纵游客，它是让你回归自然、找回自我的地方。那是个什么事情都得你自己做的地方，你可以沿着海边散步，在太平洋里潜水、游泳，还可以躺在沙滩上。

　　别去考爱岛，除非你有很多时间，因为岛上只有一条马路，很难走的马路。它经过瀑布胜景、奔入大洋的河流，还有芋头地。你除了把这一切尽收眼底外别无选择，因为这里限速35英里/小时。

　　如果你对颜色不感兴趣，就别和考爱岛闹别扭了，因为在岛上能看到的就是各种颜色——红色的公路、蓝色的海洋，还是上百种深浅不一的绿色，就好像是在陆地上潜水一样。考爱岛上许多人认为这里就是勒慕里亚——一个大西洋里失落的岛屿。你能想像吗？那些夏威夷人、冲浪者、新新人类们，还有那些热爱自然与美景、希望获得别样生活质量的人们——无论怎么说，他们知道些什么呢？忘了这个吧——你不会喜欢它的。到别处去吧，把考爱岛留给我们。