The place where the mountain stream meets the ocean is how one local describes our neighborhood. That mountain stream is called Waikomo Stream, and you can sit on the front porch at The Aloha House or lie in bed with the windows open and listen to the water tumbling by all day and all night long.
Waikomo Stream is part of the atmosphere at The Aloha House. Its waters nourish the landscape, and its sound is ever-present, like a gentle melody leading one to meditation or to sleep.
The upper reaches of Waikomo Stream pass through old Koloa Town. You can see it running behind Sueoka’s store, where it begins its southward trek toward Poipu. It later meanders onto the Kiahuna Golf Course, skirts Koloa Fire Station, then flows beneath Ho’onani Road bridge, before rushing past the front door of The Aloha House, and onto the sea.
Fresh water is one of the true miracles of Kauai. The island is home to one of the top 10 wettest places on Earth: Mount Waialeale. In 1983, Mount Waialeale received a record-breaking 683 inches of rain!
While other parts of the world are suffering terrible droughts, on Kauai, the water keeps coming. Waikomo Stream is a constant reminder of this. It is yet one more thing to be grateful for.