After being teased with these magnificent views of the Na Pali Coast, you will now drive carefully back down the winding road and begin your counterclockwise circle-island tour of the island of Kauai.  At the end of this wonderful journey, you will have visited the island's many scenic attractions and explored the Na Pali Coast in its entirety. Although many visitors would have hoped for a highway or connecting road to the northern district of Ha'ena from here, a 1954 road project started and then failed because of the resistance of the rainforest and ultimately a lack of funding.  As witnesses to the incredible natural beauty of this region, we may have all truly benefited from the work stoppage.