In late 2009, I flew to Hawaii to see how  the arrival of the five-star hotel chain St. Regis had changed Kauai’s North Shore. To my relief, what I remember loving about the area—the laid back attitude, the friendly local crowd, the natural beauty of the Na Pali coast and Hanalei Bay—remains as magical as it was when I was a child. What changed was my family’s favorite spot for sundowners: the Princeville Resort. Read about how the new and improved St. Regis Princeville Resort marks a shift, and requires a balancing act, for Kauai’s fabled North Shore here  http://robbreport.com/Travel/Journeys-The-Princeville-of-Tides