Table of Contents
1 Experience Hawaii 6
37 Ultimate Experiences 8
What's Where 24
Hawaii Today 26
What to Eat and Drink in Hawaii 28
What to Buy in Hawaii 30
Flora and Fauna in Hawaii 32
Choosing Your Island 34
Kids and Families 36
Weddings and Honeymoons 37
The History of Hawaii 38
What to Read and Watch 48
2 Travel Smart 49
Know Before You Go 50
Getting Here and Around 52
Essentials 59
Hawaiian Vocabulary 64
Great Itineraries 68
Contacts 76
3 Oahu 77
Welcome to Oahu 78
Planning 81
Honolulu 86
West (Leeward) and Central Oahu 143
The North Shore 151
Windward (East) Oahu 159
Activities and Tours 173
4 Maui 195
Welcome to Maui 196
Planning 199
West Maui 204
The South Shore 223
Central Maui 239
Upcountry 246
The North Shore 252
Road to Hana 264
East Maui 274
Activities and Tours 275
5 The Big Island of Hawaii 307
Welcome to the Big Island of Hawaii 308
Planning 311
Kailua-Kana and the Kona Coast 315
The Kohala Coast and Waimea 345
The Hamakua Coast 367
Hilo 378
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Puna, and Kau 392
Activities and Tours 413
6 Kauai 435
Welcome to Kauai 436
Planning 439
The North Shore 444
The East Side 467
The South Shore 484
The West Side 499
Activities and Tours 510
7 Molokai 535
Welcome to Molokai 536
Planning 539
West Molokai 542
Kalaupapa Peninsula 546
Central Molokai 547
East Molokai 554
Activities and Tours 558
8 Lanai 563
Welcome to Lanai 564
Planning 567
Lanai City 569
Manele Bay 574
Windward Lanai 578
Index 581
About Our Writers 590
Maps
Waikiki West 90-91
Waikiki East and Diamond Head 94-95
Downtown, Chinatown, Kakaako, and Ala Moana 122-123
Greater Honolulu 138-139
West (Leeward) and Central Oahu 144
North Shore 153
Windward (East) Oahu 160-161
Maui 200-201
Lahaina 206-207
South Shore 224-225
Kahului and Wailuku 242
Road to Hana 266
Kailua-Kona 320-321
South Kona 336
North Kona 343
Kohala Coast 348-349
Waimea 363
Hamakua Coast 368
Downtown Hilo 382
Liliuokalani Gardens and Reeds Bay 386
Greater Hilo 390
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 394-395
Volcano Village 397
Puna and Kau 408
Kauai 440-441
The North Shore and Napali Coast 445
The East Side 468-469
The South Shore 488
The West Side 502
Molokai 543
Lanai 571
Hawaiian Cultural Traditions 39
Pearl Harbor 113
Haleakala National Park 253
Snorkeling in Hawaii 293
Birth of the Islands 331
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 398
Napali Coast 458
Hawaii's Plants 101 485