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How To Use This E-Book

Getting around the e-book

This Insight Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to Hawaii, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editors Choice categories of activies and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in Hawaii. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, hotels, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in Hawaii are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

Youll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Hawaii. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.

About Insight Guides

Insight Guides have more than 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

Insight Guides are written by local authors who use their on-the-ground experience to provide the very latest information; their local expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to stay and eat, so you can be confident that when we say a restaurant or hotel is special, we really mean it.

Like all Insight Guides , this e-book contains hundreds of beautiful photographs to inspire and inform your travel. We commission most of our own photography, and we strive to capture the essence of a destination using original images that you wont find anywhere else.

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Hawaiis Top 10 Attractions

Hawaiis epic volcanic landscape, scenic highways, and idyllic beaches are the main draw for many visitors, but the islands historical sights are just as fascinating.

Top Attraction 1

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park . There arent many places on Earth where you can see new land being born. That and the omnipresent evidence of lava flows from years past is what makes this destination on Hawaii Island a must-see. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 2

Hana Highway . Its about 45 miles from Paia to Hana along the world-famous Hana Highway on Maui, and every turn brings new sights to see. Be sure to stop and get out to experience some of the dozens of waterfalls along the way. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 3

Na Pali Coast . The lush coastline on the North Shore of Kauai is arguably one of the most picturesque spots in all of Hawaii. Take a boat trip from Hanalei to see the 4,000ft (1,220-meter) cliffs from the water, or hike the hamstring-straining 11-mile (18km) Kalalau Trail for a closer look. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 4

Surfing . Legends are born (and crushed) on the North Shore of Oahu, where winter brings some of the biggest waves in all of Hawaii. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 5

Waikiki Beach . Sun-drenched sand meets busy metropolis on Honolulus iconic Waikiki Beach, where high-rise hotels tower over some of the most pristine oceanfront property in Hawaii. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 6

Kalaupapa National Historic Park . Few visitors to Hawaii make the trek to Molokai, but this national park, famous for its history as a colony for those suffering from Hansens Disease, is worth the extra effort. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 7

Whale-watching . Kaanapali Beach is Mauis most famous white-sand stretch, but also happens to be one of the best places on Earth to watch humpback whales from shore. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 8

USS Arizona Memorial . As President Franklin Roosevelt predicted, December 7, 1941, the day the Japanese attacked the US military at Pearl Harbor, has lived in infamy. Today, visitors to the Oahu site can pay respects to soldiers who lost lives in the attack at the floating memorial over one of the sunken carriers. For more information, .

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