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Frommer's Complete Guide to Hawaii 2019, 13th Edition
ISBN 978-1-62887-390-0 (paper), 978-1-62887-391-7 (e-book)
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AN IMPORTANT NOTE
The world is a dynamic place. Hotels change ownership, restaurants hike their prices, museums alter their opening hours, and buses and trains change their routings. And all of this can occur in the several months after our authors have visited, inspected, and written about, these hotels, restaurants, museums and transportation services. Though we have made valiant efforts to keep all our information fresh and up-to-date, some few changes can inevitably occur in the periods before a revised edition of this guidebook is published. So please bear with us if a tiny number of the details in this book have changed. Please also note that we have no responsibility or liability for any inaccuracy or errors or omissions, or for inconvenience, loss, damage, or expenses suffered by anyone as a result of assertions in this guide.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Martha Cheng came to Hawaii for a boy and stayed for its food, ocean, and people. She is the former food editor for Honolulu Magazine and now writes feature stories for local and national publications on everything from squash farms in Waimea to fly fishing in Maui. Originally from San Francisco, shes a former pastry chef, line cook, food-truck owner, Peace Corps volunteer, and Google techie. These days, she surfs, eats, and writes.
Jeanne Cooper is the former travel editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, for whom she writes frequently about Hawaii. Her stories about the islands have also appeared in other Hearst-owned newspapers, magazines, and websites; Sunset magazine; and Elsewhere, a Sydney media portal. Before helping to relaunch Frommers Hawaii, she contributed to guidebooks on San Francisco, Boston, and Washington, D.C., for Fodors, Travel & Leisure, and Time Out . A resident of California and the Big Island, she was inspired to study hula by her mother, who lived in Hawaii before statehood.
Shannon Wianecki has been exploring Hawaiis hidden treasures since her small kid days. She contributes to numerous publications worldwide including Smithsonian, BBC Travel, and Hana Hou!, the Hawaiian Airlines magazine. In 2016, the Hawaii Ecotourism Association named her Travel Writer of the Year and she has twice been a finalist for Best Independent Journalist in Hawaii. When she isnt busy writing about rare plants or fascinating local characters, shes out looking for them with her four-legged sidekick, Spike. She resides on Mauis north shore.
Hiking on Waihee ridge trail on Maui
T heres no place on earth quite like this handful of sun-drenched Pacific islands. Here youll find palm-fringed blue lagoons, lush rainforests, cascading waterfalls, soaring summits (some capped with snow), a live volcano, and beaches of every hue: gold, red, black, and even green. Roadside stands offer fruits and flowers for pocket change, and award-winning chefs deliver unforgettable feasts. Each of the six main islands possesses its own unique mix of natural and cultural treasuresand the possibilities for adventure, indulgence, and relaxation are endless.
The best Beaches
Lanikai Beach (Oahu): Too gorgeous to be real, this stretch along the Windward Coast is one of Hawaiis postcard-perfect beachesa mile of golden sand as soft as powdered sugar bordering translucent turquoise waters. The waters are calm year-round and excellent for swimming, snorkeling, and kayaking. Two tiny offshore islands complete the picture, functioning both as scenic backdrops and bird sanctuaries. See .
Hapuna Beach (Big Island): A half-mile of tawny sand, as wide as a football field, gently slopes down to crystalline waters that in summer are usually excellent for swimming, snorkeling, and bodysurfing; in winter, the thundering waves should be admired from the shore, where the picnicking and state camping facilities are first rate. See .
Waianapanapa State Park (Maui): Maui has many terrific beaches to choose from, but this one is extra special: On the dramatic Hana coast, jet-black sand is pummeled by the azure surf, sea arches and caves dot the shoreline, and a cliffside trail leads through an ancient hala forest. Plan to picnic or camp here. See .
Papohaku Beach Park (Molokai): The currents are too strong for swimming here, but the light-blond strand of sand, nearly 300 feet wide and stretching for some 3 milesone of Hawaiis longest beachesis great for picnicking, walking, and watching sunsets, with Oahu shimmering in the distance. See .
Hulopoe Beach (Lanai): This large sprawl of soft golden sand is one of the prettiest in the state. Bordered by the regal Four Seasons resort on one side and lava-rock tide pools on the other, this protected marine preserve offers prime swimming, snorkeling, tide-pool exploring, picnicking, camping, and the chance to spy on resident spinner dolphins. See .