- Hawaii Info - Guidebooks
Hawaii Travel Guides and Books
 |
Moon Handbooks: Hawaii
A very thick and heavy book with a personality. The book is a very complete guide to everything Hawaiian; it starts with an introduction, including facts and figures, population and culture information and more, and ends with each of the islands themselves, explaining free sites, curiosities, places to eat, places to stay, things to do, site-specific legends and so much more. He also frequently includes pricing information, phone numbers, and comparisons with the competition.
|
The Best Places to Kiss in Hawaii
A Romantic Travel Guide that tells it like it is! This book is for you if you and your sweetheart are coming to Hawaii, any island, and want it to be a romantic trip. The book explains that Hawaii may have become a little over-commercialized in spots over the last several years, but if you know where to go, you can avoid this or make it work to your advantage. There is only a small section on getting married in Hawaii, but it does cover romantic and pricing guides for almost everything else. |
 |
|
The Hikers Guide to Hawaii
The book features 44 hikes on four islands. The book only has hikes for Maui, Kauai, Big Island, and Oahu. The hikes are fairly popular ones on the islands, like Kilauea Iki on the Big Island and Lahaina Pali on Maui. Each hike has a black and white topography map, directions to the trailhead, a detailed route description, and notes. The notes are the best part - they introduce you to any historical or geographical significance, and tell you what to look for or expect.
|
Hawaii's Fishes
The book starts with a little water and current information, and then a short introduction into where to snorkel on Maui, Kauai, Oahu, and the Big Island. There's also some information about the Hawaiian environment and habitat, and then come the fish. The fish are introduced alphabetically by their common name (angelfish, goatfish, surgeonfish, etc). There is a large, clear, up-close picture of every fish and many variations of some of the fish. The pictures alone are excellent and make the book worth buying.
|
 |
 |
Atlas of Hawaii
The atlas starts out with island specific information about each of the major islands, including decent reference maps. All throughout the book, there are excellent color photos of mountain ranges, the volcano, animals, fishponds and more. The book covers interesting things like Hawaiian place names, hawaiian lava types, earthquakes and tsunamis, and not so interesting things like sustainable ground water use, soil orders, and state child abuse reports. The book really is an incredibly complete catalogue and reference about anything you ever wanted (or didn't want) to know about Hawaii. It is an atlas though, so don't expect any travel information or visitor guides.
|
Pele: Goddess of Hawaii's Volcanoes
This book, written and illustrated by the incredibly talented Herb Kawainui Kane is the story of Pele, the Volcano Goddess. It is not long, but it is not expensive either. I implore you, if you are buying a guidebook, add this book to your order. You can read it on the plane, or to your children as a bedtime story - and it will give you an insight into the most powerful Goddess in ancient Hawaiian history. After all, Hawaii is much more than white beaches and blue ocean - it is the people, the history, the culture, the concept of "Aina"(land) and the spirituality it holds. This is what makes Hawaii special ... and Pele is a focal point of that. |
|
Most Popular Articles
Current Hawaii Deals Newsletter
Hawaii Lodging Reviews, Lists, and Booking
|
Home
Best Hawaii Hotels
Vacation Packages
Hawaii Entertainment Book
Ask a question
Maui
Oahu
Big Island
Kauai
Lanai and Molokai
General Hawaii Info
Hawaii on a Budget
Hawaii Coupons
Hawaiian Gifts and Products
|
