Hawai'I

by Tregaskis, Moana; Levin, Wayne; Chesley, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781878867698
• ISBN10: 1878867695
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-10-01
• Publisher: Fodors Travel Pubns

Summary

Discover Hawai'i with aCompass The best of the resorts, restaurants, golf courses, camping, museums, and festivals Detailed color maps of the islands and major towns Essays on surfing, leis, Hawaiian music, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and more Glossary of Hawaiian terms and basic vocabulary Spectacular paintings and archival illustrations Literary extracts from Captain Cook, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack London, and others "...No writer has ever attempted so effectively to capture the beauty and mystique of the islands, past and present, in words and pictures" --Copley News Service "...The color photographs by Wayne Levin and Paul Chesley resonate with the spirit of the place. It's a visual feast." --Hawaii Magazine

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Facts

Overview

Map of Hawaiian Islands

Introduction

History and Culture

Geology

Geography

Polynesian Voyagers Hawaiians

Early Captain James Cook

Kamehameha the Great Whalers and Missionaries

Rise of Sugar Annexation Tourism

Begins Pan Am and Tourism

Modern Hawai'i Evolves

Mass Tourism Hawai'i's People

Hawaiian Culture Hawai'i -- Big Island

Map of Hawai'i,

The Big Island History

Hilo Map of Hilo Puna

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Ka'u and the Road to Kona South Kona Coast

Map of South Kona Coast

Map of North Kona Coast

Kealakekua Bay North Kona

North Kohala Waimea: the Parker

Ranch Hamakua Coast

Waipi'o Valley

Mauna Kea Maui -- Valley Island

Map of Maui History Central

Maui Kahului Wailuku 'Iao Valley State Park

West Maui Ma'alaea Lahaina Ka'anapali

Napili Bay and Kapalua East

Maui Kihe'i and Wailea Road to Hana

Hana Beyond Hana

Upcountry Maui Haleakala

National Park Lana'i -- Privacy Island

Map of Lana'i History Lana'i City

Munro Trail and Mount Lana'ihale

North Lana'i South Lana'i

Moloka'i -- Lonely, Friendly Isle

Map of Moloka'i History Central

Moloka'i Kalaupapa

Leper Colony East

Moloka'i West Moloka'i

Moloka'i Ranch

Moloka'i Ranch Wildlife Park

Hale O Lono Beach Kaluako'i and Kepuhi Beach

Papohaku Beach Mo'omomi

Beach Honolulu and Waikiki Waikiki

How it All Began

Contemporary Waikiki

Map of Waikiki Diamond

Head Honolulu

Map of Greater Honolulu 'Iolani Palace

Kawaiahao Church Mission Houses

Museum State Capitol

Map of Downtown Honolulu Aloha

Tower and Honolulu

Harbor Upland Valleys and Punchbowl

CraterPearl Harbor

Map of Ford Island Greater

O'ahu -- Gathering Place

Map of O'ahu History

Southeast O'ahu Windward

O'ahu Central O'ahu

North Shore Leeward O'ahu

Kaua'i -- Garden Island

Map of Kaua'i History

South Kaua'i Lihu'e and Vicinity Old

Koloa Sugar Mill Poipu Beaches

Waimea Waimea Canyon Koke'e State

Park Mount Wai'ale'ale

Kalalau Lookout West Kaua'i Northwest

Kaua'i/Na Pali Coast East

Kaua'iNorth Shore Hanalei

Plateau and Bay Lumaha'i

Beach and Beyond Flora and Fauna Flora

Birds Mammals Surfing

Where to Catch Waves Big Wave

Board Surng Competitions General Information

Area Code Getting

There Getting Around in the Islands Climate

Disabled Visitor

Information Recommended

Tours Golfing in ParadiseFood, Lodging, & Activities

Eating Hawaiian Style

About Food and Lodging

Hawai'i Kaua'i Lana'i Maui Moloka'i Oahu

Recommended Reading

Glossary

Index

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.