Hawai'i: The Best of Paradise An Insiders' Guide to Honolulu and Beyond

by Martin, Betty Woo; Martin, Don W.; Shockley, Bob

• ISBN13: 9780942053418
• ISBN10: 0942053419
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-08
• Publisher: DiscoverGuides

Summary

An upbeat and whimsical insiders' guide to the Aloha State, Hawaii: The Best of Paradise provides a close-up view of Honolulu, plus coverage of the islands of Maui, Kauai, the Big Island, Lanai, and Molokai. "Ten Best" lists in more than 50 categories give visitors all the details they need to find the very best that Hawaii has to offer. Scores of Hawaii guidebooks have been published, yet no other guide approaches the tropical paradise in this unique, opinionated fashion. Readers can discover at the flip of a page the ten best resorts, attractions, restaurants, nightspots, and shopping areas. For those who want to play in the sun, it lists the ten best beaches and the ten best places to snorkel, dive, hike, and bike. Other lists include the ten best places to take hula lessons and the ten best places to snuggle with your sweetie. For visitors on a budget, a "Proud Paupers" chapter points out the ten best free attractions and the cheapest eats and sleeps. In addition, an "unauthorized history" of Hawaii reviews the islands' controversial occupation by outsiders.

Table of Contents

America's paradise
It's okay to love Honolulu	9	(3)
Getting there and about	12	(11)
An unauthorized history	23	(12)
You know you're in Hawai'i when...	35	(1)
The Ten Best things do just because you're in Hawai'i	36	(4)
Superlist: The very best of Hawai'i	40	(2)
PART I: HONOLULU & O'AHU
Discovering Honolulu
Being a tourist in paradise	42	(1)
The Ten Best O'ahu attractions	43	(8)
The next Ten Best attractions	51	(5)
The Ten Best things to do	56	(10)
Dining Honolulu: Not just pineapples & poi
The Ten Very Best restaurants	66	(5)
The Ten Best Asian/Pacific Rim restaurants	71	(5)
The Ten Best specialty restaurants	76	(8)
The best resorts: Paradise with pillows
The Ten Best major resorts	84	(7)
The Ten Best moderately priced resorts	91	(5)
Proud paupers: A budget guide
Frugal fun: The Ten Best free attractions	96	(6)
The Ten Best cheap eats	102	(5)
Ten cheap sleeps	107	(5)
Nightside: What to do after a Hawaiian sunset
The Ten Best shows & concerts	112	(5)
The Ten Best cocktail lounges	117	(5)
Romance & other primal urges
The Ten Best places to snuggle with your sweetie	122	(4)
The ten most romantic restaurants	126	(6)
Credit card abuse: Shopping until you're dropping
The Ten Best malls & shopping areas	132	(4)
Getting physical
The Ten Best walks and hikes	136	(10)
Odd ends: Assorted bits & pieces
The best places to sit & do nothing	146	(4)
The Ten Best vista points and photo angles	150	(4)
The Ten Best specialty guides	154	(2)
Easy listening: The Ten Best radio stations	156	(3)
The best of the rest of O'ahu
Driving O'ahu	159	(7)
O'ahu's Ten Best beaches	166	(5)
PART II: THE OUTER ISLANDS
Maui
Is it really wowie?	171	(2)
Driving Maui	173	(6)
The Ten Best attractions	179	(7)
The Ten Best activities	186	(7)
The Ten Best restaurants	193	(6)
The Ten Best resorts	199	(8)
The Big Island
Plenty of room for paradise	207	(3)
Circling Hawai'i	210	(41)
The Ten Best things to see & do	251	(7)
Ten interesting restaurants	258
Ten interesting pillow places	234	(7)
Kaua'i
Paradise in a garden	241	(3)
Driving Kaua'i	244	(7)
The Ten Best things to see & do	251	(7)
Ten interesting restaurants	258	(4)
Five fine resorts	262	(4)
Moloka'i
Hawai'i the way it was	266	(3)
The very best of Moloka'i	269	(12)
Lana'i
Posh resorts, not pineapples	281	(3)
The very best of Lana'i	284