Maui Revealed

by Doughty, Andrew; Friedman, Harriett

• ISBN13: 9780963942975
• ISBN10: 0963942972
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Wizard Pubns

Summary

"USA Today" calls this resource, "an authoritative and in-depth look at all that the island offers." The author is a resident who personally reviews every facet of Maui. From restaurants to helicopter companies to scuba diving to beaches to trails, he shows visitors the best Maui has to offer.

Table of Contents

About This Book	9	(2)
Introduction	11	(10)
How It Began	11	(3)
The First Settlers	14	(1)
Hawai'i's First Tour Guide?	15	(1)
Kalolopahu--Olowalu's Day of Infamy	16	(1)
The Outside World Discovers Hawai'i	17	(2)
Kamehameha the Great	19	(1)
Modern Hawai'i	19	(2)
The Basics	21	(23)
Getting Here	21	(1)
What to Bring	22	(1)
Getting Around	22	(3)
Rental Cars	22	(2)
Four Wheel Drive Jeeps	24	(1)
Motorcycles and Scooters	24	(1)
Exotic Cars	25	(1)
Buses	25	(1)
Getting Married on Maui	25	(1)
Weather	26	(2)
Geography	28	(1)
Where Should I Stay?	29	(2)
Is Maui Too Expensive?	31	(1)
Hazards	31	(5)
The Sun	31	(1)
Water Hazards	32	(1)
Ocean Critters	32	(1)
Bugs	33	(1)
Swimming in Streams	34	(1)
Dehydration	35	(1)
Sugar Harvesting	35	(1)
Frogs	35	(1)
Traffic	36	(1)
Grocery Stores	36	(1)
Traveling with Children	36	(1)
The People	36	(2)
The Hawaiian Language	38	(3)
Quick Pidgin Lesson	40	(1)
Music	41	(1)
The Hula	41	(1)
Books	42	(1)
The Internet	42	(1)
Miscellaneous Information	42	(1)
A Word About Driving Tours	43	(1)
West Maui Sights	44	(21)
Ma'alaea to Lahaina	44	(3)
Lahaina Town	47	(2)
Ka'anapali to Kapalua	49	(6)
Past Kapalua; Over the Top	55	(1)
The Green Flash	55	(8)
West Maui Shopping	63	(1)
West Maui Best Bets	64	(1)
Central Maui Sights	65	(7)
Wailuku	65	(3)
Kahului	68	(1)
The Valley of Sugar	68	(2)
Pa'ia	70	(1)
Central Maui Shopping	71	(1)
Central Maui Best Bets	71	(1)
Hana Highway Sights	72	(30)
Can a Rental Car Go All The Way/	73	(1)
Driving the Road	74	(1)
Waterfalls	75	(1)
A Few Basics	76	(1)
Pa'ia to Highway 360	77	(1)
On Highway 360	77	(3)
Kamehameha Fights to the Death	80	(4)
Ke'anae to Nahiku	84	(4)
Nahiku	88	(1)
Nahiku to Hana	89	(4)
Wai'anapanapa Black Sand Beach	93	(1)
Hana	94	(1)
Hana Bay	95	(1)
Red Sand Beach	96	(2)
Koki Beach	98	(1)
Hamoa Beach	98	(1)
Dining in Hana	99	(2)
Hana Highway Best Bets	101	(1)
Southeast Maui Sights	102	(14)
Kipahulu	102	(4)
'Ohe'o Gulch--AKA Seven Sacred Pools	106	(2)
Pipiwai Trail	108	(2)
Past the Park	110	(1)
Where legends come to die	111	(4)
Southeast Maui Best Bets	115	(1)
Haleakala & Upcountry Sights	116	(13)
Upcountry	116	(2)
Ha'iku	118	(1)
Makawao	118	(1)
Why are the days 24 hours long? Thank Maui	119	(1)
Kula	120	(1)
Haleakala National Park	120	(1)
Sunrise from Haleakala--Is it really that good?	121	(2)
Haleakala Summit	123	(5)
Inside the Crater	128	(1)
Haleakala & Upcountry Best Bets	128	(1)
South Maui Sights	129	(11)
Ma'alaea	129	(3)
Kihei	132	(1)
Wailea	133	(1)
Makena	134	(1)
Molokini	135	(2)
When was the last eruption of Haleakala?	137	(1)
La Perouse Bay	137	(2)
South Maui Shopping	139	(1)
South Maui Best Bets	139	(1)
Offshore Islands	140	(8)
Kaho'olawe	140	(2)
Lana'i	142	(2)
Moloka'i	144	(4)
Beaches	148	(25)
Activities	173	(57)
Biking	174	(2)
Boogie Boarding	176	(1)
Camping	177	(1)
Fishing	178	(1)
Golf	179	(7)
(Powered) Hang Gliders	186	(2)
Helicopters	188	(3)
Hiking	191	(12)
Horseback Riding	203	(2)
Kayak	205	(1)
Jet Ski	206	(1)
Land Tours	206	(1)
Ocean Tours	206	(10)
Parasailing	216	(1)
SCUBA Diving	216	(6)
Snorkeling	222	(2)
SNUBA	224	(1)
Submarine	224	(1)
Surfing	225	(2)
Whale Watching	227	(1)
Windsurfing	228	(2)
Adventures	230	(14)
La Perouse Bay Lava/Snorke/Hike	230	(2)
The Four Falls of Na'ili'ili-haele	232	(2)
Mountain Bike Haleakala's Spine	234	(2)
Hike to the Heart of an Eruption	236	(2)
Day Trip to Moloka'i's Kalaupapa	238	(1)
Take Your Own Boat to Molokini	238	(1)
Hike in a Lava Tube	239	(1)
Come Sail Away	240	(1)
Try a Night or Scooter Dive	240	(1)
Haleakala Crater Grand Loop	241	(2)
Kayak to an Unnamed Beach	243	(1)
Dining	244	(35)
Index of Restaurants	245	(1)
Island Fish	246	(1)
Lu'au Foods	247	(1)
West Maui Restaurants	248	(10)
South Maui Restaurants	258	(9)
Central Maui Restaurants	267	(4)
Restaurants Elsewhere	271	(3)
Nightlife	274	(1)
Lu'aus	275	(1)
Dinner Shows	276	(2)
Dinner Cruises	278	(1)
Where to Stay	279	(19)
Index of Hotels and condominiums	280	(2)
West Maui Hotels and Condominiums	282	(7)
South Maui Hotels and Condominiums	289	(6)
Central Maui Hotels and Condominiums	295	(1)
Hotels and Condominiums Elsewhere	296	(1)
Rental Agents	297	(1)
Index	298