Hidden Hawaii: The Adventurer's Guide

by Ray Riegert

Book Overview

Winner of the Lowell Thomas Award for Best Guide Book, this guide is perfect for anyone planning a trip to the islands. Provides insider information to the real Hawaii including the most recent... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569750181
• ISBN13: 9781569750186
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Ulysses Press
• Length: 468 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

When you are headed to Lana'i

Good luck finding Island information when you are headed for a small Hawaiian Island. Only this book had the information we were looking for! Before we left, we were booked into one of Lanai's two B & B's and tore out the pages pertinent to our destination. Most people when they go to Lanai tend to stay at one of the two Four Season's resorts. We prefer the small hotel/ B & B route. Lanai has one of each. The newly remodeled Lanai Hotel right on the town square, and 'Dreams come true', our B & B. We got a very good feel for local life. Lanai has a population of 2500 people, a mixture of Korean, Japanese, Hawaiian, and Caucasians, most of whom came to work on the pineapple plantations 'the company'. Now the 'company' is the Four Season's hotel. We go to the island for the local life, and to go off--roading. Most of the roads here are unpaved FUN! This guidebook offers plenty of information about the small eateries, shops, and roads that we needed, all in a few pages we could tuck into our suitcase.

I can't find my keys

If you're looking for something and can't find it...It probably dosen't want or need to be found. Ghandi...or Pee Wee Herman. I wanted more pictures of the nude beaches.

Explore Hidden Hawaii

Ray Riegert's Hidden Hawaii: Including Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Lanai, Molokai, and the Big Island (Hidden Travel) published by Ulysses Press incorporates full-bleed photos of the Pacific Ocean, lava flows, on the outside and inside of the book. I claimed this travel guide from the Mini Book Expo for Bloggers because my husband and I have been talking about a vacation to Hawaii since before we got married six years ago. Ideally, that would have been our honeymoon of choice, but money was unavailable at the time for that kind of vacation, so we went somewhere closer for our honeymoon--Jamaica. Now that we are older and wiser and are willing to plan ahead, we are looking toward our goal, Hawaii, and hopefully, Kauai. This travel guide is larger than I would like to take along with me on the streets as a handbook for exploration, but then again I carry a large SLR and other photographic equipment. However, this book does have a lot to offer tourists interested in a trip to the island chain. The white and green pages provide readers with a crisp, clean page to read, and the contents are broken down by island--Oahu, Big Island, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, and Kauai. One of the best parts of this travel guide is that it not only tells the reader the touristy locations that are "must see," but also the hidden aspects of the islands. For instance, in Waikiki, one of the most well-known attractions is Diamond Head. One of the hidden treasures of Waikiki highlighted in the book, which peaked my interest, is Queen Kapiolani Hibiscus Garden where tour buses do not have a place to stop, but tourists can spend the day in splendor picnicking. Hidden Hawaii not only describes the major hotel chains in Hawaii, but some of the smaller hotels and bed and breakfasts. It also contains green and white maps broken down by particular regions and various coastlines, which will help tourists orient themselves. Some of the maps outline streets, and many of them are dotted with attractions. I would love to see the Star of the Sea Painted Church on the Big Island for myself, which is another of the hidden treasures that can be found in this book. According to the book, a Belgian priest painted murals of religious scenes inside the church, which reminded me of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling in Italy painted by Michelangelo. This church must be a sight to see. From outdoor activities like kayaking in the ocean to hiking to tennis, this book has something for everyone, even those just interested in lying on the beaches and getting a suntan. There are favorite tourist night spots and those that are hidden. My husband and I enjoyed looking through the book and picking out the hidden spots and the more well-known spots we would like to see on our trip someday, but we were a bit disappointed that there weren't too many photos of the islands and some the parks, destinations, museums, activities, and the like. All of the photos in the book are at the beginning. If I had to pick a drawback, t

**BEST GUIDE When you have time to enjoy Hawaii

My wife & I lived on Oahu for 3 years and frequently traveled to the neighbor islands as well. We scored everytime we used the book. Great tips on standard tourist info, but the strength is on the items marked "hidden." When you have a little more time than the average molohini (visitor), the "hidden" suggestions are always worth the effort!If you can't have fun with this guide, you can't have fun!PS: Hidden Florida & Hidden California guides worked for us as well!

Explore Hawaii with confidence!

Upon learning that my husband and I were traveling to Hawaii, a friend loaned us her copy of "Hidden Hawaii". Exploring the "Big Island" was an adventure that holds some anxiety. We were able to visit areas we might have been hesitant to explore without the knowlege provided by the author. The tips on the facilities available at each location as well the information regarding the water activities were invaluable to us our entire visit.