Mauna Kea: A Guide to Hawaii's Sacred Mountain

by David A. Byrne and Leslie Lang

Book Overview

Rising 14,000 feet into the clear skies of the Big Island of Hawai'i, Mauna Kea is a special place -- a sacred mountain to be approached with reverence and respect. Beneath Mauna Kea's often... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935690361
• ISBN13: 9781935690368
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Watermark Publishing
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Surpassed Expectations

I purchased this book for my husband. He was very pleased. We are going back to the Big Island and the book will be of great use to him. It was more informative than I had expected. It was loaded with photos too. I am quite pleased with this purchase.

Mauna Kea Review

The book overall tells alot about the history of Mauna Kea, it's legends, and history. There is an excellent section on each Observatory on Mauna Kea, but, that section of the book needs updating, as it keeps referring to new, updated equiptment, arriving in 2006. Otherwise, it's a great read about the Volcano and all it has to offer.

Excellent Book For Your Trip To The Big Island!

My husband and I bought this book before exploring the mountain on our visit to the Big Island. What a fabulous book! It was easy to reference and made our trip so much more enjoyable. We knew where to go and what we were looking at. It gave a lot of background on Hawaiian history and the significance the mountain has to the Hawaiian people. This made our visit to Mauna Kea very pleasurable. I would highly recommend it if you on your way to the Big Island!