Unofficial Guide to Hawaii (Unofficial Guides) - Softcover

Hoekstra, David; Carroll, Marcie; Carroll, Rick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764565702 ISBN 13: 9780764565700

Publisher: Wiley, 2002

Synopsis

The Unofficial Guides are the "Consumer Reports" of travel guides, offering candid evaluations of their destinations' attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, sports, and more, all rated and ranked by a team of unbiased inspectors so even the most compulsive planners can be sure they're spending their time and money wisely. Each guide addresses the needs of everyone from families to business travelers, with handy charts that demonstrate how each place stacks up against the competition. Plus, all the details are pulled out so they're extremely easy to scan.

In The Unofficial Guide to Hawaii you'll get the inside story on the islands' top attractions, such as Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the Polynesian Cultural Center, the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, and more, plus tips on travel packages, beaches, adventure outings, and golf. All the major hotels, resorts, and restaurants are rated and ranked for value and quality, and we've explored all the details of Hawaiian nightlife, from luaus to the legendary Don Ho. Also includes:
* A complete guide to exploring the islands, including the best beaches, scenic drives, and rain forest walks
* The inside story on shopping for aloha shirts, local art, and Hawaiian music
* How to discover truly authentic Hawaiian culture, with tips on enjoying Hawaiian regional cuisine
* The best places to golf, hike, dive, snorkel, and surf
* Proven strategies for getting the best hotel rates, plus tips on enjoying Hawaii with kids

About this title

From the Back Cover

From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World

"A Tourist's Best Friend!" ?Chicago Sun-Times

"Indispensable" ?The New York Times

The Top 10 Ways The Unofficial Guide to Hawai'i Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip:

1. Information that's candid, critical, and totally objective
2. Major hotels and resorts rated and ranked for value and quality of rooms ? plus proven strategies for getting the best rates
3. More than 80 restaurants reviewed in detail and rated, with tips on Hawai'i Regional Cuisine
4. The inside story on the top attractions: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Polynesian Cultural Center, the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Haleakala National Park, and more
5. A complete guide to exploring the islands, including the best beaches, scenic drives, and rain forest walks
6. Tips on enjoying Hawai'i with the kids
7. The inside story on shopping for aloha shirts, local art, and Hawaiian music
8. All the details on nightlife, from luaus to the legendary Don Ho
9. The best places to golf, hike, dive, snorkel, and surf
10. How to discover truly authentic Hawaiian culture

Get the unbiased truth on hundreds of hotels, restaurants, attractions, and more in The Unofficial Guide to Hawai'i ? the resource that helps you save money, save time, and make your trip the best it can be.

About the Author

Rick Carroll, AUTHOR OF MANY HAWAII BOOKS, is the creator of the best-selling Hawaii’s Best Spooky Tales series and Madame Pele: True Encounters with Hawaii’s Fire Goddess. A former daily journalist at the San Francisco Chronicle, Rick wrote award-winning travel and feature stories about Hawaii and the Pacific for the Honolulu Advertiser and United Press International. He is a contributing editor for Hawaii magazine, and his stories appear on the Internet at www..hawaii.rr.com. His new book, IZ, Voice of a Nation: the Biography of Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole, is now in national release.

Marcie Rasmussen Carroll, freelance travel writer and former communications director for the Hawaii Convention and Visitors Bureau, wrote political, environmental, and other news for the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury-News, and United Press International in Atlanta. She was a Journalism Fellow in Asian studies at University of Hawaii and in energy studies at Stanford University.
Together, the Carrolls, who moved to Windward Oahu in 1983, collected and edited the anthology Travelers Tales Hawaii: True Stories of the Island Spirit, which one reviewer praised as “the best collection of contemporary Hawaii travel stories.”

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0764565702
• ISBN 13: 9780764565700
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 480