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Table Of Contents
  • ABOUT THIS BOOK 9

  • INTRODUCTION 11
    How it Began 11
    The First Settlers 14
    The Outside World Discovers Hawai'i 17
    Kamehameha the Great 18
    Modern Hawai'i 19

  • THE BASICS 21
    Getting Here 21
    What to Bring 22
    Getting Around 22
    Getting Married on Maui 25
    Weather 26
    Geography 29
    Where Should I Stay? 30
    Is Maui too Expensive? 30
    Hazards 31
    Traveling With Children (Keiki) 35
    Some Terms 36
    Hawaiian Time 36
    Shaka 36
    The Hawaiian Language 37
    Music 40
    The Hula 40
    Books 41
    The Internet 41
    A Note on Personal Responsibility 42
    Miscellaneous Information 42
    A Word About Driving Tours
    43

  • WEST MAUI SIGHTS 44
    Ma'alaea to Lahaina 44
    Lahaina Town 47
    Ka'anapali to Kapalua 50
    Past Kapalua; Over the Top 55
    West Maui Shopping 63
    West Maui Best Bets 64

  • CENTRAL MAUI SIGHTS 65
    Wailuku 65
    Kahului 68
    The Valley of Sugar 68
    Pa'ia 70
    Central Maui Shopping 71
    Central Maui Best Bets 71

  • HANA HIGHWAY SIGHTS 72
    Can a Rental Car go all the Way? 73
    Driving the Road 74
    Waterfalls 74
    A Few Basics 75
    Pa'ia to Highway 360 77
    On Highway 360 77
    Ke'anae to Nahiku 83
    Nahiku 88
    Dining Outside of Hana 89
    Nahiku to Hana 89
    Wai'anapanapa Black Sand Beach 91
    Hana 93
    Hana Bay 93
    Red Sand Beach 94
    Koki Beach 96
    Hamoa Beach 97
    Dining in Hana 98
    Also in Hana 99
    Hana Highway Best Bets 99

  • SOUTHEAST MAUI SIGHTS 100
    Kipahulu 100
    'Ohe'o Gulch-AKA Seven Sacred Pools 103
    Pipiwai Trail 106
    Past the Park 107
    Southeast Maui Best Bets 113

  • HALEAKALA & UPCOUNTRY SIGHTS 114
    Upcountry 114
    Ha'iku 116
    Makawao 116
    Kula 117
    Haleakala National Park 118
    Haleakala Summit 121
    Inside the Crater 125
    Haleakala & Upcountry Shopping 126
    Haleakala & Upcountry Best Bets 126

  • SOUTH MAUI SIGHTS 127
    Ma'alaea 127
    Kihei 130
    Wailea 130
    Makena 132
    Molokini 133
    La Perouse Bay 134
    South Maui Shopping 136
    South Maui Best Bets 137

  • OFFSHORE ISLANDS 138
    Kaho'olawe 138
    Lana'i 140
    Moloka'i 142

  • BEACHES 146
    Beach Safety 147
    West Maui Beaches 149
    South Maui Beaches 158
    The Bottom of Maui 169
    Hana Beaches 168
    The North Shore of Haleakala–From Hana to Central Maui 168

  • ACTIVITIES 170
    ATVs 171
    Biking 171
    Boogie Boarding 175
    Camping 175
    Fishing 176
    Gliders 177
    Golfing 178
    (Powered) Hang Gliders 184
    Helicopters / Airplane Tours 186
    Hiking 189
    Horseback Riding 203
    Jet Ski 205
    Kayak 206
    Land Tours 206
    Ocean Tours 207
    Parasailing 217
    SCUBA 217
    Snorkeling 224
    SNUBA 227
    Spas 227
    Submarines 227
    Surfing 228
    Whale Watching 230
    Windsurfing / Kiteboarding 231
    Ziplines 233


  • ADVENTURES 235
    Spear an Invasive Fish 235
    The Four Falls of Na'ili'ili-haele 237
    Mountain Bike Haleakala's Spine 238
    Day Trip to Moloka'i's Kalaupapa 240
    Take Your Own Boat to Molokini 240
    Hike in a Lava Tube 241
    Try a Night or Scooter Dive 241
    Haleakala Crater Grand Loop 243
    Hike the Lava Fields to an Unnamed Beach 244
    Swimming With Sharks 246

  • ISLAND DINING 248
    Island Dining Index 248
    Island Fish & Seafood 250
    Lu'au Foods 251
    Other Island Foods 251
    West Maui Dining 252
    South Maui Dining 264
    Central Maui Dining 275
    Dining Elsewhere 280
    Island Nightlife 282
    Lu'au 283
    Dinner Shows 285
    Dinner Cruises 287
    Dinner on a Beach 287

  • WHERE TO STAY 288
    Condos 288
    Hotels 289
    A Few Ground Rules 289
    Where are the Rest? 290
    Where should I stay? 291
    Rental Agents 292
    Where to Stay Index 293
    Kapalua 296
    Napili 297
    Kahana 297
    Honokowai 298
    Ka'anapali 298
    Lahaina 300
    Ma'alaea 300
    North Kihei 301
    South Kihei 301
    Wailea 302
    Kahului 304
    Accommodations Elsewhere 304
    Hana 304

  • INDEX 306



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