Fodor's Exploring Hawaii, 4th Edition

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Summary: Slim Hawaii guide packed with information
Review: Fodor's Exploring Hawaii is a useful guide, packed with a wealth of information. I like the "exploring" series because the guides have lots of maps, along with pictures, history, art, architecture, and interesting sidebars.

This guide gives an overview of all the main islands, with well-rounded information for all types of travelers. There are tips on beaches, shopping, surfing, birding, etc. The book is slim, so fits easily in a backpack or bag, and includes travel facts with telephone numbers for tourist areas, hotels and restaurants.

Rating:
Summary: Slim Hawaii guide packed with information
Review: Fodor's Exploring Hawaii is a useful guide, packed with a wealth of information. I like the "exploring" series because the guides have lots of maps, along with pictures, history, art, architecture, and interesting sidebars.

This guide gives an overview of all the main islands, with well-rounded information for all types of travelers. There are tips on beaches, shopping, surfing, birding, etc. The book is slim, so fits easily in a backpack or bag, and includes travel facts with telephone numbers for tourist areas, hotels and restaurants.

Rating:
Summary: Slim Hawaii guide packed with information
Review: Fodor's Exploring Hawaii is a useful guide, packed with a wealth of information. I like the "exploring" series because the guides have lots of maps, along with pictures, history, art, architecture, and interesting sidebars.

This guide gives an overview of all the main islands, with well-rounded information for all types of travelers. There are tips on beaches, shopping, surfing, birding, etc. The book is slim, so fits easily in a backpack or bag, and includes travel facts with telephone numbers for tourist areas, hotels and restaurants.

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Summary: Nice Try
Review: I found this book to be too generalized and too vague. I buy a guidebook to get educated and situated and I care about well defined directions. This book contained none of the above. I'm giving it a one for its restaurant listings.

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Summary: Misses the boat
Review: I was surprised how often this book breezed by the important cultural aspects of island life. It read more like a promotional brochure rather than a personalized account of what you'll see. It needs more photograhs. The Oahu section was the one that I liked the best.