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Big Island of Hawaii Handbook (Including Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the Kona Coast, and Waipio Valley) PDF

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ISLAND BIG I I including HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, THE KONA COAST, AND WAIPIO VALLEY .D. BISIQNANi ISLAND BIG HAWAII OF HANDBOOK including HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, THE KONA COAST,AND WA1PIO VALLEY ISLAND BIG HAWAII OF HANDBOOK including HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, THE KONA COAST, AND WAIPIO VALLEY SECOND EDITION J.D. BISIGNANI MOON PUBLICATIONSINC. BIG ISLANDOF HAWAII HANDBOOK SECONDEDITION Pleasesendallcomments, Publishedby corrections,additions, MoonPublications,Inc. amendments,andcritiquesto: P.O.Box3040 Chico,California95927-3040,USA J.D.BISIGNANI MOONPUBLICATIONS,INC. Printedby P.O.BOX3040 ColorcraflLtd.,HongKong CHICO,CA95927-3040,USA © TextandillustrationscopyrightJ.D.Bisignani1994. © AMlalprisghctospyrreisgehrtveJd..D.BisignaniandMoonPublicationsInc.1994. Prin1tsitnegdHiitsitoorny—September1990 Allrightsreserved. ReprintedApril1992 Somephotosandillustrationsareusedbypermissionandare 2ndedition-June1994 thepropertyoftheoriginalcopyrightowners. ReprintedSeptember1994 AllphotosbyJ.D.Bisignaniunlessotherwisenoted. ReprintedMarch1995 ReprintedNovember1995 LibraryofCongressCataloginginPublicationData Bisignani,J.D.,1947- BigIslandofHawaiiHandbook/J.D.Bisignani--2nded. p. cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN1-56691-006-4: 1. HawaiiIsland(Hawaii)—Guidebooks. I.Title,II.Title:Bigislandhandbook. DU628.H28B57 1994 93-39522 919.69'1044—dc20 CIP Editor:DonRoot CopyEditor:ElizabethKim Production&Design:NancyKennedy,DavidHurst Cartographers:BobRace,BrianBardwell Index:MarkArends CoverArt: WhisperoftheNightWindbyRoyTabora, courtesyofKahnGalleries,4569KukuiSt.,Kapaa,Kauai,HI96746 DistributedinUnitedStatesbyPublishersGroupWest. PrintedinHongKong. Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybetranslatedorreproducedinanyform,exceptbriefextractsby areviewerforthepurposeofareview,withoutwrittenpermissionofthecopyrightowner. Althoughtheauthorandpublisherhavemadeeveryefforttoensurethattheinformationwascorrectatthe timeofgoingtopress,theauthorandpublisherdonotassumeandherebydisclaimanyliabilitytoanyparty foranylossordamagecausedbyerrors,omissions,oranypotentialtraveldisruptionduetolabororfinancial difficulty,whethersucherrorsoromissionsresultfromnegligence,accident,oranyothercause. WARNING:Nothinginthisbookisintendedtobeusedfornavigation.Marinersareadvisedtoconsultofficial sailingdirectionsandnauticalcharts. to r ^fyfadamePeleandallwomen ofheart ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Writing the acknowledgments for a book is Bureau; DonnaJung, DonnaJung and As- supercharged with energy. It's atimewhen sociates,who hasshowedconfidencein me you lookforward, hopefully,toabrightfuture sincedayone;HaunaniVieira, DollarRentA foryourwork,andatimewhenyou reflecton Car; Keoni Wagner, Hawaiian Airlines; Jim allthathasgoneintoproducingit. Mostlyit'sa andJohnCostello;Dr.Terryand NancyCar- timetosaythankyou.Thankyouforthegrace olan; Elizabeth Demotte, Ritz-Carlton Mauna necessarytocarryoutthetask,andthankyou Lani;BarbaraSchonley, DestinationMolokai; toallthewonderfulpeoplewhoseeffortshave Elisa Josephsohn, Public Relations; Faith helpedsomuchalongtheway.Tothefollow- Ogawa, for helping me keepthefaith; Carol ingpeople, offermymostsincerethankyou. Zahorsky, FourSeasons Resort;JoyceMat- I Firstly, to the Moon staff, professionals sumoto, Halekulani;JeanneDatz, Hilton Ho- everyone.Astimehaspassed,andonebook tels; Nancy Daniels, Kahala Hilton; Dianne hasfollowedanother,they'vebecomeamaz- Doer, KonaHilton; Rudy Bosma, Lanai City ingly adeptattheirwork, tothe pointwhere Service; DonnTakahashiandCarol Dawson, theirmasteryisamarveltowatch. Maui Prince Hotel; Dennis Costa, Maui Hill; Iwouldalsoliketothankthefollowingpeo- Kim Marshall, Grand Wailea Resort; Sheila ple fortheirspecial help and consideration: Donnelly, DianaReutter,JulieChar,Sweetie Dr. Greg Leo, an adventurer and environ- Aiwohi Nelson, Deborah Sharkey of Sheila mentalistwho hasdone remarkablefield re- Donnelly & Associates; Sandi Kato-Klutke, search and provided me with invaluable in- Aston Kauai Beach Villa; BarbaraSheehan, formation aboutthe unique floraand fauna Sheraton MoanaSurfrider;SallyProctor,As- of Hawaii; Roger Roseofthe Bishop Muse- tonHotels;NormManzione,Suntrips;Renee um;LeeWild, Hawaiian MissionHousesMu- CochranandWillTitus,ColonyResorts;Linda seum; Marilyn Nicholson, State Foundation Darling-Mann, Coco Palms Resort. Toallof of Culture and the Arts; the Hawaii Visitors you, mydeepestaloha. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 PUNA 201 TheLand 6 HawaiiBeltRoad—HilotoVolcanoes. . . 203 Climate 11 Route130andtheSoutheastCoast 204 . . . FloraandFauna 14 HAWAIIVOLCANOES History 23 NATIONALPARK 213 Government 43 Economy 44 Introduction 213 People 50 KilaueaCaldera 218 Language 58 ChainofCratersRoad 224 Religion 65 Practicalities 226 Conduct 70 KONA 233 OUTANDABOUT 73 Kailua-KonaandVicinity 235 CampingAndHiking 73 CentralandSouthKona 264 SportsAnd Recreation 78 KAU 278 ArtsandCrafts 92 SightsandBeaches 279 Shopping 100 Practicalities 285 Festivals,Holidays,andEvents 104 Accommodations 108 SOUTHKOHALA 288 Foodand Drink 114 TheCoast 290 GettingThere 123 Practicalities 295 GettingAround 135 WAIMEA(KAMUELA) 306 HealthandWell-being 143 Sights 308 WhattoTake 148 InformationandServices 151 Practicalities 312 NORTHKOHALA 318 HILO 155 SightsandBeaches 155 Sights,Beaches,andTowns 320 Practicalities 167 Practicalities 326 THESADDLEROAD 180 BOOKLIST 329 MaunaKea 181 GLOSSARY 337 HAMAKUACOAST 185 ACCOMMODATIONSINDEX 341 HonomutoLaupahoehoe 185 RESTAURANTINDEX 342 HonokaatoKukuihaele 190 WaipioValley 193 INDEX 344 MAPS BigIslandCampgrounds 75 LandOwnership 48 BigIslandProfile 7 NorthKohala 319 BigIslandRegions 4 NorthKona 234 BigIslandSnorkeling 82 PacificCrossroads 124 CentralAndSouthKona 265 PolynesianTriangle 26 HamakuaCoast 186 Puna 202 Hawaii(TheBigIsland) 3 SaddleRoad,The 182 Hilo 156 SenatorialDistricts HiloVicinity 163 andHouseDistricts 44 InterislandAirRoutes 129 SouthKohala 289 Kailua-Kona 236 VolcanoesNationalPark 214 Kau 280 Waimea(Kamuela) 307 MAP SYMB^OLS ^hm FREEWAY ^__ LARGE TOWN OR CITY MAIN HIGHWAY TOWN OR VILLAGE SECONDARY ROAD POINT OF INTEREST JEEP TRAIL STATE OR BEACH PARK I"-; FOOT TRAIL HEIAU (T) HIGHWAY NUMBER CAMPGROUND WATER MOUNTAIN HOTEL/ACCOMMODATION AIRPORT CHARTS AverageMaximum/Minimum Big IslandTennisCourts 89 . TemperatureandRainfall 12 Hawaii'sPopulation . . . . 51 Big IslandGolfCourses 86-87 MetricSystem 153 SPECIAL TOPICS ArtInformation 99 CapsulePidgin . . . 60 CapsuleHawaiian 62-64 Kukui(Candlenut) 145 ABBREVIATIONS 4WD=four-wheeldrive p/w=perweek HVB=HawaiiVisitorsBureau RT=roundtrip incl.=included St. Mon.=StateMonument p/d=perday YH=youthhostel p/h=perhour

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