Product Description

Newly updated and expanded for 2008. Acclaimed for its beautiful photography [over 350 photos] and dozens of highly detailed maps, Driving & Discovering Hawaii: Maui and Molokai is considered a milestone in guidebooks.

Areas of Maui not found in other guides, such as Maui's Upcountry and West Maui's Rugged North Shore, are explored in great detail here. Nor has any guidebook ever before explored the island of Molokai in such a detailed, beautiful and comprehensive manner. Much more a guide to the physical beauty of Maui and Molokai than a guide to hotels and restaurants, every beach on both islands is described in detail and the majority of them are pictured in stunning photography. Five pages of beach charts outline the amenities that each strand offers. Secret beaches, hidden waterfalls and astonishing vistas are all displayed in Driving & Discovering Hawaii: Maui and Molokai in vivid color and with complete directions on how to reach them. Featured sections include Just Picture It!, a 4- page guide to photographing the islands; Best Beaches Maui; Best Beaches Molokai; Best Hikes Maui; Best Hikes Molokai; Best Waterfalls Maui and Molokai; and a 37- page guide to the Hana Drive.

Driving and Discovering Hawaii books are acclaimed for their unique Photo-Finder Feature: no other guidebook or guidebook series anywhere offers this valuable innovation. Each photo is numbered and corresponds to the same number on an adjacent map. This shows the visitor exactly where all of the islands' most beautiful and photogenic sights are located, and allows the visitor to preview ALL accessible areas of the islands before visiting them to make the most of valuable vacation time. Since the author personally wrote this book as well as made all of the 330 photos, he was able to link all of the book's information into one very complete, thorough and comprehensive reference work. This is one guidebook in which the photos are just as valuable a tool for the visitor as the text. The quality of photography and reproduction is excellent: the Eastman Kodak Company is a sponsor.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #785118 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 164 pages

From the Author
Our acclaimed Photo-Finder Feature is unique to our "Driving & Discovering" books: no other guidebook or guidebook series anywhere offers this valuable innovation. Each photo is numbered and corresponds to the same number on an adjacent map. This shows the visitor exactly where all of Maui's and Molokai's most beautiful and photogenic sights are located, and allows the visitor to preview ALL areas of the islands before visiting them to make the most of valuable vacation time. Since I personally wrote this book as well as made all of the 330 photos, I am able to link all of the book's information into one very complete, thorough and comprehensive reference work. This is one guidebook in which the photos are just as valuable a tool for the visitor as the text is. The quality of photography and reproduction is excellent: the Eastman Kodak Company is our sponsor.

About the Author
Richard Sullivan lives in Hilo, Hawaii's Big Island. He was a fine arts major at the State University of New York at Buffalo while working nights in his uncle's photo lab. His first professional photography job was as a freelance papparrazo in Hollywood. The idea for Driving & Discovering Hawaii guides was born out of an assignment for the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine. Unable to locate the beaches and waterfalls the Times wanted him to photograph -even the Hawaii Visitors Bureau didn't know- he eventually found them, and decided a new kind of guidebook was needed. Driving & Discovering Oahu was the first book in the series, and was won the Best Hawaii Guidebook prize in the Hawaii Visitors Bureau/American Airlines Travel Journalism Awards.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Insurance Policy for your 1st Trip
We got this book for our first trip to Maui, what an excellent investment. It helped us plan and easily get to all the places we wanted to visit on the island, plus it helped knowing what to expect. This is a great book, expecially for a first time visitor.

Great book for driving the island
Although Amazon cancelled my order b/c they couldn't locate the book, I bought it once we arrived in Hawaii. The pictures are beautiful and the author brings a lot of insight to the 'out of the way places.' We didn't have a lot of time to plan our 1 day excursion to Maui, but using the book we had a great time. I will add that the maps are OK but you will also need to reference a more detailed map to really get around.

A must-have guide
Richard Sullivan has put together an extremely useful and beautiful guide. I put it to good use during a visit to Molokai, and I'm looking forward to using it during my trip this winter to Maui. Great photos and great details. This book is a must if you visit the islands.