Product Description

Snorkel Hawaii The Big Island (3rd edition) is the one and only guidebook exclusively devoted to snorkeling on the Big Island. No other guide comes close to the level of snorkeling detail provided here. Take SHTBI, along with a good general guidebook of your choice, and you'll have all the details you need for a great vacation! Now revised and expanded, with full color maps, as well as beach and fish pictures! From a colorful cover to 37 accurate maps and details on 60 snorkeling sites, SHTBI draws you into the fascinating underwater world that shouldn't be missed by anyone touring the Big Island. As Dave Barry says: When you finally see what goes on underwater, you realize that you've been missing the whole point of the ocean--it's like going to the circus and staring at the outside of the tent. An award-winning book designer contributed a sophisticated, yet readable style to the cover and interior. It's worth going to the Big Island just to swim and snorkel, and Snorkel Hawaii The Big Island is the snorkeling buddy you want to have along.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49431 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
Detailed and accurate maps and charts can put even a hopeless twit in the right spot for a delightful snorkeling adventure, and the text leaves readers with a sense of history, Hawaiian culture, geography, oceanography and aloha...the Malinowskis have achieved a rare balance in presenting essential elementary information to help beginners, and insightful revelations to keep experts interested. With simple prose that is eloquent with aloha, their books are extended love letters to Hawaii s best reefs. --Greg Ambrose, Honolulu Star-Bulletin

About the Author
Judy and Mel Malinowski love to snorkel. They have sought out great snorkeling and cultural experiences for many years, traveling to 70-some countries from Anguilla to Zanzibar in the process. Although they are certified Scuba divers, the lightness and freedom of snorkeling keeps it their favorite recreation. They also enjoy surface diving, sailing and windsurfing. Mel, Judy and their three children have hosted students and cultural exchange visitors from Bosnia, Brazil, China, Germany, New Zealand, Serbia, and Turkey in their home, and helped hundreds of other families enrich their lives through cultural exchange. Working with exchange students and traveling as much as their businesses allow has encouraged their interest in the study of languages, from Mandarin Chinese to Hawaiian. They are graduates of Stanford University. Mel and Judy live in South Kohala on the island of Hawaii.

Customer Reviews

Snorkel the Big Island
I had previously used the 1996 edition of Snorkel Hawaii and was quite happy to see the improvements to this edition. Color pictures of locations and entry points. Some very nice pictures of reef fish as well. I am looking forward to checking out some of the many added beaches in this version, especially in North Kona.

The snorkeling sites that I have visited are described accurately; Kealakeakua Bay, 2-Step, Kauna'oa Beach, White Sands. This is a very good book for sorting out beaches and snorkeling sites on the Big Island.

BTW, The author describes Kekaha Kai Park as a "VERY bumpy access road". A few months ago, we got nearly to the beach on this road and found where someone had drained their engine oil on one of the bumps.

Great book
My wife and I love to snorkel but always have difficulty finding and safely accessing good spots. We have been thinking about visiting Hawaii next year and purchased this book to get ready for the trip. The book contains everything we needed to pick out the best spots for our abilities and interests. It also contains many helpful hints on equipment and techniques. We have snorkeled the Caribbean islands and Bermuda quite a bit and have never found a guide that was even close to this. Can't wait to go!

Best Big Island snorkel guide
My spouse and I have used the Malinowskis' snorkel guides for both Hawaii and Maui. To us, these guide books are invaluable. Snorkel sites are not "created equal." The Malinowskis tell you which sites are best in terms of what's to see and ease of entry. They also give you insight about best times to visit the site, and safety issues to be aware of. Snorkel Hawaii and their other guides are MUSTS for those who want to experience the beautiful under-water side of the Hawaiian Islands, and do so safely.