Frommer’s EasyGuide to the Big Island of Hawaii
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An essential stop for any visitor to Hawaii, the «Big Island» of Hawaii features the unforgettable active volcanoes of Volcanoes National Park (a World Heritage site), ranches tended by Hawaiian cowboys, beachfront hotels of every size, historic local towns, superb shopping, and more. This guide, written by a resident of the Big Island, offers a concise but richly detailed look at the island’s top nature sights and adventures, its lodging options, its culture, history and much more. Inside the guide: Detailed maps Full color photos throughout Exact pricing, opening hours, and other important details to remove the stress from planning Star ratings to help you scan quickly to pick out the highlights and hidden gems An insider’s take on what’s worth your time and what can be skipped, as well as insights on the culture, history and natural history of this delightful island.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Jeanne Cooper writes frequently about Hawaii for the San Francisco Chronicle, where she previously worked as a travel editor, as well as for Marin Magazine and HawaiiIslander.com. Her stories about the islands have also appeared in the Houston Chronicle and other newspapers, plus magazines such as Southwest, Sunset, Modern Luxury Silicon Valley and Luxury Las Vegas. Before helping relaunch Frommer’s Hawaii, she contributed to guidebooks on San Francisco, Boston, and Washington, D.C. for several different publishers. Now living on Moku o Keawe, the Big Island, she was inspired to study hula by her mother, who learned to play ukulele and dance hula in pre-statehood Hawaii.
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Kohala Petroglyph Fields ROCK CARVINGS Hawaiian petroglyphs are an enigma of the Pacific—no one knows who made them or why. They appear at 135 different sites on six inhabited islands, but most are found on the Big Island, and include images of dancers and paddlers, fishermen and chiefs, and tools of daily life such as fish hooks and canoes. The most common depictions are family groups, while some petroglyphs depict post–European contact objects such as ships, anchors, horses, and guns. Simple circles with dots were used to mark the puka, or holes, where parents would place their child’s umbilical cord (piko).
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