Hawaii 11 - Contents
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Hawaii 11 - Contents
©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Hawaii Kaua‘i p476 Ni‘ihau p474 O‘ahu p62 Moloka‘i p440 Lana‘i p424 Maui p312 Kaho‘olawe p422 Hawai‘i the Big Island p172 THIS EDITION WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED BY Sara Benson, Amy C Balfour, Adam Karlin, Adam Skolnick, Paul Stiles, Ryan Ver Berkmoes PLAN YOUR TRIP ON THE ROAD Welcome to Hawaii. . . . . . . 6 OʻAHU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Pali Highway. . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Hawaii Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Honolulu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Waimanalo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Hawaii’s Top 20. . . . . . . . . 10 Pearl Harbor. . . . . . . . . . 101 Kailua. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Waikiki. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Kaneʻohe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Diamond Head & Southeast Coast. . . . . . . 128 Kahaluʻu & Waiahole. . . . . 146 Kualoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Diamond Head & Kahala 128 Kaʻaʻawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Month by Month. . . . . . . . 26 Hawaiʻi Kai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Kahana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Itineraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Hauʻula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Need to Know. . . . . . . . . . 20 What’s New. . . . . . . . . . . . 22 If You Like . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Outdoor Activities . . . . . . 40 Koko Head Regional Park.132 Travel with Children. . . . . 55 Makapuʻu Point. . . . . . . . . 133 Regions at a Glance. . . . . 59 Windward Coast & Kailua. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Punaluʻu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Laʻie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Malaekahana State Recreation Area . . . . . . . . . 151 Kahuku. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 WAYNE LEVIN / GETTY IMAGES © LONELY PLANET / GETTY IMAGES © LEI-MAKING P619 DEBORAH RUST / GETTY IMAGES © GECKO KEALAKEKUA BAY STATE HISTORICAL PARK P211 Contents North Shore & Haleʻiwa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Puʻuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park. . 214 Honomu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Turtle Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Hoʻokena & Around. . . . . . 216 Sunset Beach to Waimea Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Miloliʻi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Hilo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Haleʻiwa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park. . 217 Waialua. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 North Kona Coast. . . . . . 217 Mokuleʻia to Kaʻena Point. . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Keahole Point. . . . . . . . . . . 219 Central Oʻahu . . . . . . . . . 163 Kaʻupulehu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Wahiawa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Leeward Oʻahu & Waiʻanae Coast. . . . . . . . 165 Waipahu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Ko Olina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Kahe Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Nanakuli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Maʻili. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Waiʻanae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Makaha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Makua Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Kaʻena Point State Park. . 170 HAWAIʻI THE BIG ISLAND . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Kekaha Kai State Park. . .220 Puna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Keaʻau & Around . . . . . . . 282 Pahoa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Lava Tree State Monument . . . . . . . 286 Kapoho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Kiholo Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Red Road (Highway 137). . . . . . . . . . 286 South Kohala. . . . . . . . . 223 Highway 130. . . . . . . . . . . 289 Waikoloa Resort Area . . . 223 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park & Around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Mauna Lani Resort Area. . 227 Puako. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area . . . . . . . . 233 Mauna Kea Resort Area. . 233 Kawaihae & Around. . . . . 235 North Kohala. . . . . . . . . . 236 Kohala Mountain Road (Highway 250). . . . . . . . . 236 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park . . . . . . . . . . 289 Volcano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 Kaʻu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Pahala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Wood Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Punaluʻu & Around. . . . . . 306 Akoni Pule Highway (Highway 270) . . . . . . . . . 238 Naʻalehu & Around. . . . . . 307 Hawi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Kahuku Unit. . . . . . . 309 Kailua-Kona. . . . . . . . . . . 178 Kapaʻau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Around Kailua-Kona. . . . 194 Pololu Valley . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Keauhou Resort Area. . . . . 194 Waimea (Kamuela). . . . . 243 Holualoa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Mauna Kea & Saddle Road . . . . . . . . . 250 Honokohau Harbor & Around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Onomea Bay & Around. . 266 Mauna Kea. . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 South Kona Coast . . . . . 201 Saddle Road . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Honalo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Hamakua Coast . . . . . . . 256 Kainaliu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Waipiʻo Valley . . . . . . . . . . 256 South Point. . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Ocean View & Around. . . . 310 MAUI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Lahaina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 West Maui . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Lahaina to Maʻalaea . . . . 332 Lahaina to Kaʻanapali. . . 333 Kaʻanapali. . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Kealakekua . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Honokaʻa & Around. . . . . . 261 Honokowai. . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Captain Cook . . . . . . . . . . 208 Kalopa State Recreation Area . . . . . . . . 264 Kahana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Napili . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Laupahoehoe . . . . . . . . . . 264 Kapalua & Around . . . . . . 343 Hakalau & Around . . . . . . 265 Kahekili Highway . . . . . . . 347 Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park . . . . . . . . . . 211 Honaunau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 ON THE ROAD Kahului. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Wailuku . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 Wailuku to ʻIao Valley State Park . . . . . . . 359 ʻIao Valley State Park . . . 359 Puʻunene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 RON DAHLQUIST / GETTY IMAGES © ʻIao Valley & Central Maui. . . . . . . . . 349 Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge. . . . . . . . . . 361 Maʻalaea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 HIGHWAY TO LANAʻI CITY P428 Molokini Crater. . . . . . . . . 363 Kihei & South Maui . . . . 363 Kihei. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 Wailea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Makena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 Beyond Makena . . . . . . . . 380 North Shore & Upcountry. . . . . . . . . . . . 381 Paʻia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 Haliʻimaile. . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Makawao. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Haʻiku. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Pukalani & Around. . . . . . . 391 Kula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Keokea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 ʻUlupalakua Ranch & Beyond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 Kaumahina State Wayside Park . . . . . . . . . . 397 Hulopoʻe & Manele Bays. . . . . . . . . . . 435 Honomanu Bay. . . . . . . . . 398 Keomuku Road. . . . . . . . . 437 Kalaloa Point. . . . . . . . . . . 399 Road to Garden of the Gods. . . . . . . . . . . . 438 Keʻanae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 Wailua. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 Wailua to Nahiku . . . . . . . 401 Nahiku . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 ʻUlaʻino Road. . . . . . . . . . . 402 Waiʻanapanapa State Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Hana & East Maui. . . . . 404 Hana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Hana to Kipahulu. . . . . . . 408 Kipahulu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Kaumalapaʻu Highway. . . 438 MOLOKAʻI. . . . . . . . 440 Kaunakakai . . . . . . . . . . . 447 East Molokaʻi. . . . . . . . . 453 Kawela. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 Kamalo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 ʻUalapuʻe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 Kaluaʻaha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 ʻIliʻiliʻopae Heiau. . . . . . . . 454 Piʻilani Highway . . . . . . . . 409 Pukoʻo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455 Haleakalā National Park . . . . . . . . . 410 Waialua. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455 Waialua to Halawa. . . . . . 456 Summit Area. . . . . . . . . . . . 411 Halawa Valley . . . . . . . . . . 457 Kipahulu Area (ʻOheʻo Gulch) . . . . . . . . . . 419 Pali Coast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458 KAHOʻOLAWE. . . . . . 422 Kamakou Area . . . . . . . . . 458 Puohokamaka Falls . . . . . 397 LANAʻI. . . . . . . . . . . . 424 Kalaʻe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463 Haipuaʻena Falls. . . . . . . . 397 Lanaʻi City. . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 The Road to Hana. . . . . . 395 Twin Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Huelo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Koʻolau Forest Reserve. . 397 Waikamoi Nature Trail. . . 397 Waikamoi Falls . . . . . . . . . 397 Garden of Eden Arboretum. . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Munro Trail. . . . . . . . . . . . .434 Central Molokaʻi. . . . . . 458 Kualapuʻu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463 Palaʻau State Park. . . . . . 464 Hoʻolehua . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465 Contents UNDERSTAND Moʻomomi Beach. . . . . . . 465 Kalaupapa National Historical Park . . . . . . . 466 Poʻipu & the South Shore. . . . . . . 538 Koloa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 Hawaii Today. . . . . . . . . . 580 History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583 Hawaii’s People. . . . . . . . 596 West End . . . . . . . . . . . . 469 Poʻipu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542 Maunaloa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470 Kalaheo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553 Kaluakoi Resort Area. . . . 470 West End Beaches. . . . . . . 472 Waimea Canyon & the Westside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555 Hawaii’s Arts & Crafts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 NI‘IHAU . . . . . . . . . . . 474 ʻEleʻele & Numila. . . . . . . 556 Lei. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619 Port Allen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556 Land & Sea . . . . . . . . . . . 622 KAUAʻI. . . . . . . . . . . . 476 Lihuʻe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 Kapaʻa & the Eastside . . . . . . . . . . 491 Wailua. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492 Hanapepe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558 Waimea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561 Barking Sands . . . . . . . . . 567 Polihale State Park . . . . . 567 Waimea Canyon State Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . 567 Kapaʻa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 Kokeʻe State Park . . . . . . 569 Anahola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 Koʻolau Road. . . . . . . . . . . 509 Hanalei Bay & the North Shore. . . . . . 509 Green Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . 632 Kekaha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566 Waipouli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 Kealia Beach. . . . . . . . . . . 507 Hawaii’s Cuisine. . . . . . . 602 PAPAHĀNAUMOKUĀKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT . . . . . . . 576 SURVIVAL GUIDE Directory A–Z. . . . . . . . . 638 Transportation . . . . . . . . 649 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 Map Legend. . . . . . . . . . . 678 Kilauea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510 Kalihiwai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 ʻAnini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 Princeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516 Hanalei Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 521 Hanalei. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522 Around Hanalei. . . . . . . . . 532 Haʻena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533 Haʻena State Park . . . . . . 535 Itineraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 40 41 Outdoor Activities. . . . . . 40 Surng Nov–Mar Whale Watching Jan–Mar Hiking Apr–Sep Top AdrenalineFueled Experiences Surf the giant waves of Pipeline off Oʻahu’s North Shore (p155) Kayak the Na Pali Coast past Hanalei on Kauaʻi (p536) Night dive or snorkel with manta rays on the Kona coast of Hawaiʻi the Big Island (p184) Hike and backpack around Haleakalā’s volcanic summit on Maui (p410) Hawaii’s Arts & Crafts. . 611 Land & Sea. . . . . . . . . . . 622 Kayaking May–Sep Snorkeling & Scuba Diving Apr–Oct Windsurng & Kitesurng Jun–Aug Travel with Children . . . . 55 Lei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619 Best Time to Go for... Swimming Year-round Ride a mule down Molokaʻi’s sea cliffs to the Kalaupapa Peninsula (p466) Rent a 4WD Jeep to drive the Munro Trail on Lanaʻi (p434) Viewpoint, Na Pali Coast, Kauaʻi Plan Your Trip Outdoor Activities Nature has given the Hawaiian Islands such awesome scenery, you could do nothing but lie on your beach towel. But you didn’t come all this way merely to rest on your elbows. If you’re ready for the outdoor adventure of a lifetime, the real question is – how much time have you got? At Sea The Pacific Ocean – you probably noticed it on the way over. Here are all the ways Hawaii lets you play in it. Beaches & Swimming When it comes to swimming beaches, you’ll be spoiled for choice in Hawaii. Coastal strands come in a rainbow of hues and an infinite variety of textures – with sand sparkling white, tan, black, charcoal, green or orange, or scattered with seaglass, pebbles and boulders, and cratered with lava-rock tide pools. By law, all beaches in Hawaii are open to the public below the high-tide line. Private landowners can prevent access to their shoreline from land, but not by watercraft. Resort hotel beaches provide limited beach-access parking spots for the public, occasionally charging a small fee. Most of Hawaii’s hundreds of state and county beach parks have basic restrooms and outdoor cold-water showers; about half are patrolled by lifeguards. A few parks have gates that close during specified hours or sometimes they’re signposted as off-limits from sunset until sunrise. Nudity is legally prohibited on all public beaches in Hawaii. However, at a scant handful of beaches going nude or topless sunbathing by women is grudgingly tolerated. Law enforcement at de facto nude beaches can vary, from absolutely nothing to a stern verbal warning to a written ticket with a mandatory fine and possible court appearance. Swimming with captive and wild dolphins is a controversial activity in Hawaii; see p634 for more information. Best Swimming Spots & Seasons Water temperatures are idyllic, ranging from 72°F to 80°F year-round. You can usually find somewhere to swim, no matter what time of year you visit: when it’s rough or rainy on one side of any island, it’ll usually be calm and clear on another. Only on Molokaʻi is the swimming not great; there, incessant winds often make ocean waters too rough year-round. Each island has four distinct coastal areas – north shore, south shore, leeward (west) coast and windward (east) coast – each with its own peculiar weather and water conditions. As a rule, the best places to swim in the winter are along the south shores, and in summer, along the north shores. Keep this in mind when deciding where to book your accommodations. Ocean Safety Tips Never turn your back on the ocean. Waves and water conditions can change abruptly, so pay attention and never swim alone. Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for tourists. To check on current beach hazard warnings, visit http:// oceansafety.ancl.hawaii.edu/alerts. Rogue waves All waves are not the same. They often come in sets: some bigger, some smaller. PL AN YOUR TRIP O U T D O O R AC T I V I T I E S JAMES OSMOND / GETTY IMAGES © Na Pali Coast State Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . 536 SPECIAL FEATURES On the Road Kaua‘i p476 Ni‘ihau p474 O‘ahu p62 Moloka‘i p440 Lana‘i p424 Maui p312 Kaho‘olawe p422 Hawai‘i the Big Island p172 Lisianski Island 25°N ELEVATION Tern Island French Frigate Shoals 11000ft 9000ft 0 e # 0 500 km 250 miles nt Necker Island Tropic of Cancer 155°W MarPapahā ine Natnaumo iona kuā Gardner l Mo kea nu m Pinnacles e Laysan Island 160°W 165°W Nihoa Island 4 Ni‘ihau 7000ft 5000ft Main H awai i Kaua‘i O‘ahu 3000ft 2000ft 1000ft Waipiʻo Valley Step back into ancient times (p256) 33 3 3 Ko h al a C o \ # Hawi 15°N Ha m Co a Honoka‘a st \ # \ # 170°W \ # SOUTH KOHALA Waimea (Kamuela) 15°N 0 e #0 50 km 25 miles Mauna Kea Stargaze atop Hawaii’s highest mountain (p250) 165°W as t Waipi‘o Valley Kawaihae aku a 160°W ‘Upolu Point 175°W ds Hawai‘i the Big Island 0 20°N Moloka‘i Maui Lana‘i Kaho‘olawe 4000ft 20°N an I slan 3 3 3 333 333 3 333 33 333 3333 33 3 333 3 33 333 333 3 155°W Midway Atoll 170°W 175°W Hawaii 20°N \ # lu ai W a Co Keauhou st \ #Kealakekua \ # Captain Cook Kealakekua Bay # Ho‘okena \ ] # Rd Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge SOUTH KONA # \ 5°N Mauna Loa (13796ft) R # \ Mountain View Volcano ÷ # Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Pahala KA‘U # \ 5°N Pahoa \ # Cape Kumukahi 19°30'N PUNA ÷ # Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park # Miloli‘i \ Kea‘au \ # \ # Punalu‘u Palima Point 160°W a \ # Hilo River Hawai‘i the Big Island \ # Holualoa 10°N Hilo Bay HILO ku n Ko 19°30'N Sad dle Kailua-Kona \ # Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge 155°W Mauna Kea (13796ft) R Equ Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Trek a volcano zone (p289) 155°W 10°N Kailua-Kona Night-dive and snorkel NORTH with mantas (p178) KONA 160°W Waikoloa Village \ # 155°W 5°S South Point (Ka Lae) 155°30'W Na‘alehu 156°W 19°N 19°N 5°S Hanalei Bay Princeville La‘ie # \ Waialua Mt Ka‘ala (4025ft) # \ 15°N # \ Makaha # \ Wai‘anae O‘ahu # ] H2 U Ó V 10°N nn el ha oC H3 U Ó V Pearl Harbor 145°W Pearl Harbor Emotionally gripping 10°NWWII memorials (p101) Pearl City # ] 15°N Mokapu Point # Kailua \ Waimanalo Bay # \ # Honolulu ^ H1 U V Ó 33 33 140°W Mule-ride down Kalaupapa dizzying sea cliffs (p466) National Historical Park Halawa # \ Kalawao Ho‘olehua # \ Valley # \ Maunaloa Kualapu‘u R # \ l Kamakou ne Pu‘u Moloka‘i # \ (4961ft) R Waialua a n # \ Nana 5°N 5°N h # \ Puko‘o (1381ft) Kaunakakai oC # \ lol Kamalo Pai 21°N \ Kapalua # # \ Kahakuloa 150°W Waimanalo Makapu‘u Point WAIKIKI Kalaupapa 10°N 0 e #0 30 km 15 miles Road to Hana 5°N Maui’s jaw-dropping coastal drive (p395) Pu‘u Waihe‘e Kahului Ka‘anapali # Bay # \ \ Kukui (5788ft)R # \ Pa‘ia Lana‘i # ] # \ Kahului # \ Wailuku Lahaina Munro Trail Lana‘i City # \ # \Olowalu R Lana‘ihale (3370ft) Maui # \ Kihei ah l a ik ik h iC 57°W 5°S Molokini Crescent-shaped offshore volcanic crater (p363) Ma‘alaea Bay Keokea # \ Ke‘anae ae H an a Hw l Pu‘u u Moiwi Moi R (1161ft) (11 \ Wailea # ak R Kaho‘olawe eik # \ y \ Hana # 33 33 ÷ # Kula R Haleakalā # \ Pu‘u‘ula‘ula National Park (10023ft) Kaupo \ Molokini # # \ Makena a Luamakika ‘A l (1482ft) 82ft) al ne an 156°30'W Kea 20°30'N 5°S l ne an Manele Bay Munro Trail Epic 4WD or hiking adventure (p434) 140°W Ch 150°W au u‘ ‘A uator 30 km 15 miles Kualoa Kane‘ohee Bay 158°W 150°W H1 U V Ó Kapolei # \ Wahiawa 20°N Waikiki Beach Sunset hula, music and mai tais (p105) 140°W R Waimea Canyon Marvelous ‘Grand Canyon of the Pacific’ (p567) ah 0 e # 0 Kahuku # \ W i Cha nnel 5°S Haleakalā National Park Volcanic summit above the clouds (p410) 156°W # \ Waimea \ # # \ ‘Ilio Point ie 'ie ' Ka el 20°N Waimea Bay Hale‘iwa 21°30'N 15°N nn Koloa a Po‘ipu # \ 25°N 157°30'W 150°W 20°NNorth Shore Big-time waves for surfing pros (p152) # \ # Lihu‘e 9°W Kawaihoa Point Ka‘ena Point e # \ Hanapepe ha 150°W iC Ni‘ihau Waimea # \ 140°W (1250ft) Pueo Point 44 # \ Mt Kahilii R (3089ft) # \ Hanalei Bay Cinematic North Shore beaches (p523) 140°W h ka RPani‘au Pu‘uwai la # \ 30 km 15 miles 135°W 150°W Ki‘i Landing # \ # \ st # \ # o a Ha‘ena \ Kilauea K ila aue iC l a Hanaleii Na P ‘ le R Mt Wai‘ale‘ale (5148ft) # \ Waimea Kaua‘i Kapa‘a Canyon 25°N u Ka 25°N 0 e # 0 140°W Na Pali Coast An adventure by land or sea (p536) OUR STORY A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies. Lonely Planet was born. Today, Lonely Planet has offices in Melbourne, London and Oakland, with more than 600 staff and writers. We share Tony’s belief that ‘a great guidebook should do three things: inform, educate and amuse’. OUR WRITERS Sara Benson Coordinating Author, O‘ahu, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument After graduating from college in Chicago, Sara jumped on a plane to California with just one suitcase and $100 in her pocket. She then hopped across the Pacific to Japan, with stints living on Maui, Hawai‘i the Big Island and O‘ahu and tramping all around Kaua‘i, Moloka‘i and Lana‘i. Sara is an avid hiker, backpacker and outdoor enthusiast who has worked as a seasonal ranger for the National Park Service and as a volunteer at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Already the author of more than 50 travel and nonfiction books, Sara also cowrote Lonely Planet’s Discover Honolulu, Waikiki & O‘ahu guide. Follow her latest adventures online at www.indietraveler.blogspot.com, www.indietraveler.net, @indie_traveler on Twitter and indietraveler on Instagram. Read more about Sara at: lonelyplanet.com/members/Sara_Benson Amy C Balfour Maui Amy first visited Hawaii as a toddler. For this book, she snorkeled Molokini Crater, clutched the wheel on the Kahekili Hwy, ate a juicy burger beside a wild boar and watched the sunrise at Haleakalā. Amy has authored or coauthored more than a dozen books for Lonely Planet, including California, Caribbean Islands and Southwest USA. She has also written for Backpacker, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Redbook, Southern Living and Women’s Health. Read more about Amy at: lonelyplanet.com/members/amycbalfour Adam Karlin Hawaiʻi the Big Island (Kailua-Kona & Around, South Kona Coast, North Kona Coast, South Kohala & Puna) Hawaiʻi was about as good as assignments get for Adam Karlin. He always gets asked this, so the answer is: yes, sometimes authors bring their significant others along on trips. He and his fiancée got an early honeymoon snorkeling with mantas, watching lava pour into the ocean, bathing in tide pools and endlessly exploring. He also celebrated his birthday on a Puna clifftop watching the waves, a full moon, and lava coming down the mountain. Adam sheepishly admits that sometimes writing for Lonely Planet is pretty damn awesome. He should know; he’s written some 30 guidebooks for the company. 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Lonely Planet does not allow its name or logo to be appropriated by commercial establishments, such as retailers, restaurants or hotels. Please let us know of any misuses: lonelyplanet.com/ip. Adam Skolnick Kaua‘i Adam writes about travel, culture, health and politics for Lonely Planet, Outside, Men’s Health and Travel & Leisure. He has coauthored 19 Lonely Planet guidebooks to destinations in Europe, the US, Central America and Asia, and has never found an island or place he enjoys more than Kauaʻi. You can read more of his work at www.adamskolnick.com or find him on Twitter (@adamskolnick). Paul Stiles Hawai‘i the Big Island (North Kohala, Waimea, Mauna Kea & Saddle Rd, Hamakua Coast, Hilo, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park & Ka‘u) When he was 21, Paul bought an old motorcycle in London and drove it to Tunisia. That did it for him. Since then he has explored 60 countries. With a passion for exotic islands, he’s covered Madagascar, Kauaʻi and Borneo for Lonely Planet, and lived for four years in Tenerife, the tallest volcano in the Atlantic Ocean: great training for Hawaii. For this book he sampled everything in Hilo Farmers Market and discovered ‘it’s all good!’ Read more about Paul at: lonelyplanet.com/members/paulwstiles Ryan Ver Berkmoes Lana‘i, Moloka‘i Ryan Ver Berkmoes first visited Moloka‘i in 1987 and remembers being intoxicated by lush, rural scenery on the drive east (or maybe it was the fumes from the heaps of mangos fermenting along the side of the road). He’s been back often, usually renting a beachside house where between novels he looks without envy at the busy lights of Maui across the channel. For this edition of Hawaii, Ryan also noted the many changes Larry Ellison is bringing to Lana‘i, including the new grocery store dress code. 30 LONELY PLANET / GETTY IMAGES © Plan Your Trip Itineraries É ‚ Haʻena Hanalei State Park ‘Anini Beach ÷• Na Pali Coast # # #Ù North Shore Koke‘e State Park # ÷ Kaua‘i Waimea Canyon # ÷ State Park • # É• # Port Allen South Po‘ipu Shore É Ni‘ihau É • # d ar dw t in as W Co North Shore O‘ahu Honolulu # • # • Ù # ‚ PA C I F I C OCEAN Kailua Bay • # • # Waimanalo É • # Pearl Waikiki Harbor Hanauma Bay 1A0YS Oʻahu & Kauaʻi D Think of this as your ‘town and country’ trip to Hawaii. Start off in the breezy streets of Honolulu, sleeping in mod style at the classic beach resort of Waikiki. Then trade the big-city buzz for the small-town scene on verdant Kauaʻi. Touch down for four days on Oʻahu amid the skyscrapers of Honolulu. Between sessions at the beaches of Waikiki, eat your heart out in the capital, go clubbing and art-gallery hopping in Chinatown, visit the Bishop Museum and ʻIolani Palace, experience WWII history at Pearl Harbor, enjoy live Hawaiian music and hula at sunset, hike up Diamond Head and tour Doris Duke’s incomparable Shangri La. Now relax. Heading east, spend a morning snorkeling at Hanauma Bay. In the afternoon, swim off the white-sand beaches of Waimanalo or surf, kayak, windsurf and kiteboard at Kailua Bay. Wend your way along the Windward Coast, with its jungly hiking trails, ancient lava-rock fishponds and captivating offshore islands. Save at least an afternoon to savor the world-famous beaches of the North Shore. In winter, watch big-wave 31 PL AN YOUR TRIP I tineraries Poʻipu (p542), Kauaʻi surfers carving; in summer, snorkel with sea turtles. Hop a plane over to Kauaʻi, full of heartstopping scenery, for the next six days. Start off nice and easy in Poʻipu with a lazy snooze on the sunny beaches of the South Shore or head straight to Port Allen for a snorkeling or scuba-diving boat trip. Then lace up your hiking boots and spend a day in Waimea Canyon State Park and Kokeʻe State Park, where you can traverse knife-edged 2000ft-high cliffs and peek into the ‘Grand Canyon of the Pacific.’ Giddy-up back around to Kauaʻi’s North Shore, which deserves a couple of days. Get in some swimming, snorkeling and windsurfing at ʻAnini Beach, and check out the beach-bum town of Hanalei for surfing and stand up paddle boarding on the bay or kayaking a peaceful river. Road trips hardly get more scenic than the drive to the very end of the road at Haʻena State Park. OK, ready? Na Pali Coast State Park is what’s left: in summer, kayak 17 miles beside Kauaʻi’s epic sea cliffs; otherwise, backpack 11 miles to Keʻe Beach. Either way, you’ve saved the best for last. 32 PL AN YOUR TRIP I tineraries Kapalua Maui • # • # É É É É Lahaina • # Pa‘ia Wai‘anapanapa ÷ State Park ÷ # # Ma‘alaea • # É • # • # Hana Wailea ‘Oheo Haleakalā National Gulch Park Waipi‘o Valley Ha • # ma ku É aC oa É É • # Mauna R Kea É Hawai‘i the Big Island • # Hilo # Volcano • ÷ # # South Kona • st É É Pu‘uhonua o Honaunau • # ÷ National Historic Park # É North Kona • # # Kailua-Kona • É PA C I F I C OCEAN Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park 33 Looking for tropical adventures you can brag about? Hit up Maui for its postcard-perfect honeymoon beaches, serpentine coastal drives and hang-loose surf scene. When you’re ready for bigger thrills, jet to Hawaiʻi the Big Island, where erupting volcanoes, mysterious valleys and deserted beaches await. BRIGITTE MERZ / GETTY IMAGES © With less than a week to spend on Maui, start in the old whaling town of Lahaina with its pirates’ treasure chest of historical sites. In winter, spot whales breaching offshore or take a whale-watching boat tour from Maʻalaea. For golden-sand beaches idyllic for swimming and snorkeling, drive north up the coast to bayfront Kapalua and south to the resorts of Wailea and beyond. Make sure you get to Haleakalā National Park. Spend a day hiking around an ancient volcano and catching sunrise from the summit. Then drive the cliff-hugging Road to Hana, stopping to kick back on the black-sand beach at Waiʻanapanapa State Park. Go past Hana for a bamboo rainforest hike and to take a dip in the cascading waterfall pools of ʻOheʻo Gulch. Backtrack up the coast to the surf town of Paʻia, chowing ʻono grinds (delicious food) and admiring the daredevil windsurfers at Hoʻokipa Beach. The Big Island can take a week and then some. Base yourself half the time in KailuaKona, alternating trips to the beaches – especially those in North Kona and on the South Kohala ‘Gold Coast’ – with feeling the ancient mana (spiritual essence) at Puʻuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park and tasting the produce at the coffee farms of South Kona. Take a leisurely drive along the Hamakua Coast, making sure to gaze out on Waipiʻo Valley, if not to hike down to the wild beach. Walk around harborfront Hilo, exploring its historic architecture, the downtown farmers market and the excellent ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi and Pacific Tsunami Museum. Don’t miss detouring up to Mauna Kea for an evening of stargazing. Spend at least a full day in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park: hike the otherworldly Kilauea Iki Trail, drive along the Chain of Craters Road and hopefully trek or take a boat ride to see some hot lava glowing fiery red after dark. Afterward retreat to your own rainforest cottage B&B in nearby Volcano. PL AN YOUR TRIP I tineraries RON DAHLQUIST / GETTY IMAGES © Top: Haleakalā National Park (p410), Maui Bottom: Lahaina (p318), Maui 2 KS Maui & Hawaiʻi WEE 34 PL AN YOUR TRIP I tineraries Go big or go home – if that’s your motto then pair Hawaii’s busiest island with its biggest. Beach-resort chic, ancient heiau (temples) set beside taro fields, mountainous hiking trails and azure bays with white-sand beaches let you experience the best of almost everything Hawaii offers. ANN CECIL / GETTY IMAGES © Start on the capital island of Oʻahu, basing yourself in Kailua for five days. Among the many sights around Honolulu, don’t miss the WWII memorials at Pearl Harbor or the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Snorkel one morning at Hanauma Bay and in the afternoon hike to Honolulu’s Manoa Falls after visiting the Lyon Arboretum. Take a class in lei making, hula dancing or ukulele playing in Waikiki, where you can end the day with a sunset catamaran ‘booze cruise’ or live Hawaiian music and hula at oceanfront bars. Drive up the Windward Coast, stopping at scenic beaches and to hike into the misty Koʻolau Mountains. Keep going past the coves of Turtle Bay to end up on the North Shore, famous for its big-wave surfing in winter. Stroll and grab a shave ice in Haleʻiwa, then take a joy-ride flight at Dillingham Airfield. Dip your toes into the lagoons at Ko Olina before cruising up the workaday Waiʻanae Coast for a windy walk in Kaʻena Point State Park. Mosey over to the Big Island and book a B&B in South Kona for a few nights. For ocean adventures, go scuba diving or snorkeling at night with manta rays around Kailua-Kona and hike in to snorkel at Kealakekua Bay or nearby Two-Step. Down in Kaʻu, hike to Green Sands Beach near windswept Ka Lae, the USA’s southernmost geographical point. Next up, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, home of the world’s longest-running volcanic eruption, offers alien-looking moonscapes for hiking. Spend a night or two in Hilo, taking time to drive partway up Mauna Kea for stargazing after dark. After rolling up and down along the Hamakua Coast, amble the old sugarplantation town of Honokaʻa before stepping into ancient Waipiʻo Valley. Giddyup through Waimea (Kamuela), a paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) outpost, into the quiet countryside of North Kohala: hike into sculpted Pololu Valley, circle around Moʻokini Heiau and wander quaint Hawi. M SWEET / GETTY IMAGES © 1A0YS Oʻahu & Hawaiʻi D Top: Waikiki Beach (p105), Waikiki, Oʻahu Bottom: Shrimp Shack (p149), Punaluʻu, Oʻahu 35 / LONELY PLANET IMAGES © PL AN YOUR TRIP I tineraries É É • # PA C I F I C OCEAN É ast ua Text Hilo É • # ÷ # Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park • # É Hanauma Bay • # • # ÷ # É É • # Honolulu • # Waikiki Kealakekua Bay É Ko Olina # South Kona • É É ae an ai' st W Coa Kailua • # • # Mauna R Kea Hawai‘i the Big Island É O‘ahu É É É Kailua- • # Kona Pearl Harbor • # O‘ahu Waimea (Kamuela) É Hale‘iwa Pololo • # Valley • # Waipiʻo Valley • # Ha • # m • # Honoka‘a Co ak É • # ÷ # rd wa nd st Wi Coa Ka‘ena Point State Park • # É North Shore Hawi # Mo‘okini • Heiau É / LONELY PLANET IMAGES © Turtle Bay • # • # Ka Lae PA C I F I C OCEAN 36 PL AN YOUR TRIP I tineraries Kalaupapa Peninsula West End Beaches • # É ÷ Kamakou # Preserve Kaunakakai • # Halawa PA C I F I C OCEAN Valley É Honolua Bay • # É Kapalua • # Shipwreck ‘Iao Valley Ka‘anapali Beach • # State Park Pa‘ia Ù # Munro Garden of • • # # ÷ É # • # the Gods Trail Lahaina # É Lana‘i • • # City É Lana‘i Ma‘alaea • # • # Kihei Naha Ù # • # Hulopo‘e Maui # Wailea • Beach Manele Bay Makena Ù # Beach É É É É É É ‚ É É É ‚ Kaho‘olawe É • # É É Moloka‘i É • # Ù # UPCOUNTRY Haleakalā ÷ National # Park É • # Hana 37 JOHN ELK / GETTY IMAGES © You’ve got time, you’ve got money and you want outdoor experiences and peaceful relaxation in equal measure. But you’re also willing to rough it when the rewards – hidden waterfalls, geological wonders – make it worthwhile. Mix up Maui, Lanaʻi and Molokaʻi for an unforgettable island-hopping journey by airplane and possibly boat. First, spend five or six days on Maui. Make it easy on yourself by getting a resort hotel room or a condo for your entire stay at Kaʻanapali or Kapalua in West Maui or Kihei or Wailea in South Maui. Immerse yourself in the whaling history of Lahaina or take a whale-watching cruise from Maʻalaea. When it’s beach time, some of Hawaii’s wildest coastal strands are nearby, like Honolua Bay or Makena’s Big Beach. Take one full day to hike the summit moonscapes of Haleakalā National Park and another to lazily drive down the Road to Hana, stopping off for waterfall hikes and to buy fresh coconuts, before looping back to the laid-back surf town of Paʻia. If you’ve got time to spare, visit the small farms, botanical gardens and ranches of Maui’s Upcountry, where you can take a horseback ride or go ziplining. Before you head back to Kahului’s airport, admire the legendary jungle spire at ʻIao Valley State Park. Next, hop over to Lanaʻi and take your pick of world-class resorts located in Lanaʻi City and at Manele Bay, staying three nights. Things have been a little hectic so far, so play a round of golf, snorkel at Hulopoʻe Beach or take in the vistas from the Munro Trail. To really get away from it all, rent a 4WD and head for the Garden of the Gods, Shipwreck Beach or down the dusty track to Naha. Last, spend four or five days on Molokaʻi. Check into a condo or beachfront B&B after arriving in small-town Kaunakakai. Day one: explore East Molokaʻi, checking out Halawa Valley and perhaps a waterfall or two. Day two: trek to the Kalaupapa Peninsula and munch macadamia nuts at Purdy’s Farm. Day three: head out to the remote beaches of the island’s West End or penetrate the dense forests of the Kamakou Preserve. Days four and five: relax. PL AN YOUR TRIP I tineraries RON DAHLQUIST / GETTY IMAGES © Top: Kalaupapa National Historical Park (p466), Molokaʻi Bottom: Garden of the Gods (p438), Lanaʻi 2 KS Maui, Lanaʻi & Molokaʻi WEE 38 PL AN YOUR TRIP I tineraries If you want to live in the scenery – and not just admire it – take a month off on Oʻahu, Maui, Hawaiʻi and Kauaʻi. Find the truly offthe-beaten-track adventures of a lifetime and plenty of traditional and contemporary Hawaiian culture, not to mention sunset mai tais galore. ANDRE SEALE / GETTY IMAGES © If the jam-packed beaches of Waikiki and modern high-rises of Honolulu seem too hectic, ease into your ‘rubbah slippahs’ on the island’s longest sandy beach at Waimanalo. Rent a beach cottage in Kailua or anywhere along Oʻahu’s North Shore, where world-class surfing beaches are calm enough for swimming and snorkeling in summer. To really leave the tourist crowds behind, get to know the Waiʻanae Coast, where big-wave surfers worship at Makaha Beach. Near Maui’s old whaling port of Lahaina, laze on West Maui’s beautiful beaches. Drive north around the peninsula, stopping to snorkel in summer at Honolua Bay, then get on the scenic, narrow cliffside Kahekili Highway. Swing down to South Maui and book a snorkel cruise to Molokini Crater, or check out migratory whales in winter at Kihei. After you ascend to the summit of Haleakalā National Park and snake down the Road to Hana, find your way back to civilization on the rugged Piʻilani Highway. A week on the Big Island is barely enough but it’ll have to do. Soak up the sunshine north of Kailua-Kona, where you can hike or 4WD to gorgeous strands like Makalawena Beach in Kekaha Kai State Park or the giant Puako Tide Pools for snorkeling with tropical fish. After you drive past the lava deserts of Kaʻu and round Hawaii’s southernmost tip at Ka Lae, stop off at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park before losing track of time in the hippie paradise of Puna. Kauaʻi is Hollywood’s ready-made movie set. These soul-inspiring canyons, cliffs, waterfalls, rivers, bays and beaches are more than just pretty backdrops, however. Kayak past sacred temples along the Wailua River, then glimpse rainy Mt Waiʻaleʻale while hiking the rolling Kuilau Ridge & Moalepe Trails. If you have kids, splash around at Lydgate Beach Park. Charming Kapaʻa is worth a wander before bedding down in peaceful Kilauea, a jumpingoff point to the sleepy backwaters of Kauaʻi’s North Shore. 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