Hawaii Handbook: The All-Island Guide (Hawaii Handbook, 5th ed)

Suited for beach lingerers and Mai Tai sippers as well as trail hikers and religious site explorers, the revised Hawaii Handbook covers the islands with cultural sensitivity, from the easternmost Cape Kumukahi to the westernmost Northwestern Islands. If travelers hope to pick up a basic Hawaiian vocabulary, understand the state's eclectic gastronomic history, or catch a spectacular sunset atop a Big Island or Maui volcano, this is the only guide they'll need. And visitors who might wish to view the cactus-covered terrain and lush jungle foliage, as well as the state's three frosty summits and sun-soaked subtropical shores, will find the author's infatuation with Hawaii contagious.