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Created by local writers and photographers, Compass American Guides are the ultimate insider's guides, providing in-depth coverage of the history, culture and character of America's most spectacular destinations.  Covering everything there is to see and do as well as choice lodging and dining, these gorgeous full-color guides are perfect for new and longtime residents as well as vacationers who want a deep understanding of the region they're visiting.
Outstanding color photography, plus a wealth of archival images
Written and photographed by Hawai'i residents
The best of the resorts, restaurants, golf courses, camping, museums, and festivals
Hawai'i's most beutiful beaches
Glossary of Hawaiian terms and basic vocabulary
Spectacular paintings and archival illustrations
Essays on surfing, leis, Hawaiian Music, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and more
Literary excerpts from Captain Cook, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Jack London

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A resident of Honolulu, Moana Tregaskis wrote regularly on Hawai'i for the New York Times Sunday travel section.  Before concentrating on the curiosities of travel, she spent years as a correspondent traveling the Pacific and high mountain areas of Asia.  Trained in war coverage by one of America's famous war correspondents, Richard Tregaskis, she covered wars on the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia for news services and is a member of the Overseas Press Club of America.  Moana is a Fellow fo the Royal Asiatic Society and the Royal Society of Asian Affairs.  She and her husband live in Honolulu with a view overlooking Waikiki.

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHERS

Wayne Levin lives on the Big Island's Kona Coast where he is famous for swimming far out to sea to photograph dolphins and whales; and for swimming closer in, among the big waves, to photograph surfers.  He has had shows in Paris, Tokyo, and New York, and his photographs are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York as well as in Hawai'i at the Honolulu Academy of Art, the Contemporary Arts Center, and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.  A recipient fo the Photogrphers Fellowship of the National Endowment for the Arts, Levin has seen his photographs published in numerous magazines and journals including Manoa, A Pacific Journal of International Writing; and in Kalaupapa: A Portrait, a book illustrating the history and life of Moloka'i's leper colony.

Paul Chesley has been a freelance photographer with teh National Geographic Society  since 1975, traveleing regularly throughout Europe and Asia.  He was recently honored by the inclusion of his work in the Society's first major exhibition, "The Art of Photography at National Geographic: A 100 Year Retrospective: at teh Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Solo exhibitions of his work have appeared in museums in London, Tokyo, and New York; and his photographic essays are regularly featured in such magazines as LIFE, Fortune, Bunte, Paris Match, and Connoisseur.  Over the past six years he has participated in 10 Day in the Life book projects.

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A good general guide if you plan to visit all the islands.......2005-02-06

This book is a good general guide to all the islands but does not go into enough detail if you are planning a trip to just one of the islands. I wish that I had also purchased a book on O'ahu where we spent a week of vacation.

There is a section on the history of the islands. When visiting Honolulu, the Bishop Museum offers very good exhibitions of the history and culture of the Hawaiian islands. One room is devoted to the royal family. Another explains how the Hawaiians arrived in the islands around 400 A.D. The museum offers educations shows every 30 minutes, we attended a lecture on Hawaiian plants, the mythology of the islanders, and the hula. This is a great place to visit if you have kids.

Honolulu and Waikiki have their own chapter. We had a room at the Hilton Hawaiian Village,one of the hotels recommended in the book. It is centrally located, right on Waikiki beach and yet only blocks from the Honolulu business district. Our room overlooked the city where we could watch outriggers race their boats in the central canal that drains rain water away from the city.

The guide tells you that The Bus, the island's public transportation system takes visitors to all parts of the island and thus minimizes the need for a rental car. Because we like to hike in the rain forrests, we found it better to rent a car so that we could locate trail heads and have a car waiting for us at the end of a hike.

In the center of downtown Honolulu is the Iolani Palace, the state captital and multiple museums. Also the grand black and gold leaf statue of King Kamahameha overlooks the rush of downtown traffic.

One evening we took a nice walk around Kapilani Park, a short 1.8 mile loop, and we peeped between the bushes into the Honolulu Zoo and watched their herd of giraffes being fed.

The giant volcanoe ruins of Diamond Head dominate the landscape of Honolulu and Waikiki. The hike to the top of Diamond Head starts up in the mountains behind the volcanoe. If you drive into the parking lot the cost is $5 per car. If you park outside the volcane and walk through the tunnel to the park entrance, the hiking fee is $1 per person. The hike is fun. There are multiple switchbacks as you climb the mountain. There are tunnels, stairs, and old military installations before you reach the look outs at the top. The views are magnificent! The ocean is a 100 shades of blue and the entire Waikiki beach can be seen. Slow down when walking up or down the mountain to enjoy the wild birds. The Java Sparrows; with their magenta beaks and legs, grey bodies, and bold black and white heads; are beautiful birds.

We ate dinner at the Todai. This Asian seafood buffet was pretty amazing and I would recommend it to anyone who is up for all you can eat sushi.

In the residential mountains above Honolulu is a double-bonus. The Manoa Waterfall trail is next to the Lyon Arboretum, a property of the University of Hawaii. The hike up to the waterfall is not challenging and the falls are beautiful. The arboretum is full of exotic trees, ferns, and flowers. We took picture after picture of the tropic rainforrest blooms. Guides tell you to never leave personal objects in your car at these parking spots. Please take this advice seriously.

Three highways connect Honolulu to the other side of O'ahu. The Pali highway, the Lekileki Highway, and Highway 3 all offer spectacular views. The giant Pali mountains reach into the misty clouds, covered with tropic vegetation and waterfalls when it rains. The Pali highway has a view point that allows a great view of the north central part of O'ahu.

Greater O'ahu also has a chapter devoted to it.

We went to visit the Summer Palace of Princess Emma in the Pali just beyond the city of Honolulu. The gardens were small but well groomed. The house was very similar in structure and design to the grand homes of the southern USA. The guides were senior women who knew incredible amounts about Hawaiian history and were eager to share. Emma's hadn carved bed had images of feathers for royalty and pineapples for hospitality. The bedspreads on all the beds were the wonderful Hawaiian quits with plant imagery sewn onto each.

We drove east until we reached Makapu'u Lookout and Lighthouse. The walk is all uphill going to the top but allows wonderful views of the ocean all along the way. We heard that January was the time of year to see whales with new born calves, but unfortunately we did not see any. Kaohikaipu Island and Manana (Rabbit) Island are beautiful from the high cliffs of Makapu'u. The waters are churning turquoise and ultramarine. The further out you drive past this point, the more rural the island becomes. As we reached the northern shores, the waves became more and more dramatic. They were grand crashing giants, dangerous and fierce and beautiful. We drove all the way to Kaena Point, the Northwest tip of the island. You have to park your car and walk the final two miles to reach the tip. We heard the trail was hot and dry. We found just the opposite. It was wet and muddy and misty with the pounding surf. We walked on the muddy trail most of the way but we also tried walking on the rocky cliffs and beaches. The trail may be dry in the summer but in the winter, I would strongly recommend hiking boots to be able to navagate the muddy trails.

We visited Waianae, a community of native Hawaiians. It was very interesting to see a community full of natives, rather than Asians and Caucasians who now make up 50% of the population. The native folks greet each other and depart from each other by putting their foreheads together and breathing a single breath together.

I would say that the guide was good, basic information. The maps did not not have enough detail. We found the book to be best supplemented with local maps and publications on the sights and sounds of Honolulu, Waikiki, and Oahu.

Excellent guide!.......2003-03-05

I recently returned from my first trip to Hawai'i and this book was constantly at my side! Visiting O'ahu, Kaua'i and the Big Island, I wanted to make sure I got the most out of all islands. This book has excellent photography, superb maps and has information on all major sightseeing and tourist attractions.

One of the things that truly separates this guide from many other of it's ilk are the additional sections that include the legends and history of the island chain. All Hawai'i guidebooks will tell you that Spouting Horn blowhole is a must-see on Kaua'i, but few will mention the legend of the lost mo'o, or lizard that is trapped inside the blowhole. In addition, excerpts from literary travelers like Mark Twain and Isabella Bird provide interesting perspectives on the various islands.

This guide goes beyond simply showing you what to do, it provides an excellent read!

I didn't give it 5 stars because there wasn't information on pricing, hours and other details for most of the attractions. This wasn't a big problem for me, but you may want to purchase an additional guide if they desire this information.

Good background info - reads like a story.......2000-05-28

This book makes an interesting read, even if you don't plan on going to Hawaii - I give it four stars because of two things: the irrelevant underwater photos, and the lack of detail. This guidebook has murky underwater b&w photos of dolphins or whales or something for chapter headings - pretty much useless. The photos of natural Hawaii places (for instance the two page spread of Wainamamahea (sp.?) Beach in Maui) are beautiful, and more should have been included. It's best to buy a Let's Go Hawaii or Rough Guide to go along with this book...it glosses over a lot of the details of actually having a decent trip.

The stories of the people of Hawaii, and the vignettes about each town make this book a worthwhile purchase. This Compass series of guidebooks is great.

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Federal Tax Valuation Digest: Business Enterprises and Business Interests, 1979. Pred Ed Has Title: Corporate Security Values As Determined by the Ta
John A. Bishop
Manufacturer: Warren Gorham & Lamont
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Spitfire Diary: The Boys of One-Two-Seven
E. A. W. Smith
Manufacturer: Eakin Press
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Spitfire Diary: The Boys of One-Two-Seven
E.A.W. Smith
Manufacturer: Wiliam Kimber
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1998 Premio Bienal: Historia

This tribute to the past half-century of domestic architecture in Colombia celebrates the works of Dicken Castro, Rogelio Salmona, Fernando Martínez Sanabria, and Hernán Vieco—designers who have distinctive and innovative interpretations of the modern home. Revealing the challenges they have faced and their remarkable solutions, this visual presentation shows how they have constructed houses that blend functionalism, creativity, and simplicity and are at the same time a pleasure to inhabit.

Recorra el último medio siglo de arquitectura doméstica en Colombia y descubra por qué constituye una de las muestras de mayor alcance e importancia en el escenario de la arquitectura latinoamericana. Descubra cómo Rogelio Salmona, Dicken Castro, Hernán Vieco y Fernando Martínez Sanabria, entre otros grandes nombres de la arquitectura moderna colombiana, han sabido dar a cada una de sus creaciones la identidad única que refleja los rasgos indisolubles de sus creadores.

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Ultimate Selling Power: How to Create and Enjoy a Multi-Million Dollar Sales Career
Donald J. Moine , and Kenneth L. Lloyd
Manufacturer: Career Press
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If you want to dramatically increase your sales performance (and your income) in today's complicated business environment…this is the book you have been waiting for!

A great deal has changed since Dr. Donald Moine and Dr. Ken Lloyd wrote their best-selling book, Unlimited Selling Power, a dozen years ago. Ultimate Selling Power is the book that America's 18 million full-time salespeople have been asking for ever since -- it contains more than a decade's worth of the best strategies the authors have collected from the most powerful sales professionals in the world.

Ultimate Selling Power reveals how average salespeople in a variety of industries have created multimillion dollar careers using many powerful newly-developed sales and marketing techniques. It is a practical, step-by-step guide showing what the best, most successful salespeople in the world are doing to attract an almost unlimited number of customers and clients and to close a record-breaking number of sales.

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Dr. Donald Moine is considered one of the founders and pioneers in the new field of Sales Psychology. A frequent convention speaker for Fortune 500 companies, Dr. Moine has delivered sales training seminars across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, and the Far East. Dr. Moine is president of the Association for Human Achievement based in Rolling Hills Estates, California. He has appeared on more than 100 major talk-radio and television shows.

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Get it from the library.......2006-01-24

The authors spend so much time dropping the names of the people and companies they are consulting for, there is no time for any meat. More good examples of how to do some of the things they say millionaire sales people do would make this book much better. The book is mostly a marketing ad for their coaching services.

A marketing brochure disguised as a book.......2004-12-22

I read a ton of books but have never been compelled to write a review - until now. While this book contained a couple of new sales ideas, most of it was about all the coaching clients they helped with details left out. Certainly Dr. Moine and his group are quite talented and have no doubt helped many sales professionals - but if you think you're going to find out anything more than general ideas/concepts in this book, you're dreaming. I'm glad I got it from the library and didn't have to buy it. FWIW, to date, the most comprehensive and detailed book on marketing details/techniques that I have seen is Hogan's Psychology of Persuasion.

Insightful!.......2004-05-20

Few salespeople can rely on pure instinct to sell successfully. Those few who become sales millionaires without working to improve their skills were probably sustained by a doting aunt in the first place. But, those who look on sales as a business that can be learned and must be practiced and refined are the ones who usually become sales millionaires. Donald Moine and Ken Lloyd preach what they practice. Both men have earned a significant living selling themselves and selling what they learned in the process. Although they have never sold a car or a bungalow, their analysis of the salesperson's dilemma is specific and accurate. Their techniques for motivating sales excellence will ring true to everyone who ever faced a sales objection and drew a blank. Their suggestions for improving your sales potential are exact and practical. We recommend this book to sales professionals, sales managers and sales trainers.

Be prepared for massive growth-this book is dynamite!.......2003-07-21

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The story of the first roughly half century of jazz is really the story of some of the greatest musicians of all time. Scott Joplin, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald all made tremendous contributions, influencing countless jazz musicians and singers.

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