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Featured Revealed Reviews
Kealakekua Bay & Place of Refuge
When you get to the sea, hang a right to Napo‘opo‘o Beach Park. The stone structure you see in front of you at this southern end of Kealakekua Bay (A Real Gem) (at the end of the road) is Hiki-au Heiau. This was a luakini (a temple . . .
Waikiki Starlight Lu‘au
No amount of potted plants can hide the fact that this lu‘au is on top of a parking garage. The Hilton Hawaiian Village used to have their lu‘au down by the pool, but anyone from the beach could stroll up and watch. Now, six stories up, the ambiance . . .
Know Before You Go
Having Fun & Staying Safe
Some tips to help you enjoy your visit while staying safe and happy.
Local Culture & You
Learn what Aloha means and how to practice what we preach.
Being an Eco-Friendly Tourist
Learn to minimize your impact while helping to protect this fragile ecosystem.
It’s Not Just a Guidebook, It’s a Love Affair
Welcome to our website. Our full-time job is pretty unusual. We hike the trails, ride the boats, eat in the restaurants, explore the reefs, and do the things we write about—and we do it all anonymously. No sifting through endless online reviews of a company, trying to form a consensus here. We do it all and compare them all to each other. We also explore every nook and cranny of the islands, looking for the coolest places to show you. Our method gives us the ability to tell it like it is in a way no one else can. We put in many long hours, and doing all these activities is a burdensome grind. But we do it for you, only for you. (Feel free to gag at this point.) Although we’ve just met, I promise that you will come to think of us as your trusted friends in the islands.
What Readers Have to Say
“I generally go to the bookstore & spend at least an hour rummaging through 5 or 6 books, see where they agree, see where they differ, and decide which one to buy. I had been through at least six, none of which had any personality, all of which sounded like fluffy promo crap, and then I found yours. I read about 5 pages, fell in love with it, took it to the check out counter & bought it. I went through it front to back, at least twice, & planned the trip. Thanks to your book, I had the best time I’ve ever had on vacation. The specifics in the directions you give are GREAT. Trying to drive & find things in an odd environment can be tough, but you guys made it easy. I found a huge and awesome, (and totally uncrowded) black sand beach on the road to Hana, and other things I would never have known about… Your books make planning & having a good vacation SO much easier. Trust me, I perused a number of books for this trip, looked all over Trip Advisor, and planned like crazy. I’d rather do it all with your book. Trip Advisor can tell you some good stuff, but you don’t know where the reviewer is “coming from”, or if it was a planted review. I can ususally spot those, but sifting through all the crap to get good info is incredibly time consuming. Now, I find out you have an app!! WOOHOO!!”
