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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
“Our family just returned from a trip to the Big Island. A friend who lives in Hilo told me to be sure to get your book before we came and use it as a guide. I’m glad I did. It was very helpful, in addition to being enormously entertaining. We saw a lot of things we wouldn’t have found otherwise. I got such a kick out of the book that I read the whole book on the plane on the way home today to San Francisco–extending my trip for another 5 hours! So thanks for all the good information and hilarious asides in the book.”
