Trailblazers are Hawaii’s Trip Advisor
Keep it simple and do it right: Rather than sort through thousands of posts written by hundreds of people on sites like Yelp and TripAdvisor, pick up a Trailblazer guide. You will find… Continue reading
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Kauai’s Sleeping Giant is no yawner
The signature landmark on Kauai’s Coconut Coast (the east shore) is Nounou Mountain, known as the ‘Sleeping Giant,’ since its ridge looks like the face of a rather large warrior in repose. Hikers… Continue reading
Spend a glamorous day at the ‘Hollywood of Hawaii’
Kualoa Regional Park on Oahu’s windward coast is next-door to the darling of Hawaii attractions, the Polynesian Cultural Center, and for that reason gets overlooked by most tourists. But locals are hip to… Continue reading
Maui News
The 2018 Edition of Maui Trailblazer is available now on Amazon.com (ISBN: 978-1976810145). New York Times: “Many of the attractions on Maui are easy to find. But for off the beaten path, I… Continue reading
Lahaina, Maui: The more things change, the more they stay the same
In 1802, his immense eminence King Kamehameha the Great, fresh from battles that made him ruler of all the southern islands, made Lahaina his capital city and kicked back here for years while… Continue reading
The high-and-lowdown on Oahu’s cuckoo Koko Crater
Kissing cousin to the more-famous Diamond Head volcano, Koko Crater sits right across the highway from the most popular snorkeling venue in Hawaii (Hanauma Bay). Beginning at a parking lot for Koko Crater… Continue reading
Oahu’s Maunawili Falls: A short trip to the ‘Heart of Darkness’
The 3-mile round-trip (375 feet of elevation) to Maunawili Falls may spec out as a cakewalk, but it walks more like a jungle trek a la Conrad’s novel, upon which the movie Apocalypse Now… Continue reading
Why do few visitors see one of the very best coasts in Hawaii?
Puna, the big nose of the Big Island that points east, is by any measure one of the best places to visit in the state, but not that many people see it since… Continue reading