Hawaii for Dummies

Cheryl Farr Leas may live on the mainland, but she's a Hawaii girl at heart. She fell in love with Diamond Head, aloha wear, and mai tais in 1994, and has had trouble staying away ever since. Whenever she's not in the islands -- and until she can figure out a way to trade her Brooklyn co-op for a Lanikai beach house -- she and her husband, Rob, call New York City home. Before embarking on a writing career, Cheryl served as senior editor at Macmillan Travel (now Wiley), where she edited the Frommer's Hawaii travel guides for the better part of the '90s. Now happy to be a globetrotting freelancer, Cheryl also authors the Frommer's New York City travel guides.

Introduction. Part I: Getting Started. Chapter 1: Discovering Hawaii and Deciding Where to Go. Chapter 2: Deciding When to Go. Chapter 3: Planning Your Budget. Chapter 4: Planning Ahead for Special Travel Needs. Part II: Ironing Out the Details. Chapter 5: Getting to Hawaii and Traveling between the Islands. Chapter 6: Tying Up Loose Ends. Part III: Honolulu and the Rest of Oahu. Chapter 7: The Lowdown on Oahu's Hotel Scene. Chapter 8: Settling in on Oahu. Chapter 9: Dining around Oahu. Chapter 10: Fun On and Off the Beach. Part IV: Maui. Chapter 11: The Lowdown on Maui's Hotel Scene. Chapter 12: Settling in on Maui. Chapter 13: Dining on Maui. Chapter 14: Fun On and Off the Beach. Part V: Hawaii, the Big Island. Chapter 15: The Lowdown on the Big Island's Hotel Scene. Chapter 16: Settling in on the Big Island. Chapter 17: Dining around the Big Island. Chapter 18: Fun On and Off the Beach. Part VI: Kauai. Chapter 19: The Lowdown on Kauai's Hotel Scene. Chapter 20: Settling in on Kauai. Chapter 21: Dining on Kauai. Chapter 22: Fun On and Off the Beach. Part VII: The Part of Tens. Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Lose the Tourist Trappings and Look Like a Local. Chapter 24: Ten Easy Steps to Island Dining. Appendix: Quick Concierge. Worksheets. Index.