Maui 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 1990s. Now happy to be a globetrotting freelancer, Cheryl also authors Hawaii For Dummies and the Frommer's New York City travel guides. Jeanette Foster (author of chapters 19 and 20, covering the islands of Molokai and Lanai) is a prolific writer widely published in travel, sports and adventure. She's also a contributing editor to Hawaii magazine and the editor of Zagat's Survey to Hawaii's Top Restaurants. In addition to this guide, Jeanette is a coauthor of Frommer's Honolulu, Waikiki & Oahu and Frommer's Maui.

Introduction. Part I: Getting Started. Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of Maui. 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 Maui. Chapter 6: Deciding Where to Stay. Chapter 7: Booking Your Room. Chapter 8: Maui's Best Accommodations. Chapter 9: Tying Up Loose Ends. Part III: Settling into Maui. Chapter 10: Arriving and Getting Around. Chapter 11: Staying Safe. Part IV: Dining in Maui. Chapter 12: The Lowdown on Maui's Dining Scene. Chapter 13: The Best Places to Dine on Maui. Part V: Exploring Maui. Chapter 14: Finding Maui's Best Beaches and Watersports. Chapter 15: Exploring the Island. Chapter 16: More Cool Things to Do. Chapter 17: A Shopper's Guide to Maui. Chapter 18: Living It Up After the Sun Goes Down. Chapter 19: Taking a Side Trip to the Island of Molokai. Chapter 20: Taking a Side Trip to the Island of Lanai. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Lose the Tourist Trappings and Look Like a Local. Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Enjoy Maui's Romance. Appendix: Quick Concierge. Index.