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2 comments about Fodor's Hawaii 2002: The Guide for All Budgets, Updated Every Year, with a Pullout Map and Color Photos (Fodor's Gold Guides).

1. In general, Fodor's guides are the best on the market because of their accuracy, authority and wit. Fodor's Hawaii is no different. It gives the skinny on all the must-see places on all the major Hawaiian islands -- Hawaii, Oahu, Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kauai. What's more, Fodor's Hawaii, like all Fodor's guides, mention both places on and off the beaten path. The section on Maui is particularly good, right down to the description of rainbows "on the hood of your car."



2. I bought this guide along with two others and this was a nice, complete guide covering all the islands. I used it in conjunction with the other guides, which targeted the specific islands I was visiting, for a big picture overview of Hawaii. Fodor's helped me decide which islands to visit (Maui and Kauai) with color photography and descriptions. I also enjoyed reading about the history of the islands. The list of website links in the back of the book were also very helpful. I don't think this one book is enough, overall, to pinpoint where to go once you're on the islands. I didn't like that it didn't give me complete descriptions of the beaches. Turns out my hotel was on a beach that wasn't suitable for swimming. But the book didn't tell me that. You'll definitely need this book plus another, it's not enough on its own.

3 comments about Kaua'i, 4th Edition: Making the Most of Your Family Vacation (Paradise Family Guide Kauai).

1. On a recent trip to the islands we bought this as it was the only guidebook for Kauai in our book store. When we got to Kauai we found the information to be superficial and not up to date. While there we bought other books-one by Kathy Morey, another by Robert Smith, etc. that were very informative, so we got by. Don't buy this guidebook...a waste of money!



2. Because I live in Hawaii and travel the islands a lot, I check amazon.com frequently and have built up quite a library on the islands. This book, as a reviewer said, does read like one author spent a day on the north shore gathering free handouts, PR brochures, menus, etc. while the other did the same on the south shore. Then they tried to write a guidebook.But there is a lot of material in it even if it is missing depth of knowledge about Kauai and guidance from personal experience. The other reviewers who live in Hawaii are on target otherwise.



3. We used this book as our primary resource while I was pregnant with our first child in 1999. We really relied on the restaurant reviews, with a few exceptions, they were right on. The recommendations from the two authors for activities were really helpful for me, as I was limited because of pregnancy and needed to find the right level activity to fit my condition. I am surprised others did not find this book helpful. Perhaps it is good for those traveling with constraints, like kids or pregnancy.

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