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Lonely Planet Hawaii
Maui
Each book offers in-depth detail on popular regional areas within countries and includes full-color images and maps, extensive planning information and itineraries, a Getting Started section, tips for traveling with the family and much more. Original.
304 pages, Paperback
First published July 31, 2002
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February 11, 2019
Useful book, well documented information
August 22, 2018
Lonely planet was a valuable guide for my trip to Maui. A good source of information about out of the way places and lower fare options.
December 18, 2011
This book gave a lot of information, but I can't say it was terribly helpful. It certainly didn't help me get the most out of the Road to Hana. In fact, I found a free locally published travel book that gave way more helpful information. I have not enjoyed the Lonely Planet travel books I've used to this date.
November 27, 2018
A great book, about one of the best places in the world
January 28, 2022
Page 34 - This book is awesome, wish I had of read it last year. I also wish I had the ebook. I'm too lazy to look up every website. I miss clicking on them. I stopped at Food because I know I'm going to take my time in that section.
Page 79 - The Plan Your Trip portion of the book was both lacking and great. It did not have a list of restaurants like many of the other guides I have read but it was rich in information. The food section mostly broke down the different types of dishes, meals, foods, and cuisines you'll find, the Food Glossary was gold, so that makes up for only a dozen restaurants listed with one line descriptions. An abundance of activities were listed a d broken down into several overlapping categories with tons of details. They gave a lot of beach and trail location recommendations but few businesses were listed. I realized this pages are rich in color but not glossy, I like it. The section ended with a brief description of each region, the next section, the biggest of the book, will break down each one.
Overall - This book was not full of restaurants but it made up for it with it's details on activities and regions of Maui.
Page 79 - The Plan Your Trip portion of the book was both lacking and great. It did not have a list of restaurants like many of the other guides I have read but it was rich in information. The food section mostly broke down the different types of dishes, meals, foods, and cuisines you'll find, the Food Glossary was gold, so that makes up for only a dozen restaurants listed with one line descriptions. An abundance of activities were listed a d broken down into several overlapping categories with tons of details. They gave a lot of beach and trail location recommendations but few businesses were listed. I realized this pages are rich in color but not glossy, I like it. The section ended with a brief description of each region, the next section, the biggest of the book, will break down each one.
Overall - This book was not full of restaurants but it made up for it with it's details on activities and regions of Maui.
January 12, 2019
Skipped or skimmed a few sections (it is a reference book after all), but overall supremely helpful for finding the best stops to eat and play on the island. Strange lack of recommendations for accomodations.
July 30, 2019
This guide book is amazing! I read it in preparation for a future trip to Maui and I feel 1000% more prepared. I will be reading more Lonely Planet guides for future trip preparation.
October 20, 2022
Gather Round
This was a great book on Maui.
I have been on a big Maui kick so far, and this book helped get some details, as it was a more up to date book.
Would recommend!
4.0/5
This was a great book on Maui.
I have been on a big Maui kick so far, and this book helped get some details, as it was a more up to date book.
Would recommend!
4.0/5
May 9, 2025
Great Hawaii travel book
I enjoyed this book. It was helpful for me as I plan our first trip to Hawaii. Maui is fascinating.
I enjoyed this book. It was helpful for me as I plan our first trip to Hawaii. Maui is fascinating.
January 30, 2025
Disclaimer: I didn't read every page of this, though I looked at all, and read most. Lots of helpful info on sites to see (and there is much to see on Maui), particularly exceptional beaches and nature walks. So too with broad and good info on places to eat, a number of which we went to in a recent short stay. We already had our lodging figured out, but the book covers many levels of lodging in many places.
We did see some of the devastation in Lahaina (my girlfriend who was with me had just finished two weeks of volunteering for disaster cleanup with the great All Hands and Hearts organization), but they have made some solid progress from that sad calamity. The book was pre-fire, so Lahaina info won't be correct.
One caveat I had with the book was that the index seemed incomplete; I'd read of several places I was interested in, but couldn't find them in the index and needed to return to the main text a number of times. Useful book regardless.
We did see some of the devastation in Lahaina (my girlfriend who was with me had just finished two weeks of volunteering for disaster cleanup with the great All Hands and Hearts organization), but they have made some solid progress from that sad calamity. The book was pre-fire, so Lahaina info won't be correct.
One caveat I had with the book was that the index seemed incomplete; I'd read of several places I was interested in, but couldn't find them in the index and needed to return to the main text a number of times. Useful book regardless.
June 26, 2009
I almost didn't look at this one - Lonely Planet guides seem pretty indistinguishable from the other big ones these days, but I am happy I checked it out from the library. Due to having friends who live on Maui, we have visited several times and know the island pretty well by now. But this edition of the LP guidebook had several new suggestions for places I didn't know about - including some great new hiking trails in Kapalua. Also, they have tried to include listings for "green" items (i.e., organic, local food offerings and biodiesel car rental) where they exist.
March 28, 2025
I like how they suggest a handful of things to do so you weren’t overwhelmed with all of the wonderful adventures you can take in Maui. Highly recommend this one as well as Maui revealed and moon Maui.
June 14, 2010
really helpful for my trip to Maui, Lonely Planet books haven't failed me yet.
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