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| Andrew Doughty | | Paperback:
| 312 pages | | Publisher:
| Wizard Publications Inc. | | Publication Date:
| September 21, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0971727996 | | Product Width:
| 138.75 centimeters | | Product Height:
| 206.5 centimeters | | Product Weight:
| 1.22 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 126 reviews |
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12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Great guidebook for Maui!May 31, 2010
By Megs828
This book was excellent. We loved exploring some of the hidden sights, such as the olivine pools and secluded waterfalls. Based on information from this book and my recent vacation in Maui, here are some of my personal recommendations:
-Definitely do a loop when driving to Hana. Take the regular "road to Hana" to get there and take the back road along the south part of Maui for the drive back. The back road is not bad at all. It has very few unpaved sections and they are well groomed. A 2WD car can easily do it. The back road will offer different views including tons of lava rock. It is important to note that the "road to Hana" is about the journey not the destination. Stop at waterfalls along the way and scenic overlooks. We left at 6am and didn't get back until after 7pm. There is so much to do along the way.
-On the road to Hana, take a short detour down Nahiku Road as suggested in the book. Keep driving until you get to the end, which is when you reach the ocean. The view is amazing.
-Do not miss the 400ft Waimoku waterfall at Oheo Gulch. The 2 mile hike each way is well worth it.
-Haleakala at sunset is awesome, especially if you do not want to wake up at 3am and deal with the crowds for sunrise. There were very few people at the summit for sunset and we watched the sun set over clouds which was awesome (a ring of clouds almost always forms partway up the mountain, but the summit is usually clear). We stayed to look at the stars once it got dark... we saw a ton of stars!
-Kula Lodge restaurant on the way to Haleakala has great views, but go for lunch because dinner is very expensive.
-The redwood forest hike in Polipoli state park was awesome, however the drive was terrible. 4 miles of bumpy, unkept dirt road. I would recommend an SUV for driving this road.
-Definitely stop at Julia's, as listed in the book, when driving around the west/north side of Maui. The banana bread is awesome but so are the coconut candies, dried mango and taro chips.
-The book lists a hiking/snorkeling adventure at La Perouse in south Maui, however when we attempted to do this we saw lots of off-limits signs posted by the government, saying you can't walk in that entire area until July 2010. So instead we snorkeled at the nearby "Dumps," which was awesome.
-Food recommendations... Ululani's Shaved Ice in Lahaina and Flatbread Company in Paia.
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Good Book but Causes Problems in HawaiiFeb 11, 2008
By Johnny Cheng
"Waterfall Lover"
This was the first of the Revealed guidebooks that we've owned back in 2002. And from that first usage of the book, we were blown away by how candid its reviews were and how it seemed to present every nook and cranny of the island.
We consulted it for local restaurants, dinner splurges, and most (if not all) of Maui's reasonably accessible waterfalls (including the Blue Pool, Waihe'e Valley, 'Ohe'o Gulch, etc).
We liked this book so much that we bought all the other Revealed guidebooks for each of the other main Hawaiian Islands.
Fast forward 5 years (and several trips to all the Hawaiian Islands)...
The Blue Pool - closed due to unhappy residents lamenting the traffic; Upper Puohokamoa Falls - access closed due owner's fear of slip-and-fall lawsuit; Venus Pool - kapu due to trespassing; Waihe'e Valley - closed to public except for Eco-Maui tours; Proliferation of No Trespassing signs everywhere...
That's when we realized that while this book tells you everything you want to hear with the attitude and spunk that we can appreciate, it's problematic in that it has resulted in (thanks to its popularity) increased cases of trespassing, closures from frivolous slip-and-fall lawsuits, deaths from following their "Adventures", a tourism economy dependent on reviews from this book (e.g. you can expect higher prices if they got an Ono rating and closures if they got bad reviews), and overexposure/high impacts to fragile and endangered habitats.
I think it's sad that more and more parts of Maui (as well as other islands) have lost their spirit of Aloha, and I suspect this book's well-deserved popularity has something to do with it.
But even with all that said, my wife and I still consult this book because we feel we're getting good advice from a kama'aina (long time resident). It just shows how useful this book is despite the problems it's causing. But I sense it's starting to become a victim of its own success and the island is becoming a far different place than the paradise that was originally envisioned and communicated by the book when we first used it.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Beware the advice!Aug 29, 2008
By E. Lindstrom
"oceanographer"
Maui Revealed is a good book - perhaps too good! The locals in Maui really hate this book and are not afraid to tell you. It has led to many tourists trespassing on lands and places where they are not welcome...so beware.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Disappointing... Snorkeling in South Maui CLOSEDJan 26, 2010
By Brian Fischer
"Brian"
So we are still in Maui, and planned our trip mostly around the sights listed in this book. Overall, I am finding it very informative; however, I am sad to say that a lot of the snorkeling sights in the South Maui portion (atleast) are now closed according to the Park Rangers. We went to explore Fish Bowl and the Aquarium this morning to be greeted by park rangers telling us that both areas were closed and that we would be arrested if we went there. We still had an unbelievable hike in the area, but the snorkeling was non-existent for the most part. As we were leaving, I saw a different ranger in the parking lot and asked him why the "Fishbowl" and "Aquarium" were closed? He first corrected me that those were not the right names for those areas (I am not going to try and pronounce their proper names), and then proceeded to tell me that the book "Maui Revealed" was disturbing the natural beauty of this island and the rest of Hawaii. He said that if we were caught snorkeling there, we would be arrested. He told me that the authors were "purely money hungry" and "not interested in preserving the island". We did not want to test it, but I could certainly tell that this was a pride issue and stirring up a lot of debate in that area. The roads are tiny, and certainly not supposed to handle the amount of traffic that now exists (because of this book according to the Ranger).
The bottom line is that we are finding the book very informative (I would not ask for a refund at this point), but be careful with some of the more adventurous recommendations as it is clear the park rangers now have copies of this book and are making it their job to intimidate the main-landers who are following the recommendations. We were really disappointed that we could not get to experience these large snorkeling areas. I would love for the authors to respond, and maybe update the people who bought this book on areas that are now closed to the public.. We are heading up the coast in a few days, and will advise if more sights are closed. If anyone else has experienced similar issues, can you please respond to this?????
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Best EverNov 30, 2009
By California Doug
This series of Hawaiian travel books is by far the best ever! His brief history of Hawaii is the best, most interesting, and most thorough I've ever seen in so few pages.
Highly informative, accurate, well-illustrated, a pleasure to read, and filled with up-to-date information, much of which is not found elsewhere. Icing on the cake. Road information is very helpful. Restaurant descriptions are right on.
One of the few travel books I actually read cover-to-cover.
Get them all if you visit Hawaii!
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