So You Want to Live in Hawaiʻi


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Oahu Revealed


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The finest guidebook ever written for O‘ahu. Now you can plan your best vacation—ever. This all new eighth edition is a candid, humorous guide to everything there is to see and do on the island. Written by the author of the best-selling guides, Maui Revealed, Hawaii The Big Island Revealed and The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook. Explore with him as he reveals breathtaking trails, secluded beaches, pristine reefs, delicious places to dine, relaxing places to stay, exciting waterfalls, colorful valleys and so much more. Every restaurant, activity provider, business and resort is reviewed personally and anonymously. This book and a rental car are all you need to discover what makes O‘ahu so exciting. ↵ • The most accurate up-to-date information available anyplace with up-to-the-minute changes posted to our website and smartphone app. The app is an optional separate purchase and includes features not possible in a book, but it provides free access to all resort reviews with our detailed aerial photos—so you’ll know if oceanfront really means oceanfront—and you can filter them fast for the features and amenities you’re looking for. ↵ • Frank, brutally honest reviews of restaurants and activities show you which companies really are the best... and which to avoid—no advertisements. ↵ • Driving tours let you structure your trip your way, point out sights not to be missed along the way and are complemented by over 130 spectacular color photographs. ↵ • 20 specially created maps in an easy-to-follow format with landmarks—so you’ll always know where you are on the island. ↵ • Clear, concise directions to those hard-to-find places such as deserted beaches, hidden waterfalls, lush rainforests, spectacular coastlines and scores of other hidden gems listed nowhere else. ↵ • Exclusive chapter on O‘ahu’s beaches with detailed descriptions, including ocean safety. ↵ • Unique Adventures and Attractions chapters, over 70 pages of exciting activities from ATVs to ziplines, and nearly 200 island dining reviews. ↵ • Fascinating sections on Hawai‘i’s history, culture, language and legends. ↵ Oahu Revealed covers it all—from the top of the Ko‘olaus to the lost sunken island off Kane‘ohe. This is the best investment you can make for your O‘ahu vacation. Whether you are a first-time visitor or a longtime kama‘aina, you will learn more about O‘ahu from this book than from any other source. Discover the island of your dreams with Oahu Revealed.




Na Lei Makamae


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Lei are the very expression of traditional Hawaiian culture and were once an essential part of community and family life. Following in the footsteps of Samuel Kamakau, Abraham Fornander, and others, the authors have collected here a wealth of written and oral information to reveal the significance of making and wearing lei and their role in Hawaiian ritual and dance. This volume covers eighty-five flowers and plants (and another dozen color variations) used in traditional lei construction. They are arranged according to their Hawaiian names and accompanied by botanical information and descriptions gleaned from legends and chants that illustrate the cultural uses and special meanings of lei prior to Western contact. Many are introduced by poems written especially for this work by master kumu hula, linguist, and ethnologist Pualani Kanakaole Kanahele. The authors present the lei art form in not only words, but also pictures. Lavish color photographs by Jean Coté showcase each plant and lei (shown by itself or worn), as well as places throughout the Islands associated with specific flowers and plants. An appendix includes a complete list of lei plants, basic instructions for their propagation, and other sources for material.




Cycling Hawaii


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This cycling tour guide provides directions for touring routes on all the main Hawaiian islands. It covers getting to Hawaii and getting around, visas and what to bring, environmental conditions, politics and language. It also examines whether to take a bike or rent one, and discusses repairs.




The Essential Guide to Video Processing


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This comprehensive and state-of-the art approach to video processing gives engineers and students a comprehensive introduction and includes full coverage of key applications: wireless video, video networks, video indexing and retrieval and use of video in speech processing. Containing all the essential methods in video processing alongside the latest standards, it is a complete resource for the professional engineer, researcher and graduate student. - Numerous conceptual and numerical examples - All the latest standards are thoroughly covered: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264 and AVC - Coverage of the latest techniques in video security "Like its sister volume "The Essential Guide to Image Processing," Professor Bovik's Essential Guide to Video Processing provides a timely and comprehensive survey, with contributions from leading researchers in the area. Highly recommended for everyone with an interest in this fascinating and fast-moving field." —Prof. Bernd Girod, Stanford University, USA - Edited by a leading person in the field who created the IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, with contributions from experts in their fields - Numerous conceptual and numerical examples - All the latest standards are thoroughly covered: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264 and AVC - Coverage of the latest techniques in video security




Lonely Planet Kauai


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Amazing experiences, Inspirational images, author recommendations and the best of local knowledge, Plant the perfect trip, Planning features and top itineraries give you the freedom to create your ideal trip. Get off the beaten track, Our writers uncover local secrets that will make your trip unique. Special features, Diving & snorkeling guide, Surfing feature, Local cuisine, Hiking & biking trails We tell it like it is, Our job to make amazing travel experiences happen. We visit the places we write about each and every edition. We never take freebies for positive coverage, so you can always rely on us to tell it like it is. Book jacket.




This Is Paradise


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Elegant, brutal, and profound—this magnificent debut captures the grit and glory of modern Hawai'i with breathtaking force and accuracy. In a stunning collection that announces the arrival of an incredible talent, Kristiana Kahakauwila travels the islands of Hawai'i, making the fabled place her own. Exploring the deep tensions between local and tourist, tradition and expectation, façade and authentic self, This Is Paradise provides an unforgettable portrait of life as it’s truly being lived on Maui, Oahu, Kaua'i and the Big Island. In the gut-punch of “Wanle,” a beautiful and tough young woman wants nothing more than to follow in her father’s footsteps as a legendary cockfighter. With striking versatility, the title story employs a chorus of voices—the women of Waikiki—to tell the tale of a young tourist drawn to the darker side of the city’s nightlife. “The Old Paniolo Way” limns the difficult nature of legacy and inheritance when a patriarch tries to settle the affairs of his farm before his death. Exquisitely written and bursting with sharply observed detail, Kahakauwila’s stories remind us of the powerful desire to belong, to put down roots, and to have a place to call home.




Islands Magazine


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