Maui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook
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- Create Date：2023-01-15 10:19:43
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- Author：Andrew Doughty
- ISBN：1949678180
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Summary
"USA Today" calls it， "an authoritative and in-depth look at all that the island offers。" The authors are residents who personally and anonymously review every facet of Maui。 From restaurants to helicopter companies to scuba diving to beaches to trails--they show visitors the best Maui has to offer。 Photos。
Reviews
Ben Rogers
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This was a bit outdated for the trip in October， but it was still good to learn some of the interesting things to do in Maui。 Got a lot of these check off the list！！
Jannette O。
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Very witty tour guide。
Darlene Karalash
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I’ve never visited any of the Hawaiian islands， so I’m starting from scratch to plan my first trip。 To assist me with this， a family who spends two weeks in Maui every winter lent me a number of guidebooks and tourist magazines， including an older edition of Andrew Doughty’s Maui Revealed。 I was intrigued by the frank manner in which the information was presented—so much so that I purchased a copy of the latest paperback edition for myself。These are my impressions。。。-This book was an excellent s I’ve never visited any of the Hawaiian islands， so I’m starting from scratch to plan my first trip。 To assist me with this， a family who spends two weeks in Maui every winter lent me a number of guidebooks and tourist magazines， including an older edition of Andrew Doughty’s Maui Revealed。 I was intrigued by the frank manner in which the information was presented—so much so that I purchased a copy of the latest paperback edition for myself。These are my impressions。。。-This book was an excellent starting point for planning an upcoming winter vacation in Maui。 The Introduction is basically “Maui for Dummies”。 If the shoe fits。。。LOL！ In The Basics chapter， I particularly enjoyed reading the pronunciation guide and vocabulary lists for Hawaiian and Hawaiian Pidgin words。 （I already know that the place names of Maui are going to present challenges to my husband and myself！）-I liked the detailed descriptions of the features of every beach， hiking trail and waterfall on Maui （and on the nearby surrounding islands）—although Doughty’s book promotes the less frequented， hidden gems， he is very upfront about the physical challenges of these places， geared for the adventurous， physically fit tourist。 However， because of my severe arthritis and ensuing mobility issues， I will be giving the majority of those places a hard pass， in favour of more accessible locales and I now know which ones will serve me well （and keep me safe）。-I’ve gleaned lots of ideas for planning sightseeing excursions in each of the main districts of Maui and have been able to cross-reference those suggested activities， points of interest and best places to eat with other guidebooks。 On advisement from this guide， I’ve even made some advance bookings for the most popular activities。 （I probably would not have thought to do this on my own。）-Changes wrought by the pandemic， the most recent storms and landslides are not much covered in this book。 However， several apps created by Doughty’s team are available via Apple and Google Play stores， giving daily updates—I intend to take advantage of these Smartphone apps as well as regularly visit the official Maui Revealed website and blogs。-The organization of this guidebook was rather organic。 This might not appeal to logical/sequential thinkers， but because I treated the volume like a novel， reading it from cover-to-cover。。。this worked perfectly for me。 I bookmarked key bits of information and rearranged it on lists of my own， to be revisited closer to my trip。Kudos to Andrew Doughty who wrote this book as a heads-up for its intended audience， first-time visitors to Maui。 Doughty does not suck up to local business owners or whitewash facts to appease elected officials。 I totally appreciate that！ 。。。more
Catherine Woodman
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This is the most thorough travel book I have read in quite a while。 Feel really prepared for our upcoming trip to Maui， and would seek out another of the authors books for another island in the future。
cardulelia carduelis
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We spent 5 （non-travel） days in Maui in Summer 2022 and borrowed this from a friend。 Suffice to say it guided most of our trip。 We used the 8th edition， which is the newest one currently。 Some notes: - It is pre-pandemic。 So some activities/restaurants no longer exist - and some are new （like the Waikiki brewery tavern in Lahaina， fantastic pulled-pork sandwiches！） - There was a terrific landslide in the Southern tip of the island in May '22， since this edition was written， and you literally ca We spent 5 （non-travel） days in Maui in Summer 2022 and borrowed this from a friend。 Suffice to say it guided most of our trip。 We used the 8th edition， which is the newest one currently。 Some notes: - It is pre-pandemic。 So some activities/restaurants no longer exist - and some are new （like the Waikiki brewery tavern in Lahaina， fantastic pulled-pork sandwiches！） - There was a terrific landslide in the Southern tip of the island in May '22， since this edition was written， and you literally cannot drive all the way around Haleakala's base anymore （several miles after the 7 gulches）。 The road no longer exists in places。 - We ended up completing close to all of the guidebook's suggested activities in the Upcountry， South， and West Maui and agree with all of their assessments。 - Their restaurant recommendations were a bit generous， but I might be biased by experience with NorCal food which is similar in origin， price， and quality。 - Their Haleakala and Road to Hana section made for excellent reading aloud to the driver during the drive （and in the case of Haleakala whilst waiting for Sunset in the very windy parking lot）。 Overall this is probably the best travel guide i've ever had。 Easy to read， frank， with lot's of off-the-beaten path stuff （Acid Warzone， Warren & Annabelle's ） that I wouldn't otherwise have tried。 Highly recommended！ Get whatever the latest edition is！ 。。。more
Billie Jo
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Most amazing and entertaining guidebook ever！ Never had a bad meal when picking from their Ono rated restaurants。 Got to find a lot of out of the way places to visit， which given how much Maui has built up in the 20 years since our last trip was greatly appreciated。 The author does a great job reminding the reader often that activities are of your own risk per Hawaiian law and offers very amazing directions to non-commercial beaches and landscape。 Mile markers were about 。5 mile off a few times， Most amazing and entertaining guidebook ever！ Never had a bad meal when picking from their Ono rated restaurants。 Got to find a lot of out of the way places to visit， which given how much Maui has built up in the 20 years since our last trip was greatly appreciated。 The author does a great job reminding the reader often that activities are of your own risk per Hawaiian law and offers very amazing directions to non-commercial beaches and landscape。 Mile markers were about 。5 mile off a few times， but detailed enough to find the random pull out parking to find the 'trailhead' to climb down to sites like the blowhole， Olivine pools， and the red sand beach。 No matter what type of vacation you are looking for in Maui （beach， culinary， adventure， hiking， kid friendly） this guidebook has you covered and entertained。 FYI even if you don't plan to go to Pa'ia read its description。。。。my daughter （high school aged） happened across when she was looking something up and she had to read it to the car for all to enjoy。 。。。more
Katri
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I'm a big fan of the Revealed series by this author。 I use them whenever I visit Hawaii。 This one helped immensely on my recent trip to Maui。 I'm not normally a guidebook person， but this book helped find hidden gems on the island that the typical tourist would be less inclined to visit。 I'm a big fan of the Revealed series by this author。 I use them whenever I visit Hawaii。 This one helped immensely on my recent trip to Maui。 I'm not normally a guidebook person， but this book helped find hidden gems on the island that the typical tourist would be less inclined to visit。 。。。more
audrey
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Very informational and I will be able to annoy my family with facts when we are on the island。 :）
Katie （TheKatieLibrary）
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Great recommendations for exploring Maui！
Angela
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Entertaining and highly readable。 Seems like it will be very useful-I can only hope I’ll get to use the info soon。
MountainsMama
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Helpful！
Nicky Stu
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Useful information but the writer is very disrespectful to Hawaiian culture。 Stopped reading。
Faith Moddrell
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This book was recommended to me by a friend who had visited Maui a few months before my trip。 Some of the information was helpful for the author’s opinion。 It was important for me to remind myself that these are opinions， which means I may not always agree。 I thought the book was difficult to find the information that I was looking。 The description could be in different parts of the book versus all in one spot。 I really struggled with the author’s opinion on Hawaiian history。 I felt the author w This book was recommended to me by a friend who had visited Maui a few months before my trip。 Some of the information was helpful for the author’s opinion。 It was important for me to remind myself that these are opinions， which means I may not always agree。 I thought the book was difficult to find the information that I was looking。 The description could be in different parts of the book versus all in one spot。 I really struggled with the author’s opinion on Hawaiian history。 I felt the author was saying the Hawaiian’s lost control of the islands because they wanted too。 That they were looking for leadership and westerners provided that。 I strongly disagree with the author！ I would not buy another book from this company。The book has an app to use around the island as well。 I knew of a different app by a different company that we had used in the past。 I am so glad we used the other app that doesn’t go with the book。 It gave use great tips， beautiful history and legends of the island and culture of Hawaii。 。。。more
Jefferson
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If you are visiting Maui， this is THE book。 We lived by this book and have no regrets。 It led us to some of the most beautiful， interesting， and fun things to do on the island。 It goes a step further than most guide books by providing the history of the island。
Sue Campbell
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Good guide to all things Maiu
Lynnette
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My favorite guide for Maui。 Great insight。 Superb off the beaten track。 I pick up a new addition every few years and his updates are worth the $。 Never disappoints。
Darla Peterson
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We used this guide to drive the road to Hana and would have missed a lot without it。 Ran in to many tourists who helped us find the next waterfall and they all had the book！
Nicole
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Excellent overview of Maui and some real insights to the island that can't be easily be found on Google or Trip Adviser。 Highly recommend this to anyone traveling （or considering traveling） to Maui。 Excellent overview of Maui and some real insights to the island that can't be easily be found on Google or Trip Adviser。 Highly recommend this to anyone traveling （or considering traveling） to Maui。 。。。more
Barb
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Really enjoyed all the information in the book。 Very good explanations of the history and areas of Maui。 I only gave it 4 stars because I bought the Kindle version and found going back and forth through information to be harder than it needed to be。 Would recommend the print version highly。
Robert Bigelis
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Susan
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OK， we don't have quite as many editions of this one。We tend to only get them when we're on island。But these authors are super fantastic and amazing。The only guidebook we recommend for anyone going to paradise！（And the banana bread on the way to Hana is not to be missed！） OK， we don't have quite as many editions of this one。We tend to only get them when we're on island。But these authors are super fantastic and amazing。The only guidebook we recommend for anyone going to paradise！（And the banana bread on the way to Hana is not to be missed！） 。。。more
Anne
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Recommended by Hawaiian friend， outdated but still historically interesting。
Shannon Potts
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This book lead to being a bit of an obsession for my husband and I on our recent trip to Maui。 Not only is the tip content superb， but hilarious as well。 We had excellent self guided tours of the North and Road to Hana， found great beaches， eats， and so much more。
Melinda
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Had some good information， but the conversational writing style was annoying to me。 I didn't like the author's jokes。 Had some good information， but the conversational writing style was annoying to me。 I didn't like the author's jokes。 。。。more
Emily
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Ran into a couple at the Olivine Pools and started talking about how the book led us to this amazing secret place。 “We found this with The Book。” “We all have The Book” he said。 This book was like traveling with a trusted friend who lived in Hawaii full of pro tips and secrets。 Without it our honeymoon would not have been nearly as adventurous or marvelous！ We kept it with us in the car as our trusted companion！
Maxine
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I'm not one to buy this sort of thing normally， but Maui is small enough to be explored and large enough to miss the best parts， without a good guide。 This is a good guide。 We picked our restaurants， our hotel， decided to rent a car， booked the sunrise permit and drove the Road to Hana， all with the info we needed from this book。 I highly recommend if you're on the way to Paradise。 I'm not one to buy this sort of thing normally， but Maui is small enough to be explored and large enough to miss the best parts， without a good guide。 This is a good guide。 We picked our restaurants， our hotel， decided to rent a car， booked the sunrise permit and drove the Road to Hana， all with the info we needed from this book。 I highly recommend if you're on the way to Paradise。 。。。more
Jodi
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A guidebook as excellent for Maui as the one for Kauai。 Doughty includes pertinent photos and maps at the needed pages of the text （many versions put the photographs all in one area in the front of the edition） and wrote a serious guide with humor。 This reviewer appreciated that the author encouraged people to be adventurous， cautioned against acting thoughtlessly and recklessly， and accepted those of us who are not going to go around a posted "Dangerous Do Not Enter。" A guidebook as excellent for Maui as the one for Kauai。 Doughty includes pertinent photos and maps at the needed pages of the text （many versions put the photographs all in one area in the front of the edition） and wrote a serious guide with humor。 This reviewer appreciated that the author encouraged people to be adventurous， cautioned against acting thoughtlessly and recklessly， and accepted those of us who are not going to go around a posted "Dangerous Do Not Enter。" 。。。more
Buddy Draper
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We loved and appreciated this guidebook when we were in Maui。 The insight is really fantastic。
Sunny Brown
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Zero stars for the blatant racism。 F*ck you Andrew。 "Mindless mutts"。 I'm biracial and save lives daily。 Get a real job asshole。 Zero stars for the blatant racism。 F*ck you Andrew。 "Mindless mutts"。 I'm biracial and save lives daily。 Get a real job asshole。 。。。more
Allison Burris
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