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Beaches of the Big Island (A Kolowalu Book) | 
 enlarge | Author: John R. K. Clark
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 321627
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 186
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0824809769
Dewey Decimal Number: 919.691044
EAN: 9780824809768
ASIN: 0824809769
Publication Date: November 1985
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 Not Up-to-Date November 15, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased this book in 1989 and used it then, and again, later in 1994. I now live on the Big Island and can tell you that this book is not up-to-date on the easily accessible beaches. There have been marked changes in the 4WD beaches, also. What was once my Beach Bible, is no longer useful. It WAS a great book.
 Big Island Fun on Big Island Beaches June 21, 2004
My favorite part of this book is how the author reveals what happened to the beach along bayfront in Hilo. The diversion of the waiolama river project removed about half of the beach. If you're wondering what this has to do with a book review, it's in the details.This book gives details. It obvious that the author spent a great deal of time here and listened intently to locals when researching his work here. This book enables you to become intimately familiar with the beaches here on the big island. If you want to learn about big island beaches from a local's perspective, get this book. For those of you just looking to visit for a few weeks, you'll also enjoy the book for it's maps, directions and "what to expect" perspective. I especially like that fact that only the major beaches are covered. The private, small, secluded, beaches we enjoy locally, aren't always mentioned. When you get here, hire a local guide to reach those truly hidden spots. A local guide will get you to the 4x4 only access areas devoid of other visitors. Why 4 stars? As a surfer, I cannot give this book more than 4 stars. It deserves 5 stars. It's the best book on big island beaches that I've read (more than 15). It's just too good and it will probably cause more people to surf our already crowded surf breaks. :) Brent Norris
BigIslandFun.com
 Beaches of the Big Island July 2, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The best informative book you can buy on the entire coastline of the big island. Much historical info adds to the richness of the general information provided. If you are looking for an out of the way place on the big island, this book will help you find it
 Beaches of the Big Island January 9, 2001
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
This book displays black and white pictures and is totally outdated. Out of all the tour books on Hawaii that I ordered (Frommers 2000, Fodors 2000, Best Places to Stay in Hawaii and the guides books written by Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman, Lonely Planet) this was by far the worst. I should have returned it while I could but I wanted to give it a chance. What a waste of time and money.
Who says there's no good beaches on the Big Island? August 17, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a great book which could benefit from being updated. With the focus on just beaches, it was extremely useful and I found many great beaches I wouldn't have found otherwise during my three week visit. If beachgoing is your thing, this book will help you find plenty, expecially non-resort ones that are virtually empty.
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