Beautiful Hawaii

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Beautiful Hawaii
by the editors of Sunset Books
Relatively small in area, Hawaii is a land of paradoxes.
Born of fiery volcanic eruptions (considered recent in geologic time) it now offers refuge and tranquility to visitors who return year after year.
The Islands offer balmy tropical beaches, and misty, wind-swept mountain summits. There are calm freshwater pools and gentle beaches for swimmers, and enormous, exciting breakers for surfers. Visitors can enjoy comfortable hotels and modern night-life, or "rough it" in remote, roadless jungled valleys.
This book is an appreciation of Hawaii's varied beauty—in photographs that were chosen for their freshness and originality and their coverage of ail of the unique and perhaps less-publicized attractions of these unusual islands.
The pictures you see in this volume were created by many of the most skilled photographers on the mainland and in Hawaii itself. Independent photographers were commissioned to portray many parts of the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Beautiful Hawaii
by the editors of Sunset Books
Relatively small in area, Hawaii is a land of paradoxes.
Born of fiery volcanic eruptions (considered recent in geologic time) it now offers refuge and tranquility to visitors who return year after year.
The Islands offer balmy tropical beaches, and misty, wind-swept mountain summits. There are calm freshwater pools and gentle beaches for swimmers, and enormous, exciting breakers for surfers. Visitors can enjoy comfortable hotels and modern night-life, or "rough it" in remote, roadless jungled valleys.
This book is an appreciation of Hawaii's varied beauty—in photographs that were chosen for their freshness and originality and their coverage of ail of the unique and perhaps less-publicized attractions of these unusual islands.
The pictures you see in this volume were created by many of the most skilled photographers on the mainland and in Hawaii itself. Independent photographers were commissioned to portray many parts of the islands that had never been adequately presented before, and the Sunset editors wrote fact-filled, highly readable captions that provide informative descriptions of each scene. The photographs and the accompany-inginformation, delving beyond familiar postcard portraits, portray the entrancing charm and atmosphere of all the islands. . .
The quiet tarms on Oahu's windward coast, old Hawaiian settlements, Honolulu's restored historic treasures, the swinging playtime world of Waikil<i. . . Kauai's lovely parklands, quiet towns, and unspoiled wilderness areas . . . the lively Kona coast and the rural cattle country of the Big Island, volcanoes, rain forests, remote valleys . . . tvlaui's beaches, cool uplands and lush jungle (continued on back flap)
Front cover: Ke'e Beach, Kauai
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gorges, sophisticatedKaanapali, the cinder slopes of Haleakala's crater . . . Lanai's tranquil pineapple plantations. .
A concise history of Hawaii is presented asan introduction —you will find that it provides an enjoyable and rewarding summary of the Islands' fascinating past. Useful maps precede the individual island chapters.
To be sure, Hawaii has many of the same problems as other areas of the United States, and some that are unique to the islands. The very popularity of Hawaii has brought ecological and environmental difficulties, and the Hav^ai-ians are aware of them and are moving to counteract them.
While not pretendí ng that these things do not exist, the purpose of this book is to picture the natural beauty of the Hawaiian Islands. We hope you feel that it fulfills this purpose, and helps you to relive and enjoy the charm and enchantment of Beautiful Hawaii.
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