Streetwise Hawaii Map - Laminated State Road Map of Hawaii [Folded Map] [Map]

Streetwise Maps (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2011

Streetwise Hawaii Map - Laminated State Road Map of Hawaii - Folding pocket size travel map

This map covers the following areas:
Oahu Map 1:290,000
Downtown Honolulu & Waikiki Map 1:23,000
Hawaii Map 1:750,000
Maui Map 1:350,000
Molokai Map 1:380,000
Kauai Map 1:320,000
Kailua-Kona Map 1:34,000
Hilo Map 1:75,000
Hawaiian Islands Map 1:8,300,000
Kahului Map 1:90,000

Aloha! Hello from Hawaii. Here you’ll encounter some of the most unique geography in the United States. While it has only been a state a relatively short time, Hawaii has always been a premier vacation destination. Why? The pineapples, the sugar, the spices, and all of the other agriculture serve as the backbone to this island chain, but there is so much more.

Hawaii exemplifies all that is exotic; palm fringed beaches, molten lava cascading into the sea and rain forests so dense that they rank as some of the wettest places on the planet. From the main island, to Maui to Kauai, Hawaii has enough sights and sounds to give a serious traveler a lifetime of memories.

This island paradise has something for everyone: surfers, hikers, swimmers, scuba divers, geological enthusiasts and professional beach potatoes.

The STREETWISE® Hawaii Map has each island mapped, along with a detailed inset of Honolulu, fully indexed with sites, hotels, parks, scenic drives and more.

Our pocket size map of Hawaii is laminated for durability and accordion folding for effortless use. The STREETWISE® Hawaii map is one of many detailed and easy-to-read city street maps designed and published by STREETWISE®. Buy your STREETWISE® Hawaii map today and you too can navigate the Hawaiian Islands like a native. For a larger selection of our detailed travel maps simply type STREETWISE MAPS into the Amazon search bar.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Don't leave home without STREETWISE.' --The New York Times

'STREETWISE is an absolute travel essential.' --Travel + Leisure Magazine

'In a strange city, your sense of direction is only as good as the map in your hands. The best maps to carry are published by STREETWISE.' --Chicago Daily Herald

About the Author

STREETWISE® is the first map to be designed with modern graphics and is the originator of the laminated, accordion-fold map format. We’ve set the standard that every map company has imitated but never duplicated. Our mission is to make you feel comfortable, to make you feel safe in a place where you’ve never been before and to enable you to experience a familiar place more fully.

The company was founded in 1984 by Michael Brown, who had been in international publishing for many years, setting up subsidiaries for textbook publishers. In the 1970’s, Brown traveled extensively throughout Africa, India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Brown would take a large paper map, cut out the city center, folded it up and slip it into his pocket, thus preventing him from looking like a tourist in areas where discretion is the better part of travel. This was his tool for surviving.

After many years on the road, Brown settled back in New York and decided to start his own business, based on the adaptations he had made to maps in his travels. His goal was to give someone the ability to navigate easily in unfamiliar terrain.

He started with a new map format: the accordion fold. Such a simple idea, but at the time it was revolutionary. No more struggling to fold an awkward, oversized paper map. This new format would enable the user to blend in like a native, instead of stick out like a tourist. Brown then added lamination to ensure that the map would be a lasting tool.

More important than the format was the design of the map itself. It had to be a map that not only succeeded above and beyond any map he had used, but was esthetically appealing as well. The look of it had to be as striking as the functionality. Color was introduced in a way that was never seen before in a map - vivid purple for water, soothing gray for the background of street grids, gold to highlight elements of the map. Clarity, conciseness and convenience in a very stylish package.

Building the business was a 24 hour job. Brown sold the maps during the day, zipping around Manhattan making deliveries on his Harley Davidson. At night he packed the orders and did the design work. More titles were added, each title requiring months of research and design.

Today, STREETWISE® produces over 130 titles for major destinations, regions and countries throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom and Asia. We have grown from the back of a motorcycle to selling millions of maps around the world.

Yet each title is still painstakingly researched and updated. STREETWISE® is one of the only, if not THE only map company that conducts research by walking or driving an area to ensure accuracy. After all, what good is the map if what you hold in your hands doesn’t match what you see on the street sign? This lengthy fact checking results in superior accuracy; in effect, we’ve done the work, now you have the adventure.

In the end, it’s not about the map, it’s about getting out and finding your own authentic experience wherever you go. It’s about being in a city or a region and discovering things that you never thought you would find. You can do this if you have confidence and you have confidence if you have a great map. STREETWISE® is the great map that you need.

Product Details

• Map: 1 pages
• Publisher: Streetwise Maps (January 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935039791
• ISBN-13: 978-0935039795
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 3.9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #18 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Travel > United States > Regions > West
  • #45 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Reference > Atlases & Maps > Maps
  • #49 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Nonfiction > Politics > General

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Map, January 4, 2007

By 

Denise Cavalier (Baton Rouge, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Streetwise Hawaii Map - Laminated State Road Map of Hawaii (Map)

This was a decent map. In general, it's handy to have small, hand held laminated maps when you're driving. That said, there were other, more detailed maps in Hawaii that I liked more. I get a map to see how to get myself off of small, obscure roads, so if those roads are not on the map, then the map isn't much help, which was the case with this map. But, if you're planning on staying ON the beaten path, this map will do.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent compact map, January 24, 2008

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Graham (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Streetwise Hawaii Map - Laminated State Road Map of Hawaii (Map)

This provides small scale road maps of the main Hawaiian islands (Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, Molokai and Oahu), plus a detailed street map of downtown Honolulu and Waikiki.

It's big advantage is that it is compact (8.5 x 4 in) and very easy to open out for quick navigation checks. I found it very helpful for street-level navigation around Honolulu and for the major roads on Oahu and Big Island.

It doesn't aim to cover all the smaller roads. But what it does, it does well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too basic, January 3, 2011

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Vic - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Streetwise Hawaii Map - Laminated State Road Map of Hawaii (Map)

The map is too basic for navigation on your own. I have realized it when attempted to find the way to the remotely located beach on the Island of Hawaii. I ended up buying far more detailed map of the Island in the local Wal-Mart.