The Beaches of O'ahu (Kolowalu Book) [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by John R. K. Clark (Author), John R.K. Clark (Author)

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Now completely revised and updated, this new edition offers sixty color photos of O'ahu's spectacular beaches and coastline by photographer Mike Waggoner, a water safety section, and 22 newly drawn maps locating more than 130 beaches and shoreline parks on the island. The beach descriptions and maps include many of the island's popular surfing sites.

This essential guide to O'ahu's beaches begins at Ala Moana Regional Park and continues counter-clockwise around the island--the traditional route most visitors and residents take when touring the island's scenic points. All beaches, known and relatively unknown, are listed with their physical characteristics, recreational uses, historic and cultural significance, and any dangers that beach-goers may encounter. Each beach is identified by its official and unofficial, or popular, name (if any) used by residents. When available, the author has added brief histories of beaches as handed down through the native Hawaiian oral tradition and related Hawaiian chants and verses.

Beaches of O'ahu is an indispensable reference book and guide that will add significantly to every beach-goer's use and enjoyment of the island's magnificent beaches. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From the Publisher
A Latitude 20 Book --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 193 pages
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press; illustrated edition edition (June 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824805100
• ISBN-13: 978-0824805104
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,335,327 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars All You Could Possibly Want To Know About Oahu's Beaches, June 28, 2000

By A Customer

Accurate descriptions of each beach, safety aspects, and historical notations. Author provides no relative valuation of which beaches are better than others for swimming, snorkeling, windsurfing, etc. Ideal for Hawaiian residents or visitors who will spend an inordinate amount of time at Oahu's obscure out of the way beaches.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The local's guide for visitors., March 24, 1999

By A Customer

This book, and the others in the series for Maui, Kauai and Hawaii, is indispensable for Hawaiian visitors and locals. It gives the best beaches for swimming, surfing, snorkeling and also critical safety information. Every year visitors drown because they don't know which beaches are safe and which aren't. This book covers every square inch of beach and coastal access. Also gives fascinating historical notes. As a frequent visitor for over 20 years, I still take mine with me on every trip!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A superb travel guide featuring a water safety section, April 14, 2005

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This review is from: Beaches Of O'ahu (Latitude 20 Book) (Paperback)

First published in 1977 and now in a newly revised edition with more than 60 color photos of O'ahu's spectacular coastline, Beaches Of O'ahu is a superb travel guide featuring a water safety section, 22 newly drawn maps pointing the way to more than 130 beaches and shoreline parks on this fabulous Hawaiian island, and brief descriptions of what can be expected from each one. Information such as the brief history of given beaches handed down through Hawaiian oral tradition, physical characteristics and recreational uses, cultural significance, any dangers present and much more fill this fun and practical supplimentary guide for any O'ahu bound vacationer.