Ideal for families traveling with children, this volume presents a blend of travel information sure to satisfy both action-hungry youngsters and relaxation-seeking parents.
Winner of the Hawaii Visitors Bureau Travel Journalism Award, this comprehensive guide has been completely updated for this edition. One of the first guidebooks published about Hawaii, the Maverick guide still provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date information about restaurants, hotels, and attractions, as well as a unique focus on the islands' history and culture. This edition also marks the return of Robert W. Bone, the acclaimed travel writer who created the Maverick series.
Discusses the makings of the "American Pacific" locality/location/identity as space and ground of cultural production, and the way this region can be linked to "Asia" and "Pacific" as well as to "American mainland"
A dramatic tale of how a little-remembered strike in Hawaii fanned the flames of anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States and, the author argues, ultimately led to the infamous Japanese Exclusion Act of 1924.