Kauai: A Many Splendored Island by Ronn Ronck


Kauai: A Many Splendored Island
Title : Kauai: A Many Splendored Island
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Language : English
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 156

The ultimate portrait of Kauai, "the Garden Isle." A series of stunning photographs leads the reader from Waimea Canyon, the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific," up the Waialua River to the romantic Fern Grotto, past the fields of waving sugar cane to the unspoiled outpost of Hanalei, and finally along the Na Pali Coast, where towering seaside cliffs have been dramatically shaped by nature. A detailed around-the-island guide also makes this informative book a handy companion for the discerning traveler.

Kauai: A Many Splendored Island Reviews

  • Brenda

    2.5 stars. Some of the photos are amazing. But others are not inspiring. This book is aimed at tourists of the Hawaiian garden island of Kaua'i. So why show us a photo of a banana plant without bananas on it or green plants without flowers? There are many large pictures of locals doing ordinary things like holding a child. Yet the picture of Spouting Horn is small and badly placed near the centrefold. Part of Waimea Canyon is shadowed. Maybe I'm jaded because a digital camera with editing software produced better photos for me than the ones here from 35mm cameras in the 1980s.

    I expected photos of tourist attractions like the Hanapepe swinging bridge, Opaeka Falls and Wailua Falls (made famous by the TV show Fantasy Island).

    There's too much written about history from the 1800s for my liking. The structures mentioned don't exist any longer. So who cares?