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Design your ideal getaway to kauai, hawaii what could be more inviting than a hawaiian vacation to kauais coconut coast, where the lush tropical beauty meets smalltown charm. This all new ninth edition is a candid, humorous guide to everything there is to see and do on the big island. The book is beastly long pages but is actually a collection of four separate stories that stretch from the geological formation of hawaii up through the attainment of statehood in several articles i read referred to james michener as a careful historian of hawaii and since this book is considered one of his best, i borrowed it from the library. Bestselling author and longtime hawaii resident, andrew doughty, unlocks the.
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