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Terms

When I refer to the Hawaiian archipelago in general, and particularly to the inhabited islands, I’ll say “Hawaii.” When I refer to the island of Hawaii itself, I’ll say “the island of Hawaii” or “the Big Island.”

Getting Information About the Big Island of Hawaii

The search for the perfect trail guide

I wish I could be certain this was a flawless book. However, some things limit an author’s ability to produce a perfect, error-free, always up-to-date book. Here are some of the factors, and what you can do to help yourself (and me).

Nature makes constant revisions; so do agencies

Nature constantly reshapes the landscape across which we plan to trek. That’s usually a gradual process, but once in a while she makes drastic changes overnight. A landslide or a volcanic eruption can erase a trail in seconds. Erosion can undercut a cliff edge and make last year’s safe hike an extremely dangerous one, so that the local authorities close a trail you’d hoped to ramble on. And Hawaii’s fragile volcanic terrain erodes quite rapidly.