Mauna Kea: A Guide to Hawai'i's Sacred Mountain

I purchased this book for my husband. He was very pleased. We are going back to the Big Island and the book will be of great use to him. It was more informative than I had expected. It was loaded with photos too. I am quite pleased with this purchase.

The book overall tells alot about the history of Mauna Kea, it's legends, and history. There is an excellent section on each Observatory on Mauna Kea, but, that section of the book needs updating, as it keeps referring to new, updated equiptment, arriving in 2006. Otherwise, it's a great read about the Volcano and all it has to offer.

My husband and I bought this book before exploring the mountain on our visit to the Big Island. What a fabulous book! It was easy to reference and made our trip so much more enjoyable. We knew where to go and what we were looking at. It gave a lot of background on Hawaiian history and the significance the mountain has to the Hawaiian people. This made our visit to Mauna Kea very pleasurable. I would highly recommend it if you on your way to the Big Island!