Virtual Guidebooks to
Hawaii

The six major islands comprising the state of Hawai'i are currently represented by three guidebooks with almost 600 VR panoramas:

• Kaua'i

• Mau'i

• The Big Island of Hawaii

To begin, just click one of the guidebooks (islands) listed here, or click on the map, or scroll down to see a detailed list. Not familiar with VR panoramas? - CLICK HERE - to see an example.

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Hawaii, the "aloha state", may not be the paradise it seemed when Captain Cook landed there in1778, but most people find it to be pretty darn close. The lush vegetation, balmy air, flowers, rainbows, surf, sand, and mai-tais create a wonderful ambience, and the efficiency of the hotels and everything else set it apart from most other tropical get-aways. In addition to the tropical paradise stereotype, Hawaii has mountains high enough for winter snow, small deserts, fascinating biology, massive ruins of the native Hawaiian culture, an international crossroads city, and erupting volcanoes.

I have been to Hawaii nine or ten times, usually for two weeks, once for a month - I even taught a field class there for the University of California. Unfortunately my earliest panoramas, of Oahu and the Big Island, were done on film and no longer measure up. Mau'i was well covered soon after I started shooting digital, and Kaua'i was reshot in March 2009. My most recent expedition was to the Big Island in February and March of 2011. I plan to return to Hawaii in the next year or two, to re-photograph Oahu and to add Moloka'i and Lana'i.

The guidebooks to Hawaii each cover one island:

• Kaua'i the Garden Isle, shot in May 2009

• Oahu the meeting place (withdrawn, but planned for 2011 or 2012)

• Moloka'i (planned for 2011 or 2012)

• Lana'i (planned for 2011 or 2012)

• Mau'i the Valley Isle, shot in January, 2002

• The Big Island of Hawaii shot in 2011.

Contact Don Bain: dbain@virtualguidebooks.com

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