Oahu Revealed - Updates

Updates To 3rd Edition

It happens every time. The day after we send the disks off to the printers for our brand new edition, somebody changes something that directly affects what we write in the book. Several times we've e-mailed these changes to the printers (it's our only chance to yell that classic publisher line, "Stop the presses!") but after the presses roll we're left shaking our heads, saying, "Yeah, we know that changed. We'll correct that in our next printing." The internet is the next best thing to yanking back all the books in print and scribbling in the changes that always occur.

The updates below are for the 3rd edition of Oahu Revealed. There are no longer any updates available to the 2nd edition.

Did you know? At Wizard Publications we continually strive to bring you the most up-to-date and accurate information on the islands. We are the only publisher who updates our books every time we reprint them. So if you see the updates below already listed in the book you just bought, you may have a recent printing.

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New Parking / Entrance Fees at State Parks: Pali Lookout (page 74) is charging $3/per car to visit. Persons with Hawaii ID cards may enter at no charge.

Mokulele airlines was bought by go! (page 22). Please call them directly if you have reservations at 1-888-435-9462.

Bestsellers Books & Music (page 39) is closed.

Cafe Hula Girl (Page 40) is closed.

Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve (page 63) has raised entrance fees to $7.50 per person. Children under 13 and Hawaii residents (with proof of residency) free. Parking is still $1 per car. Also, Hanauma Bay has currently discontinued night snorkeling (page 219 & 301) until they can figure out ocean safety issues.

King & Zelko (page 71) is sadly closed.

A valid photo ID is now required to visit Ford Island (page 102). Attractions on Ford Island include USS Missouri and Pacific Aviation Museum. Entry into Pearl Harbor Visitor Center not affected.

Waimea Valley (page 120) entrance fee is now $13 for adults and $6 for children.

Star of Honolulu's "Starlet" (198) is no longer operating. Ko Olina Cat (page 198) renamed boat to Honi Olani.

Hawai'i Sailing Adventures (page 200) is pau.

Prime Time Sports (page 213) has closed.

Hawaii Shark Encounters (page 215). No Longer offer ride-alongs for $50. They charge $105 for adults and $75 for kids 5-12, whether you get in the cage or not.

I Love Country Cafe (in Dining chapter) has moved to 885 Queen St. in Honolulu just west of Ward Ave.

Waiola Shave Ice (in Dining chapter) has moved to 3113 Mokihana Street (near Kapahulu Avenue).

Society of Seven (in Dining chapter) is currently no longer serving dinner at their show, but the price is now only $39.

The following restaurants have closed from our Dining chapter: Beard Papa's, Bombay Indian Restaurant, Cafe Joy, Gold Luck Chinese, Hello Sushi, Hungry Lion, Kahuku Sugar Mill, Korean Hibiscus BBQ, La Bamaba, Perry's Smorgy, Planet Hollywood, Scoops Ice Cream, Shrimp Express, Terrace Grille, Therapy Sports Grill, Torito's, Twist at Hanohano.

Before we could even get books on the shelves, two long-time hotels closed. Hawaiiana Hotel (page 272) closed on Nov 2, 2009. The La'ie Inn (page 295) closed on Nov 1, 2009. We wish them both a fond aloha.

Aloha Punawai (page 272) is now only taking resevations for long-term rentals-- 6 months or more.

Cabana at Waikiki, Continental Surf Hotel and Royal Garden at Waikiki are no longer available for vacation rentals.

The Maile Sky Court (page 271) management was taken over by Aqua Hotels. The new toll free number is 1-866-406-2782.

Ocean Resort Hotel Waikiki changed to Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach. We'll be reviewing it for our new edition.

Schrader's Windward Country Inn (page 295) has closed for renovations while a new owner stepped in after Mr. Schrader passed away - a fond aloha to him. It reopened as the Paradise Bay Resort (we'll be reviewing it for our new edition). Also closed for renovations is Makaha Resort & Golf Club.