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I was planning on moving to Hawaii in a couple of months and all I can find is tourist information. I want to move to Kauai Island but I want to live in a smaller town with local people but I cant find any kind of info on a house or work or anything. I dont know if this is the right place to be asking this question but if someone can help that would be great. Thanks
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I plan on taking my son to hawaii as a graduation present he loves the outdoors and has always had a stong desire to swim with sharks is there anywhere that he may try this?
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I am planning a trip for Mid-December and will be bringing two teenage girls with my husband & I. What island would you suggest we stay on? We only have 5 nights, so would you "hop" islands? My husband has to see Pearl Harbor.
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Feature Articles

True Hawaii
Maui: A Water Escape
The Tropics Next Door
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Trailing Off on Kauai
Soaked
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It sounded like a good idea at the time: Journey to the sopping epicenter of the wettest place on earth, bag the peak, and get back in time for supper. But that was before the clouds clamped down on Mount Waialeale. Before the jungle closed in and the map became irrelevant. Before the machete-wielding, pig-hunting swamp guide said, "Would be so easy to get lost back there, brah."
Captain Cook Never Sailed Here
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Puu Kukui, Maui
Paths to the Past
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Don't just hike—follow in the footsteps of famous explorers and naturalists

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Practical Advice

Adventure Travel 101
GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel
Day Hiking: A Packing List
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Backpacking: A Packing List
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GORP - Recovering from a Dislocated Joint - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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GORP - Dislocated Knee - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

Hawaii Three Islands Hiker
The World Outdoors
from $3698, 8 days
Hike the lunar landscape of Haleakala Crater and the verdant, soaring cliffs of the Na Pali Coast. Trek near colorful Waimea Canyon and stark...
Kauai: Waimea Canyon and the Na Pali Coast Hiker
Timberline Adventures
from $2195, 6 days
Rain forests, waterfalls, deep canyons not to be believed, and a wilderness shoreline without equal - Kauai is a hiker's fantasy. Timberline is...
Hawaii: Volcanoes and the Kailua-Kona Coast Hiker
Timberline Adventures
from $2195, 6 days
Vast, surreal lava fields streaming from towering, massive mountains that rise from the ocean floor; a lush remote valley whose parameters are...

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Gear

Osprey Exos 46 Backpack
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Women's Hiking
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Therm-a-Rest ProLite 3 and Trekker Chair
The best sleeping pad and chair-maker
The Gear You Need: Mountain Trekking in Peru
Save for dense snow cover and crampon-required icefields, if you’re looking to outfit yourself for trekking in places like the Peruvian Andes, we’ve got the goods.
Complete Gear Archives: Day-Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking
From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things hiking.

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Fitness

America's Best Cities: Charlotte, North Carolina
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No. 10
Adventure Never Felt So Good
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Rancho La Puerta
The Fit List -- cont.
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Attractions

Puu Oo Trail

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

outside of Hilo
Big Island (Hawaii), Hawaii

Description: An interesting nature hike through a variety of mostly native vegetation, Pu`u O`o Trail offers... Read More

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Kealakekua Bay Historical Park

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Pu'uhonoa Road and Mamalahoa Highway
Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750

Expert Rated & Recommended

Native Guide Hawaii

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

HC2 Box 6908
Keaau
Hawai'i, Hawaii 96749

Description: Join your friendly, native Hawaiian host, Warren Costa, for a day of learning, sharing, and true... Read More

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