Frommer's Honolulu, Waikiki & Oahu

A resident of the Big Island, Jeanette Foster has skied the slopes of Mauna Kea--during a Fourth of July ski meet, no less--and has gone scuba diving with manta rays off the Kona Coast. A prolific writer widely published in travel, sports, and adventure magazines, she's author of Frommer's Hawaii 2008, Frommer's Maui 2008, Frommer's Kauai, Frommer's Hawaii with Kids, Portable Big Island of Hawaii, Frommer's Maui Day by Day and Frommer's Honolulu & Oahu Day by Day. She's also the editor of Zagat's Survey to Hawaii's Top Restaurants and the Hawaii chapter editor of 1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. and Canada Before You Die.