Fragile Paradise

by Mansel G. Blackford

With its white sandy beaches, lush green uplands, and near-perfect weather, the Hawaiian island of Maui is more than a picture postcard: it is a multi-million-dollar tourist attraction that repeatedly has been voted "best island in the world" by Conde Nast Traveler readers. Consider, then, the bumper sticker seen on residents' cars in recent years: "If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?"

From its modest beginnings in the prewar era,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700610863
• ISBN13: 9780700610860
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"