Hawai'i fish and nature book recommendations?

[knotical]

It is my good fortune that I will be moving to Hawai'i soon. I'm interested in recommendations for books / media about Hawaiian wildlife and natural environment, both below and above the water. e.g. fishes, inverts, birds, plants, geology, etc.

mahalo in advance.

k

 

[justleesa]

For fish and inverts I recommend the books from John Hoover - very informative and if something new is discovered, he adds it to his website, so you don't have to wait for it to appear in the next print.

 

[oahu_diver]

Check out the Hawaiiana section at Barnes and Noble. Many good books there. As for aquatic life, three good authors are Randall, Hoover and Michael.

 

[acooper]

As justleesa stated: Hoover.

You need two books to start with, the one for fish/turtles/whales (Ultimate Guide) and the one for the invertebrates (Hawai'i Sea Creatures). There are a few other good books out there, particularly if you are looking for a particular specialty, but the Hoover books are good and reasonably complete. Get them first. These are the two books by the computer as I go through all my photos after a dive.

Andrew

 

[scottitheduck]

Hoover's is best..... covers most of what you will see underwater. A great web resource is Keoki and Yuko Stender's page

Keoki & Yuko Stender's Flora & Fauna ID Site

Also, there is an iPhone app built around Hoover's pics! Yay technology!

G