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Back at the Hike Maui van, as we peeled off our strange shoes, one man said, “This has been a great day. In fact, it has been the best day of my entire life.” Guiltily, we all thought of weddings and births of children, but we agreed. “Hawaii,” (our guide) explained, “has the greatest endemism on earth--species that are found only here: almost 850 species of flowering plants, 60 surviving species of birds.” All its guides seem to be encyclopedias in hiking boots, as familiar with the geography, legends, history, botany and archaeology of Maui as they are with the trails of the island. By the end of the day I felt as if I had finally gotten to know Maui, in a way that countless other trips to the island had never allowed.	A Perfect Day in Hawai'i: Trek with Ken Schmitt and his Hike Maui outfit. Walk deep into the Kipahulu section of Haleakala National Park, swim upstream, tiptoe above one waterfall and lunge into the icy pool of another. Guide Lono crams more information on botany, sociology, geography, and anthropology into a few hours than you could ever hope to remember. And when he’s done, he still leaves you wanting more. Honolulu Hike Maui was born in 1983. Since then, it has earned numerous accolades as the oldest, most experienced hiking company in the state. "We are the wilderness experts," Schmitt says. "The guides' stories are often personal as well as historical," says Schmitt. "We have chosen the valleys for their dramatic beauty and our guides for their ability to inspire others with their stories and to enhance participants' immersion into nature.”	We have stacks of articles from two decades of press, but these depicted are a fun and eclectic sample. See below for a list of all newspapers and magazines in which we have been featured.
			The Hike Maui staff tend to be knowledgeable about flora, fauna, geology and local history. Just as important, they have the restraint to forgo the guilt-inducing clucking that’s a hallmark of ecotourism. They also pack a mean lunch. (Our guide) is a virtual walking data base of Hawaiian anthropology and natural history. The satisfaction of having slightly flirted with danger and closely mingled with Hawaii’s greatest attraction--its natural theater--left us happy and winded.	What really sets the outfitter apart, though, is its hike leaders. Versed in the area's natural history and lore, they provide a narrative for each adventure that makes the landscape come to life. How about starting things off with a honeymoon hike? Ken Schmitt, a naturalist and Maui buff, turns walking into a luxury adventure. Hike Maui was begun in the 1980’s by Ken Schmitt, as a way to share his knowledge of Maui’s natural history, mythology and legend on hikes into the back country. Now, he has a whole team of thoroughly informed leaders.

Many more articles have been written about us than those shown above.
In fact, we have a four-inch stack of newspaper and magazine articles
written about Hike Maui from the following media:

Newspapers
Baltimore Sun
Boston Globe
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Tribune
The Dallas Morning News
Fairbanks Daily News
Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids MI)
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu Advertiser
Houston Chronicle
Las Vegas Sun
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Los Angeles Times
The Maui News
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Spokesman-Review Spokane Chronicle
San Francisco Examiner
The Times News (Leighton PA)
Toronto Globe & Mail
West County Times (Richmond CA)

Airline & Travel Magazines
United Airlines Magazine
Sky, Delta Airlines Magazine
Spirit of Aloha (Aloha Airlines Magazine
America West Airlines Magazine
Hawaiian Airlines Magazine
Profiles, Continental Airlines
Voyager, World Airways Magazine

Travel Mags
Conde Nast Traveler
Islands Magazine
Travel & Leisure
National Geographic Traveler
Travel-Holiday
Ranch & Coast
Tours & Resorts Magazine
Westways (AAA)
Family Adventures
TravelAge East
TravelAge West
Motorland
Hawaii
Relax Magazine
Travel Agent Magazine
Walking

General Interest Mags
Gentlemen’s Quarterly
Better Homes and Gardens
San Francisco Examiner Magazine
San Francisco Focus Magazine
The Saturday Evening Post
New Choices
Self
Bride’s Magazine
Men’s Fitness
Relax Magazine
San Diego Avenues
Chicago Parent
Spa Finder