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 gone scuba diving with manta rays off the Kona Coast. A prolific writer widely published in travel, sports, and adventure magazines, she’s also a contributing editor to Hawaii magazine, the editor of Zagat’s Survey to Hawaii’s Top Restaurant, and the Hawaii chapter author of 1000 Places to See Before You Die in the US and Canada. In addition to writing this guide, Jeanette is the author of Frommer’s Maui, Frommer’s Hawaii from $80 a Day, Frommer’s Kauai, Frommer’s Hawaii with Kids, Frommer’s Portable Big Island, Frommer’s Honolulu, Waikiki & Oahu and Frommer’s Maui & Lanai Day by Day.