{"product_id":"the-maui-coast-legacy-of-the-kings-highway","title":"The Maui Coast - Legacy of the Kings Highway","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The Kings Trail\" is a legend in stone. The remains of the original are obliterated in sections  the result of the ravages of time  overgrowth  and the heedless incursions of development  so the trail that is left has the truncated aspect of ancient statuary. Photographing its remnants  as Daniel Sullivan has done  preserves the continuity even in its present fragmented form  and for those of us who love the island of Maui  this book is an attempt to provide a protective ring -- a broken ring -- around a place we love. -W.S. Merwin  United States Poet Laureate In August of 2013  photographer Daniel Sullivan set out to find what was left of the Kings Highway. Carrying his camera equipment  a small solar panel and lots of water  he hiked  climbed and crawled along the coast  reaching the depths of the ancient kings highway. What he has photographed is a side of Maui and Hawaii never before seenancient stone temples crumbling in the jungle  hidden waterfalls  and a disappearing road. Everybody loves the island of Maui. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and the sheer fanaticism about the island is well documented. Yet  for all the magazine articles and television shows about it  there has never been a fine art photography book or exhibit  which captures the essence of the beauty  history and landscape of the island. The Maui Coast: Legacy of the Kings Highway aims to fill this and to inspire the viewer to not only appreciate the beauty of Maui  but also work toward preserving a piece of history. Not only has there never been a book written about the ancient kings highway  no one living actually knew the location of the road which lies hidden in jungles  across lava fields and along the coast. The only map in existence on the road is in a 19th century survey made by the Kingdom of Hawaii. To learn more visit danielsullivanphotography.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946154094645,"sku":"ByrdShop_1495169138","price":317.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781495169137.jpg?v=1769926457","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-maui-coast-legacy-of-the-kings-highway","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}