Maui Hi! - Press Kit

Maui is regularly voted the #1 island destination in the world. Yet, most visitors don’t discover a fraction of what the island has to offer. “People keep asking us what are the best things to see and do.” says thirty-year resident Keith Gilchrist. To help everyone discover and enjoy Maui, Keith and his wife, Parashakti, built a pocket-sized Maui HI! Tour Guide CD-ROM. The CD-ROM allows visitors or anyone just dreaming about going to Maui to check out beaches, restaurants, activities and sights on the island from any Windows or Macintosh computer with a tray-loading CD-ROM drive, anywhere, anytime. The CD-ROM sells for $12.95 plus shipping and is available from their Maui HI! web site (www.mauihi.com) through Amazon.com and selected book and gift stores.

Viewers can take a digital vacation through all the major tourist attractions like Haleakala Crater, the road to Hana, the Iao Valley and Lahaina town, as well as, check out 43 beaches, 16 golf courses, 50 choice restaurants, 14 favorite hotels and 45 places to shop. There are sections on whale watching, swimming, surfing, windsurfing, scuba, snorkeling, sailing, kayaking, helicopter tours, tennis, horseback riding, hiking, night life, artists, galleries and Hawaiian culture. Audio files of surf breaking, whale and dolphin talk, Hana waterfalls, jungle rain and evening bird song create the background sounds of the island.

The CD-ROM lists over 100 free or affordable things to do on Maui, a calendar of events, 95 photos of tropical flowers and 20 sunset or moonset shots. To assist further exploration, there are hundreds of links that connect to web sites all over Maui. The authors personally visited the locations, took all 450 photographs, wrote honest, accurate descriptions and recorded the sounds of surf, whales, dolphins and birds. The Gilchrists do not solicit or accept payment or perks from anyone. Anyone planning a trip, wanting to revisit vacation memories or to share Maui with their friends can simply take the disk out of their pocket, drop it into a tray-loading CD-ROM drive and watch Maui appear on their screen.

Produced with family adventures and budgets in mind, the Maui HI! Tour Guide CD-ROM helps families plan their trip by learning about the places they are going to visit and the island’s activities. There is money-saving, practical information and tips on travel for the physically impaired, for seniors, and for people with children, as well as wedding and honeymoon planning.

The Maui HI! Tour Guide CD-ROM lets visitors get the off the beaten path and see remote beaches, hidden waterfalls and astonishing vistas other tourists don't seem to know about. “We tried to put in everything you’d want to know about Maui.”says Keith Gilchrist, “Especially, the tiny hideaways that you only discover when you live here. Our hope is that real Maui addicts never need to miss Maui again.”

Maui HI! Tour Guide CD-ROM Specifications

Maui HI! Tour Guide CD-ROM is a 2” X 3 1/2” cardisc in a plastic sleeve. The cardisc and sleeve are inserted in a 7” X 10” 4 color card stock mailer which is protected by a sealed plastic bag. The mailer can be folded and sealed with an enclosed seal, then addressed, stamped and mailed by USPS Priority mail for $.34. The retail price of the Maui HI! Tour Guide CD-ROM is $12.95. Volume discounts are available for distributors, book, gift and other retail stores. A countertop display is available at no charge for inital orders.

Published by: The MINDWORKS
P. O. Box 658
Kula, HI 96790-0658
Phone: (808) 876-0033 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time
Fax: (808) 876-0033

450 color photographs, text, audio

$12.95 suggested retail price

ISBN: 0-9700833-3-5
Publication Date: March 2002
Available from: The MINDWORKS, Amazon.com

For photos of the Maui HI! Tour Guide CD-ROM package and the authors, email: mindworks@maui.net

Publisher’s Background

Keith Gilchrist is a semi-retired management consultant and multimedia producer. He has thirty years of experience in management and marketing consulting projects for Fortune 500 companies.

Mr. Gilchrist’s recent experience includes writing and production of an infomercial for Lookworks, Inc., writing and production supervision of videotapes on long term financing and on Alzheimer’s disease in seven languages, writing and production supervision of a videotape on the State of Hawaii videoconferencing centers, development of the SAGELINE multilingual audiotex service as well as interactive multimedia development and production projects.

Parashakti Gilchrist is an artist whose work has been shown in solo and group shows at the Hui Noeau Visual Arts Center and the Lahaina Arts Society as well as in exhibits and juried shows such as Art Maui and the Statewide Juried Art Exhibit.

User Comments

"It was the sublimest spectacle I ever witnessed and I think the memory of it will remain with me always."
Mark Twain, on his trip to Haleakala Crater

“Just wanted to let you know that your CD is pretty cool. I have been there 3 times before but my husband has never been. I am so looking forward to being able to share all the sights and beautiful scenery with him. Your CD has got both of us excited about our trip. Thank you for putting this together so we know all the places to see.
Kristy.

“I enjoyed your tour. I am planning to come back with my husband next year. Maui was a dream trip and one I will always remember, from trying the language to the indescribable views. I have told everyone here, the whole island is a postcard! I couldn't believe how beautiful it is. I have over 300 pictures and enjoy looking at them and your tour is the commentary. It was very nice.”
S. N.

“Just returned from the most beautiful vacation we've ever experienced! I am not ready to be "home" yet, so I am playing my Hawaiian music and crying as I write this. I can still feel the soft breezes and see the palm trees and imagine the sunsets. Thanks for having this CD for me to savor our trip of a lifetime. Maui is a paradise on earth and we have traveled all over the world, but never to Hawaii. We thought Bali was "it," or maybe Paris or Prague...but, Maui touched my heart. I could go on...It was lovely. Aloha!
J & G

`“Thanks for the MauiHI CD. I really enjoyed going through it with the family. Brought back lots of memories. There is a huge amount of fantastic info in there - stuff most people would not know or discover. I learned some things too. All the photos are great and really sets it out.”
Chris

For further information, contact:

Keith Gilchrist
The MINDWORKS
P. O. Box 658
Kula, HI 96790
(808) 876-0033
Email: mindworks@maui.net