As you know, it would be cool to use Google Mapsl as an occasional GPS for car navigation in Kauai. In later versions of the operating system (ICS 4.1, and Jelly Bean ) the Google maps have the ability to download maps for an area. I upgraded someone’s Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 from ICS 4.0 to Ice Cream Sandwich 4.04 and the Google map would now show the option to download maps for offline use. This is cool in Kauai because there are places with no data coverage. You are asked to select the area to download and I selected a map of Kauai. It was about 20 MB and took a minute or two on my WI-FI. You could, of course do this at Starbucks or McDonnalds in a pinch if in an area of weak coverage or if you use no data plan. Of course you’d not get the up-to-the-minute traffic, but still have a GPS function and your cell phone would know the hotels and gas stations in the area. Hats off to Google Maps for this latest update.