You gotta check Maui out to believe it..too amazing for words, one's gotta check it out for themselves. I stayed on the Kaanapali Beach..ocean front room. Slept with the patio door open and listened to the ocean all night. Luau cocktails, snorkeling at Molokai, whale watching, shopping on Front Street..and the locals are so warm and full of aloha. You really are a world away. The other islands are still beautiful, but the true essence and purity of the islands are lost except for Maui. The rest got into the citylife--brought the busy city to the islands--high rises, the whole works. I'd love to visit again soon, haven't been in 2 and a half years. If buying property is too pricey timeshares might be an alternative. Check it out:

http://www.visitmaui.com/