The Hololani resort is a peaceful resort in the lush bedroom town of Kahana. After dropping off your luggage in your condo, get changed into swimsuits, grab water wings and dive sticks, apply sunscreen and get ready to hit the heated oceanfront pool or relax in the cool ocean breeze on the pool deck as you admire the endless horizon. Keep an eye out for sea turtles! When it’s time for lunch, fire up the poolside bbq grills. Let the little ones help carry burgers, hot dogs and sides and get ready for a fun family cookout. After lunch, reapply sunscreen and head out for the ocean. It’s so calm that it could pass for a pool at times. Though the tide can take up much of the shore, it leads out to a shallow reef, perfect for snorkeling.

Two-bedroom condos sleep four guests and have a very personal touch that you won’t find at even the most luxurious resorts. Each condo is decorated individually by their owners, giving them a warm friendly feel. All condos have ocean views – score! Full kitchens have what you need to make and serve meals. Stop by Times Supermarket for groceries and pick up ingredients for pizza. Surprise the kids and let them show off their creative sides by making their own pizzas. Declare the pizza with the most unusual toppings the winner and crown the pizza-artist official Movie Chooser. While they are looking over the selection of movies that you brought from home, throw a load of laundry into the in-suite washer/dryer. Once a movie has been chosen, pop some popcorn and call everyone else into the living room for family movie night thanks to your Flatscreen TV with Cable and DVD player.

You’re a close walk away from a local park and farmers market, and across the street from Maui Brewing Company. Gather the golf enthusiasts in your party and head for Kapalua Plantation Golf Course. It was named best course in Hawaii by Golf Week Magazine for ten consecutive years. This over seven-thousand yard, par three course was designed by both Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore. Kapalua Plantation Golf Course is home to the PGA Tours Tournament of Champions. Shopaholics will love Whalers Village; it’s an outdoor shopping mall. Treat yourself to a new handbag from Louis Vuitton or Kate Spade New York, jewelry at Pandora or Maui Divers or a new pair of shades at Sunglass Hut. Restaurants include Nikki’s Pizza, Hula Grill and Leilani’s on the Beach. Get your caffeine fix at Island Vintage Coffee.