Okay, I thought Hawaii pretty much is an amusement park?

You apparently haven't been to Aina Haina. Not a lick of amusement in sight.

Lashbear, I forgot to mention: there is a Chuck E. Cheese in Aina Haina.

Nope, never been to Hawaii.
It's on my list of places to visit before retiring forever.

AFAIK, the closest they have to a theme park is the Polynesian Cultural Center. But I'd be hesitant to visit that right now... isn't it owned/run by the Mormons?

Yes it is, and it is closely affiliated with BYU-Hawaii.

As much as we may want to, we may not (at least for the foreseeable future) be going. Susan's uncle, whom we don't much care for, lives there. If we were to go, we would HAVE to stay with him and regardless of what we wanted to do, he would insist on being our tour guide.

Not if he doesn't know you're there :D

What SHE said!

I have been known to be within 3 blocks of 'family' and they be none the wiser!

And if you have any concerns that he might later, pop in on him unexpectedly the last day and say you simply couldn't NOT pop by to say hi since you were in the area, and would he consider having dinner with you before you leave?

Exactly lol sorry but i'd go to visit GC anyday regardless of family there. They wouldn't have to know you were there. Many times i've been close to family members when traveling and never said anything. They were none the wiser for not knowing lol...after all it is your vacation.