[RStar]

Thanks Alex! I forgot about you living there, and Lani being from there.

I'm pretty open about activities, and doing tourist stuff is ok. But frankly, I think the more local real life is more interesting. I'm open on where to stay, and which Island we stay on. Consider this vacation an open slate at this point. Right now we have two points. 1) Hawaii, and 2) September.

So, if the end of Sept is better, we may aim for that. How long we stay will depend on the total budget, but I'm looking at 4 or 5 nights (we will have a Mon-Fri off of work). Departure and arrival days of the week prices may also effect this. If the hotel is cheeper to stay Sunday through Friday for instance.

Also, what is the cheeper Airport to fly into? I'm figuring LAX as the cheepest to fly from, but would prefer Santa Ana (John Wayne) as it is closer. But if there is a "Better" airport, it would include all things like transportation to our hotel. We might likely rent a car to get around as well.

A rental condo in Kaneohe sounds interesting. Are weekly condos available on all the Islands, and are a cheeper way to go? A two bedroom condo with a kitchen would be perfect for the 4 or 5 of us.

And I think a luau would be great!