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Madeleine
She has a soft spot for honeymoon travel, and she’s the one to call for group trips — reunions, milestones, friends going together.
Six islands, and picking the wrong one is the most common Hawai’i mistake.
They are genuinely different places. Kaua’i is green and quiet and asks you to slow down. O’ahu has the culture, the food, and the energy. Maui splits the difference. The Island of Hawai’i is a road trip with a volcano on it. Lāna’i has no traffic lights at all, and Moloka’i is the one that stayed rural on purpose.
Most first-timers book O’ahu or Maui because those are the names they know. Sometimes that’s right. Often the better trip is two islands, or one island that isn’t the obvious one — and that’s the conversation worth having before anyone books a flight.
Where to go
Three islands worth building a trip around
Six to choose from. These are the three we’re asked about most.
Kaua’i
The green one
The northernmost and oldest island, and the one people describe as rejuvenating. The Nāpali Coast cliffs, Waimea Canyon, and the Wailua River — a place to put the phone down for a week.
Maui
Sophistication and small towns
Sunrise at Haleakalā, the road to Hāna, and the resorts at Wailea. Maui does luxury and simplicity at the same time, which is why it suits couples and families equally.
Island of Hawai’i
The volcano and the road trip
The youngest and largest island, with an active volcano and all but four of the world’s climate zones inside it. Snorkel with manta rays on the Kona Coast, then drive through rainforest into lava fields.
Endless ways to experience it
What kind of Hawai’i are you after?
Families
‘Ohana — family — sits at the center of Hawaiian culture, and it shows in how the islands treat kids. Beaches, parks, and volcanoes that work for every age.
Honeymoons and vow renewals
Waterfalls, sunset beaches, and oceanfront receptions on the Wailea coast. One of the most-booked honeymoon destinations we handle.
Golf
More than seventy courses across the islands, from black volcanic rough to seaside holes with the Pacific as the hazard.
Food
Upland cattle ranches, sashimi-grade fish, farm-to-table Hawai’i Regional Cuisine, and a food festival most months of the year.
Wellness
Lomilomi massage, volcanic mineral waters, and sunset yoga. In Hawaiian tradition, nature and healing are the same thing.
Giving back
Beach cleanups, native tree planting, reef restoration. Mālama Hawai’i programs let you spend a morning caring for the place — and some hotels reward it with a free night.
Who you’ll work with
Pick the office nearest you.
All four of our advisors plan Hawai’i. Which one you work with is usually just a question of which office you’d rather walk into.
Dunwoody
Leslie
She’s been to Hawai’i herself, and has been planning travel since 1990. Ask her about the history nobody told you to look for.
Dunwoody
Steve
Left a career as a chiropractor for a year-long trip around the world, and came back to help other people take theirs.
Tuscaloosa
Stella
She builds trips around local life rather than the tourist checklist — which is exactly the right instinct for these islands.
Go deeper
More on Hawai’i
Island guides, resorts, and current offers — kept up to date through our relationships with colleagues around the world.
Ready when you are.
Tell us roughly what you have in mind and we’ll take it from there.
