Hawaii

I'm attending a translators' conference in Honolulu in June, and since I was able to book my flight to Honolulu using miles and because the conference organizers got an excellent deal on hotel rooms, I have enough money left over to visit another island.

On two occasions many years ago, I spent summer sessions at UH-Manoa, and I visited the Big Island the first time and Kauai the second time. Loved both of them.

This time I'm going to Maui. I'm scheduled to fly out to Kahului a couple of hours after arriving in Honolulu (5/27) and then back to Honolulu for the conference on 5/30. Then I'm staying on Oahu till I take a red eye out of Honolulu back to the mainland on the night of 6/4.

I've got a Maui guidebook, and I've done some online searching, but I'm having trouble deciding where to stay on Maui. Since I'll be solo, I'd prefer to stay in a bed and breakfast or a small hotel rather than in a beach condo complex full of honeymooners. However, all the places I've looked at seem to have real "red flag" reviews on Trip Advisor.

I'm sure that some of you are from Maui or have weekended there. Do you have any recommendations?

Also, I'd love to meet some Hawaii DUers while I'm in the neighborhood. Would any of you be free for lunch or drinks?