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steve dave · « **Reply #75 on:** December 09, 2010, 08:21:42 AM »

Elltopay, trip report? I think you PM'd me some stuff but I forgot it. Trying to work on getting itenerary nailed down.

EllToPay · « **Reply #76 on:** December 09, 2010, 08:33:26 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on December 09, 2010, 08:21:42 AM

Elltopay, trip report? I think you PM'd me some stuff but I forgot it. Trying to work on getting itenerary nailed down.

ETP report: Excellent.

hth.

EllToPay · « **Reply #77 on:** December 09, 2010, 08:43:22 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on December 09, 2010, 08:21:42 AM

Elltopay, trip report? I think you PM'd me some stuff but I forgot it. Trying to work on getting itenerary nailed down.

View from the Westin.

EllToPay · « **Reply #78 on:** December 09, 2010, 08:46:59 AM »

Road to Hana.

EllToPay · « **Reply #79 on:** December 09, 2010, 08:49:08 AM »

View inside Haleakala.

steve dave · « **Reply #80 on:** January 20, 2011, 07:42:48 AM »

Finally got our rooms booked. Ended up going with:

4 nights Grand Hyatt Kauai
1 night St. Regis Princeville Kauai
5 nigts Westin Maui

Booked ocean view rooms at the St. Regis and Westin which was an adnl 2,500 SPG a night. We will hopefully get an automatic upgrade to Ocean view for being Hyatt Platinums which I wasn't aware came with the Hyatt Chase Visa until recently. All free other than $25 hotel charge per day for parking. Flights are free on BA miles. Total 11 nights when you include the red eye home. Should be pretty elite. Were going to go with the Sheraton Kauai instead of the Hyatt but they have some construction going on during our dates and all the beach side stuff is going to be tore up.

Johnny Wichita · « **Reply #81 on:** January 20, 2011, 08:03:09 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on January 20, 2011, 07:42:48 AM

4 nights Grand Hyatt Kauai

Amazing hotel. View when you walk in is incredible.

steve dave · « **Reply #82 on:** April 18, 2011, 07:48:31 AM »

while looking at tripadvisor I found this little hawaiin EMAW who created what appears to be the official goEMAW hawaii hand sign

EllToPay · « **Reply #83 on:** April 18, 2011, 08:28:51 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on April 18, 2011, 07:48:31 AM

while looking at tripadvisor I found this little hawaiin EMAW who created what appears to be the official goEMAW hawaii hand sign

Met this little emaw'er in Hawaii as well. Told him I went to K-State and he wouldn't shut up about Bill Walker. Had about a 30 minutes conversation with him about how he practices his 'Billy Walker spin move' for about 2 hours every day.

Trim · « **Reply #84 on:** April 18, 2011, 10:29:29 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on April 18, 2011, 07:48:31 AM

while looking at tripadvisor I found this little hawaiin EMAW who created what appears to be the official goEMAW hawaii hand sign

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #85 on:** April 18, 2011, 01:58:38 PM »

Anyone going for Xmas this year to see the Cats? Kicking it around. trip to Miami for the football game is in play as well.

steve dave · « **Reply #86 on:** April 18, 2011, 02:01:59 PM »

Quote from: Limestone on April 18, 2011, 01:58:38 PM

Anyone going for Xmas this year to see the Cats? Kicking it around. trip to Miami for the football game is in play as well.

Thought about the XMas one but couldn't get all the family on board

Benja · « **Reply #87 on:** April 27, 2011, 06:30:12 PM »

Probably going to hawaii with current girlfriend who used to live there here soon. Should be interesting.

OregonSmock · « **Reply #88 on:** April 27, 2011, 06:38:30 PM »

Quote from: EllToPay on December 09, 2010, 08:49:08 AM

View inside Haleakala.

wetwillie · « **Reply #89 on:** May 20, 2011, 02:13:00 PM »

how was it?

steve dave · « **Reply #90 on:** May 20, 2011, 02:15:58 PM »

Quote from: wetwillie on May 20, 2011, 02:13:00 PM

how was it?

amazing. highly recomend the Grand Hyatt Kauai. Drove the entire road to Hana (both sides) passing people like a boss.

EllToPay · « **Reply #91 on:** May 20, 2011, 02:32:38 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on May 20, 2011, 02:15:58 PM

Quote from: wetwillie on May 20, 2011, 02:13:00 PM
how was it?

amazing. highly recomend the Grand Hyatt Kauai. Drove the entire road to Hana (both sides) passing people like a boss.

where did you end up staying on maui?

pissclams · « **Reply #92 on:** May 20, 2011, 02:33:54 PM »

you know who goes to hawaii? insecure people.

steve dave · « **Reply #93 on:** May 20, 2011, 02:46:04 PM »

Quote from: EllToPay on May 20, 2011, 02:32:38 PM

where did you end up staying on maui?

Westin. Got upgraded to a room at the very end of the Beach Tower because we are SPG Gold and had a very nice view. It was only at about 70% capacity according to the front desk so it wasn't that busy but I can see how it could be a pain if it was full. was also told that that Westin had the most SPG points redeemed for stays of any SPG property last year. I enjoyed the property though. Spa was nice and small. I don't like large spa complexes with 75 greasy freakos in the whirlpool at one time. We didn't rent a cabana. I was about 1 inch from a 6 ft barracuda on black rock the last day we were there.

steve dave · « **Reply #94 on:** May 20, 2011, 02:47:13 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on May 20, 2011, 02:33:54 PM

you know who goes to hawaii? insecure people.

seemed to be mostly honeymooners when we were there

steve dave · « **Reply #95 on:** May 20, 2011, 02:49:08 PM »

This was the best place we ate in Maui, highly recommend. Went the first day and then again the last day:
http://merrimanshawaii.com/

Best place in Kauai:
http://www.the-beach-house.com/

Benja · « **Reply #96 on:** May 20, 2011, 02:52:15 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on May 20, 2011, 02:15:58 PM

Quote from: wetwillie on May 20, 2011, 02:13:00 PM
how was it?

amazing. highly recomend the Grand Hyatt Kauai. Drove the entire road to Hana (both sides) passing people like a boss.

awesome. entire road to hana, that's impressive. would like to hear more.

Benja · « **Reply #97 on:** May 20, 2011, 02:53:19 PM »

where did you snorkle/scuba/surf, etc.?

Benja · « **Reply #98 on:** May 20, 2011, 02:55:46 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on May 20, 2011, 02:46:04 PM

Quote from: EllToPay on May 20, 2011, 02:32:38 PM
where did you end up staying on maui?

Westin. Got upgraded to a room at the very end of the Beach Tower because we are SPG Gold and had a very nice view. It was only at about 70% capacity according to the front desk so it wasn't that busy but I can see how it could be a pain if it was full. was also told that that Westin had the most SPG points redeemed for stays of any SPG property last year. I enjoyed the property though. Spa was nice and small. I don't like large spa complexes with 75 greasy freakos in the whirlpool at one time. We didn't rent a cabana. I was about 1 inch from a 6 ft barracuda on black rock the last day we were there.

oh just saw this black rock part. i've done that, pretty sweet.

steve dave · « **Reply #99 on:** May 20, 2011, 03:00:55 PM »

the back side of hana is kind of dirt road for a bit and there are some sketchy one lane bridges and stuff but it's really not bad. it is less curvy than the front side which is painfully curvy. if I got carsick I imagine I would have gotten sick the first 5 minutes in. We don't scuba or surf but snorkeled black rock and Honolua Bay in Maui. On Kauai we snorkeled Ship Wreck, Poipu and off the Napali Coast. We did this sailboat trip thing on the Napali Coast which was pretty great. tons of dolphins/turtles/seals and junk. Looks like this (not my pic):

link to wear we booked the boat tour:

http://www.napali.com/