. I would have loved to have flown right by Hawaii to any of those islands you mentioned. Problem is I have 2 kids below the age of 3. We had to get the grandparents to come watch them while we were gone. Money and time are an issue for us. Between kids in daycare and a mortgage I can't travel as much as I want to. Westin Maui sent an invitation to come stay with them for under $800 which included 5 nights, car, and $75 hotel voucher. Hard to pass up. 
fear of sharks is my A1 obstacle, except for locals who would try to beat the shyt outta me for breaking protocolI spent the first night in Makena so I was right there near Little Beach. I thought about going to Little Beach, but we were only in the area for about 24 hours. We talked about going back on Sunday when they have the big bonfire, but on Sunday we were on the other side of the island and couldn't be bothered to drive back.
Surf/Sharks
I barely even got in the ocean. Problem with staying in a nice resort is we didn't want to leave the adult pool we were at. I did go watch some of the locals surf my last morning. It looks fun, but I don't skate/snowboard/surf. I'd end up looking like this if I tried.
I did bodyboard the first time i was there. I road some big waves and thought it was fun. Until I heard from someone who was there when a guy died from breaking his neck on a big wave. I'm not trying to die doing some extreme sports.
but i feel you. im terrible on a surfboard, i look like someone trying to skateboard on waves (which is what im doing 
)scuba is heavenly, i felt like i was on dope when i went underwater and breathed for the first time. coral horror stories got me shook too tho tbh, and i bet it's 10x dangerous in hawaii than a lot of other places
Are you using an smart phone to take your pics?
