Aloha,
You can see by my greeting that I am some how connected to Hawaii...yes, I lived on Maui, three different areas in one and half years- July, 2008-Sept., 2009, (west side north of Lahaina town). If it wasn't for a divorce after 28 years, I'd still be there. Our last condo was ground floor-walk from lanai onto grass to chaise lounge with cold beer on sea wall, 6-steps down to the beach, and watch the turtles, dolphins and whales. Talking about paradise under he palm trees-that was it. Also have lived at beaches in Oregon (Pacific City) and CA(Santa Cruz). Now in Sacramento but want to get back to the beach- I'm a Bald Kahuna fish out of water.