Surprisingly cleaned up port city. Well worth the walk through the downtown shops and bars and enjoy the FRESH fish tacos and some local beers. No more beggars and children---laid back shop keepers. If you know your Mexican art and sculpture and dressware, it's there.

Big city whacky traffic. We rented a car at the airport and drove up to the north shore Sunset Beach and watched the surfers on a glorious Hawaiin day. Found a few good spots for poke along the way back (Pearl City). On previous visits the USS Arizona Memorial is a must do and very very well done. We also visited the University of Hawaii, which is a tropical classroom unto itself.

Had a great time walking through Lahaina and talking to the various shop keepers. Cool Cat bar/restaurant on top of the one of the main shopping malls is a fun spot especially for the hamburger and beer crowd. Several of the boutiques carry high level mens and mainly women's wear, with a huge emphasis this year on LEATHER. Laid back easy going port city.