Get your priorities right. Exotic rentals on Maui and the main island. Just do a one day or talk them into a 12 hour rental. The road to Hana on Maui is an experience you will never forget. Take the "forbidden" back way. And drop some dramamine, 300 curves back to back. VERY fun. We like Southern Maui, it's not as crowded as the north, but we like to only stay in one area for three days or so and then move to a different hotel say on the other side of the island. Spending one or two nights in the touristy Honalulu on the way in is a lot of fun, and contrast to the other islands.