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Hawaii -- Kauai or Maui?
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Anonymous
| I think Wailea is a little more relaxing and less touristy. |
Anonymous
| Wailea is more resort-y, while Lahaina is more town-y. We stayed in Wailea, and I thought it was prettier too. |
Anonymous
| Kauai |
Anonymous
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Wailea is more a collection of places to sleep (resorts and condos) and their gorgeous beaches, with some nice shopping and restaurants and golf to support that. In fact, Wailea was built as a tourist community and isn't a town, per se. (The town next door is Kihei.)
Lahaina is a proper town and feels more like it. Bigger, more bustling (though it's all relative! It's still got the slow, island feel -- nothing at all like, say, Honolulu.) I have always stayed in Wailea, and absolutely loved it. We mainly relax on the beach and eat dinner out and don't mind driving a bit to get to the "touristy" activities like horseback rides, Iao Valley, Haleakala, shopping in Lahaina, etc. Ahhhhhhhhhhh. I want to go back. Not in the cards for a while. 
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