For anyone interested in going, I would suggest skipping Oahu altogether. Oahu (sans the North Shore) is just a touristy, bland, white-people tropics. Warning: Jack Johnson lives in the North Shore. The four days that I spent in Kauai were the high-points. Hiking, snorkeling, dining, etc. pretty much what you would expect in Hawaii. Now, I am in Dulles, VA. Back in the nasty ****ing cold weather.