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Originally posted by Gattigap
Maui.
Developed in parts, but if you want remote, stay in (say) Hana or Makena instead of (say) Lahaina. Bike down the volcano, snorkle next to Molokini, hang out on the beach, all that jazz. Good times.
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Hana is a bit overdoing it on the remote thing wouldn't you say?
I was more into hiking in the crater than biking down it. The road to Hana was hyped a bit more than it was worth, I thought (though I saw the coolest place on all of Maui about an hour or two into the drive - huge pounding surf into tons of black volcanic rock) and one of my favorite things was a not-particularly-touristy hike through the lava fields on the south tip of the island.
bnb, if you decide to go, pick up the guidebook for whatever island you choose called
[Island name] Revealed. Burger gave me this tip before my first trip a few years ago and those guides are excellent. I have Maui Revealed and Big Island Revealed (though I didn't actually make the Big Island trip yet because I moved to LA last year instead). I'm pretty sure there is also a Kuaui Revealed, but not Oahu Revealed yet.
I am also available for Oahu tips, if needed.
