Kihei, HI Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

If you've always thought of Hawaii as Condo Hell, then KIHEI probably comes closer to matching that image than anywhere else in the state. Stretching for seven miles south from Ma'alaea Bay, it's a totally formless sprawl of a place, whose only landmarks consist of one dull mall or condo building after another. That said, it can be a perfectly pleasant place to spend your vacation, with abundant inexpensive lodging and dining options and plentiful beaches. Just don't come to Kihei expecting a town in any sense of the word. In the 1960s, Kihei spread for just a hundred yards to either side of the point … more »