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I think you'll find crowds anytime of year, but your choice of an island to visit will certainly affect how big the crowds are. Honolulu and Waikiki have the largest crowds by far. Maui can get crowded in the resort areas. The east coast of Kauai is also congested. It's much harder to find crowds on the Big Island, because... well, it's big. As Slip will probably tell you, you can't find a crowd anywhere on Molokai.

As far as the best time to visit, we avoid December and January because those are the most likely months to get rain. If you want sun, the best places to stay are on the southwest side of mountain ranges. The moist trade winds from the NE get pushed up into the cool air of the mountains, and the air is drier and sunnier by the time it gets to the SW. Here are some good weather charts and maps for each of the islands.

Thanks you all for the very informative information and those weather charts are excellent.
Well we have eliminate looking to stay from Thanksgiving to February 2025.
 

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Happy Friday from Northern CA, where it is 61º today and I'm still harvesting peppers from my garden:

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Happy Aloha Friday Slip, at the Ko’Olina till Sunday . Then back home. We will definitely check out the brewery when we are at the Pono Kai.
Aloha, enjoy the rest of tour stay!!.

I like the Lihue Lager but they have a nice variety. shaka
 

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Aloha Kakahiaka: slip and artingwald
Pehea'oe?
The Commander-in-Chief and I would like to visit against The Land of Paradise either in October or the first two (2) weeks in December 2024. We need to stay two (2) consecutive weeks in a (2) bedroom villa.
One week maybe would be taking The Pride of America cruise ship around the various islands.
The second week would be totally R&R on one of the Island.
Which would be the best time to visit Hawaii.
We need to avoid heavy crowds.
Mahalo.
Art gave some good advise as usual. October and early December are about the best times for crowds. As Art said depending in the island. Head over to Molokai and I'll show you around and we can get a Mai Tai.shaka:D
 

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Art gave some good advise as usual. October and early December are about the best times for crowds. As Art said depending in the island. Head over to Molokai and I'll show you around and we can get a Mai Tai.shaka:D
Thanks:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::hi::whooopie:
Now I must convince the Commander In Chief . LOL
 

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Happy Aloha Friday!! We had some rain pass through the last few days but yesterday was a nice day on the golf course and the weekend looks to be nice. Hope everyone can get out and enjoy.🤙🏻

This week's picture keeps us on Molokai and on the east side. While heading into Kaunakakai town earlier this week, I came across this guy in the road. He went up the hill as soon as I went by. The Goats, Pigs, Deer and the occasional horse will keep you on your toes.😀

Enjoy and have an Awesome Aloha Friday and a Great weekend!!!🤙🏻🌺🌴😎

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Happy Aloha Friday, from coastal Virginia. I liked that guy in the road. LOL.
 

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Happy Aloha Friday. We will be on the BI starting Sunday for 3 weeks. Our Condo is in the Waikoloa area but we will also spend 3 nights at KMC in the Volcano National Park.
 

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Happy Aloha Friday. We will be on the BI starting Sunday for 3 weeks. Our Condo is in the Waikoloa area but we will also spend 3 nights at KMC in the Volcano National Park.

That's awesome, you'll have a great time. Make sure you bring your rain gear to the volcano. shaka
 

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We are bringing clothes for traveling up to the snow. Knit hat, gloves, light weight silk long underwear, and light jacket. We have done it before. Snow in the morning and beach in the afternoon. We change clothes at the Visitor Center.
 

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Happy Aloha Friday!!!

We said goodbye to foggy, dreary MN and made it to the sunny San Diego Harbour Island Hilton. Tomorrow we're headed to Kauai.

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Another gray and rainy day here but at least it's no longer 5 degrees out. Happy Aloha Friday !!!

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Happy Aloha Friday!!!

We said goodbye to foggy, dreary MN and made it to the sunny San Diego Harbour Island Hilton. Tomorrow we're headed to Kauai.
Happy Aloha Friday! Welcome to sunny San Diego, even if only for a day. It's a glorious 75 degrees here today, with the same on tap for tomorrow.
 

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Happy Aloha Friday!!! February and winter are here. We have a storm coming through with some rain and it's only getting up to 74 today. Hopefully the Ground Hog will give us a shorter winter today.🤙🏻

This week's picture keeps us on Molokai in Downtown Kaunakakai. Molokai has two main Grocery stores. Friendly Market and Misaki's and they are a block apart. Misaki's celebrated it's 100 year anniversary with a new paint job in 2022. It started as a candy store in 1922 and gradually added food and canned goods. It's definitely a historic part of Molokai history.

Enjoy and have an Awesome Aloha Friday and an Amazing Weekend!!🤙🏻🌴🌺😎

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Happy Aloha Friday on the First Friday for February 2024.
That winter high temperature of 74 degrees is passable. LOL.
 

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Happy Aloha Friday from The Point at Poipu!!! We arrived last Saturday.

This was our first sunrise on Sunday morning.
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Tuesday the weather was perfect!
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Did my first activity Wednesday, the Keko Adventures Waimea Canyon Downhill Bike Ride. Highly recommended!

Yesterday, we saw our first rainbow.
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We hope it's not the only one. :cool:
 

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Happy Aloha Friday from The Point at Poipu!!! We arrived last Saturday.

This was our first sunrise on Sunday morning.
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Tuesday the weather was perfect!
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Did my first activity Wednesday, the Keko Adventures Waimea Canyon Downhill Bike Ride. Highly recommended!

Yesterday, we saw our first rainbow.
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We hope it's not the only one. :cool:
Love the sunset and your rainbow photo. Please enjoy your vacation time. at The Point Poipu.
 

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Happy Aloha Friday! Just returned from Manhattan. Lousy weather. We should see the sun again tomorrow.........
 
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