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Happy Valley is what we like to euphemistically call "local". That's code for "dodgy". But I wouldn't say really dangerous. Just potentially dangerous if you have the wrong attitude or start slagging off the place or the locals in the street. There is a strong sense of brotherhood (braddah-hood)...

Maui, yes; also Honolulu, but rarely feel the urge to leave Maui it's that awesome. Also there's something about hammocks and mai tais that cause a certain degree of inertia. So I'm no help for Kauai or BI I'm afraid.

Expect you know this but last year Pahoa came within a few hundred yards of being incinerated by one of the many new lava flows from Kilauea. The coast road from Hilo to the SW was closed many years ago by lava flows heading south to the ocean :ohmy:

Only one major airline (Hawaiian) has jet service to the larger islands (BI, Maui, Oahu, Kauai). They are regular (about hourly) and 737s . Island Air is a prop jet airline with 50 or 60 seaters, less frequent. To get to Molokai or Lanai you'll need to fly Mokulele, scary planes, 10-12 pax. Most...

Ex-Brighton Maui lad here, reporting from the humble hammock outside the grass hut. You can see our volcano (Haleakala) from the Big Island (BI as we locals call it) but ours isn't as big as yours. BI is well named cuz its huge compared to all the other Hawaii islands. Kemp is correct about...