Following our goal to visit each island in Hawaii once without island hopping, we vacationed in 2008 on the big island. This is so far the island I like least (compared to Maui and Oahu.) Still the vacations were nice and we got to see a lot of nice beaches, sea life and had simply a good time as a family.
Accommodation was probably the non plus ultra. Christy, as always did a great job in scouting out a good deal for a great place.