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Where to Stay

Pure Kauai and Pure Maui rent homes for $300 to $8,000 a night. For an extra fee, both will arrange almost any kind of meal, outing or service. Pure Kauai, 866-457-7873 or purekauai.com; Pure Maui, 866-787-MAUI or puremaui.com.

Where to Eat

Bar Acuda

Jim Moffat serves exquisitely simple seafood. 5-5161 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei, Kauai; 808-826-7081.

Kilauea Bakery & Pau Hana Pizza

Owner Tom Pickett catches and smokes the popular Hawaiian fish ono and serves it atop thin-crust pizzas. Kong Lung Center, Kilauea Lighthouse Rd., Kilauea, Kauai; 808-828-2020.

Pat’s Taqueria

A taco truck from Bar Acuda alum Pat Grenz, who serves excellent mahimahi and carne asada (spicy marinated beef) tacos. Parking lot at Hanalei Pier, Kauai.

Eskimo Candy

Top restaurants on Maui and Kauai buy their fresh fish from owner Jeff Hansen, who also runs a retail seafood store and café. 2665 Wai Wai Pl., Kihei, Maui; 808-879-5686.

The Flatbread Pizza Company

Wood fire–baked pizzas topped with organic ingredients—like pineapple, goat cheese and smoked free-range pork—make this a favorite of Paia’s hippie-surfer community. 89 Hana Hwy., Paia, Maui; 808-579-8989.