December 2013 & Summer 2014 December 2013:  I loved Hawai’i so much the first time that I went back just six months later. My family and I stayed on Kaua’i, the northernmost island, over Christmas break. We rented a car, which is the easiest way to explore the island in a week, and stayed in a gorgeous resort near Lihue. One highlight was Waimea River, where we took a boat cruise and hiked to a waterfall that opened into a grotto. Surrounded by tropical flowers, mist, and wil