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Every island has it's attractions. Pick an island, then figure out were to stay. --Do you want to be hiking, driving, shopping, dining, policing the fishes...?

With a 6y/o in tow, I think you would have the most fun with a place on Oahu or Maui.

Ko Olina (Oahu) has a Disney resort on one of Ko Olina's very protected lagoons (man-made) I've never stayed there, but hey, Disney doesn't do anything half-way. The few hotels there feel isolated, to me, but not in a good way. One has a cool pond of little hammerhead sharks. A 6y/o ought to like that.

Turtle Bay resort, on the North shore (Oahu) has good energy -the whole area does. Big surf competitions there. Pretty good snorkeling right next to the resort.

If you can find a house to rent on the east side of Oahu, that is just stunning. -calm water, little islands to kayak too Honolulu is fun too (shopping dining)

Maui is my favorite. West Maui is where we always stay - it looks out to both Molokai and Lanai. There is a great mix of things to do in the area. Miles of beautiful sandy beach to walk, great dining, great snorkeling... The town of Lahaina has lots of art galleries and interesting stuff. Quite a few boating activities are based there, including ferries to either Molokai and Lanai. --the boat ride alone is worth the price. Lanai makes for the better day trip, with snorkel gear in tow.

Maui also has the tall volcano, where you can drive up. Observatories are cool. --cold, up there actually. The road to Hana... it is all about the road. Hana is on the wet side.

If you were scheduled to be there a few months earlier you would be seeing a LOT of whales, between Maui, Molokai and Lanai.