CaliAdventurer
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2014
Ironically, I only go to the beach maybe once a month if that. I live in Honolulu where tall buildings block my view of the water, and my "sunset" consists of me watching the sun sink under the highway, not the beach or the mountains like many people assume.
Moving on, how are you defining "a lot" of locals? Regardless, they are not the norm. If you ask any local about this resort, the vast majority of them will immediately say how expensive it is. They won't talk about the character breakfast, the pools, Ama Ama, or any of the other things it offers. It's literally how much it cost, and a lot of times they won't even further the conversation after that. There's nothing to talk about if they can't afford to go.
I actually want to clarify that I am indignant on behalf of people I know who would love to stay at this resort but cannot afford it. I am a single woman with no children, so it's fairly easy for me to just go to another island for a long weekend when I want to get away. Even if I could stay at Aulani, I wouldn't.
I would define it as a noticeable amount. I've struck up conversations with a few and I personally have several friends who live in Oahu who have gone for weekend stays. They are all military though admittedly officers.
It would be nice if we all could afford to do anything we would like without cost consideration. Most people will never know the beauty of the Hawaiian Islands. My grandmother swore she would take me to Hawaii before she died all through my childhood. She passed away before she got there and so I take her in my heart every time. Of course it was because of money. Aulani may be out of reach for many locals but somewhere in the desert on the mainland a housewife dreams to be them on any given Sunday.