One of the newer vacation condominium resorts on the island, Waipouli Beach Resort & Spa in Kapa‘a encompasses one-, two- and three-bedroom units with high-end kitchens, multiple flat-screen TVs, sleeper sofas and luxurious finishes of granite, marble and exotic woods. Some of the privately owned units are managed by Outrigger Hotels & Resorts or Castle Resorts (both recommended) and some by smaller property management companies or off-island owners. The central heated river pool, which includes three sandy-bottomed whirlpools, traverses 2 acres with connecting water flumes and a sandy children’s area. Oasis by the Beach restaurant and Spa by the Sea day spa are destinations unto themselves.

Photo: Courtesy of Waipouli Beach Resort