Our very first trip to Hawai'i saw us at our Hilton timeshare in Honolulu at the Grand Waikikian at Hilton's Hawaiian Village for two glorious weeks. A beautiful, vast resort with a ton of amenities, a mere five minute trolley ride to the bustling shopping and dining in downtown Honolulu, which even had a Cheesecake Factory! BUT, I still thought about Aulani . I was still planning a day trip over to Aulani, on the west side of the island in a beautiful area called Ko Olina. Yes, I was thinking about Aulani. We had rented a car because my husband loves exploring and there's lots to do in Hawai'i and a lot of natural beauty to explore. Aulani was always on my mind. The first thing I had to do was to take care of our dining, so on to the Aulani website I went and discovered that we could easily have two meals there, so it was breakfast at Makahiki and dinner, well a light, sort of snackish one at the casual beachside lounge called Off the Hook. I have to admit, ...