Hey, KentSantaBarbara, you forgot to mention the FOOD!!
"The land, sea, people, culture, and weather are beautiful."
I don't know if you're from the Islands, but there's a saying:
you can tell how long locals have been away from the Islands.
If they just left, they miss the weather and the people.
If they've been gone a week or longer they miss the FOOD!
Just sayin'
keep uke'in',