air-conditioning in late July, early August

We are looking to stay at the Hale Pau Hana or Kihei Surfside and it appears that neither has a/c. Will this be a problem in late July, early August? We want oceanfront condo (studio or larger) if there are other resorts we overlooked, please share! Thank you so much!

air-conditioning in late July, early August

Someone gave me good advice when I asked this question for last summer. We live in the south and are used to having ac and so we made sure we had it in Hawaii. I wouldn%26#39;t say it is super hot or anything, but I think we would have not slept as well without it. However, with you being from CT, you may be used to not having ac on unless it gets really hot, so you may not miss it. It was 80-85 degrees in mid to late July when we were there with nice breezes. To get a great cross-breeze, you have to have two doors open and I wouldn%26#39;t have felt comfortable with the front door open--lanai would be fine. So , I would think about what you are used to at night. Have a great trip!

air-conditioning in late July, early August

scrappy24,

We have not stayed in either of the places mentioned and I think the temperature only varies less than 10deg in summer/winter. IMO, I think it would definitely be a problem with no A/C. Of course you will have the trades but trying to sleep at night would be a little uncomfortable.

Scrappy24:

We stayed in the Maalaea area in mid-July for a week. Maalaea is on the other side of the bay from Kihei. We did not have A/C in our condo but the reason I LOVED Maalaea is because of the wind. We opened the side door, the front door, the bedroom windows and this wonderful breeze came through the condo and cooled everything down. We didn%26#39;t need the A/C at all. At first that was my concern too. I am from Colorado where we have ZERO humidity and just traveling to my old hometown in Southern CA I noticed humidity there. So I knew Hawaii would be really noticeable, for us, at least. People will say that Maalaea is too windy but in the hot summer months, you want that wind to cool everything down. Our condo was on the 1st floor and it was great to be able to just walk out from our lanai to the pool, bbq area, to see the view. Completely unobstructed water view. We loved it and will stay there every time we are in Maui from now on! I am not sure how windy Kihei is but I know Maalaea gets good breezes (and the prices of condos are a bit cheaper too). Plus it%26#39;s a very good central location to everything in Maui - another reason we picked Maalaea (our daughter gets car sick easily).

It isn%26#39;t the time of year so much because ';it isn%26#39;t the heat, it%26#39;s the humidity';. Most of the time the trades are blowing and you don%26#39;t feel uncomfortable. But they can drop at night (sometimes during the day, too), and then you want A/C.

We own at Maui Kamaole and are there every February. Our condo is halfway up the hill with a good breeze. We chose a location that doesn%26#39;t face due West to keep the place cooler in the afternoons. There have been a few times we have used the A/C -- in February!

I wince to read about people leaving doors and sliders open at night. Maui has its share of burglars. That%26#39;s just what they look for. NEVER leave doors or sliders open unless you have night locks on them. (Locks fasten the sliders open two inches to allow air, but not burglars to enter.) You are not safe doing this in a ground floor unit or even three stories up -- these guys can climb! You don%26#39;t want to wake to find some druggie in need of cash for a fix standing in your bedroom.