After we had to cancel a trip staying in one of the few direct ocean facing condos (planned for whale watching), we booked this condo for our rescheduled June trip. Apartment was very clean, great view of the pools and the long line at Dukes. Very windy while we were there so didn't have a lot of chance to sit out on the lanai and enjoy the scenery! We had almost everything we needed, and one thing we didn't expect. We were told there were only pack n plays available for little kids, so we booked our own. When we arrived there were two cribs in the condo - one provided by Maui Resort Rentals which we were very grateful for, and used. And the one we booked privately. Nobody came to pick it up as we decided not to use it! Not a big deal but could have saved us a bit of money had we known!
Condo has enough kitchen items for the adults but lacked non breakable plates and cups for poolside and for the kids, and no items available to pack or little lunches and picnics. A rice cooker would also be a welcome addition. Check in was weird, although instructions tell you to check in with bell captain, it was hard to determine if the little kiosk was actually the bell captain. A sign would be nice because your brain doesn't always work well after a long flight with two little ones! And getting bags to rooms takes a long time.
Very comfortable beds and enough room for our family of 3 adults and two children. Make sure to learn how to operate the nana doors though - took us a while to figure it out and then it got too windy to open them!
Beach is ok but water is not suitable for kids. As other reviewers at Honua Kai have stated, walk down a little ways to the beach outside the other hotels. A little wider beach but not a lot of difference in the ocean. I suggest going to baby beach in Lahaina (but not on a weekend), or Napili and Kapalua Bays which are an easy 10 minute drive away.
Pools are great albeit a little chilly but you soon get accustomed to the water and there's plenty of hot tubs to warm up. Kids loved the slide. Things were just beginning to open up whilst we were there but there were still not enough chairs around the pools and cabanas and cassabellas book up weeks in advance. You'll be fine taking your own beach chair (if your condo has any) or just a towel thrown on any of the grassy areas.
Other than the lack of kid items in the condo, we had a very enjoyable stay (oh and should you need it, internet is super-fast!).