The setting is what you'd expect or hope for at a Maui resort for a reasonable price. Well-kept units and common areas including hallways.
Really appreciated that we were unable to hear much noise or noisiness from other units in the building or people in hallways - some of that also was good guest behavior. We had adjacent corner units on the third floor with spacious living and bedroom areas along with balconies/lanais. We couldn't have been happier with the units for our extended family.
The convenience store, gym, pools, landscaping and amenities also were kept in great shape by the staff.
The Honua Kai is located conveniently to walkable shopping and casual dining including Duke's on the property food trucks adjacent to the resort among other small restaurants nearby.
We went out multiple times off the beachfront at the property snorkeling and saw plenty of tropical fish, turtles, moray eels and an octopus. While there are better places for snorkeling, it was nice to just walk out your front door as it were and go right into the ocean and reef.
All of us agreed it was a very enjoyable stay and we'd recommend this to anyone looking for a nice place to spend time on Maui with family and friends.