I meant to write wins! sorry.

I've been to Hawaii a couple of times and I 've been to several islands in the carribean including the U.S. V.I., Aruba and others. I agree with the other response that there are things that are better in one place compared to the other. The beaches are better in the carribean but I think the snorkeling is better in Hawaii. Both have very friendly people, service is slower in the carribean but that's part of its charm of a relaxind and taking a slower pace. The roads are better in Hawaii and I think the restaurants are better however you can find great food at both places. I hope this helps.

I see that you are in Nevada, I am in California. I have been many times to both places. This year we went to Hawaii for the first time in a long time and were shocked at the airfare. It is the same price now as to the caribbean. Used to be you could find cheap airfare to Hawaii. ( there is a somewhat cheaper flight, Oakland to Hilo) But still no longer a great deal. So I vote the Carribean. The water is like no where else I have ever been. I loved Anguilla and Nevis and St. Maarten. How about take a cruise, small Windjammer boat and see several islands and stay after on one?

Re Caribbean vs. Hawaii, if we lived nr. SFO or LAX and could 1-hop it to Kauai, or if the $$ were close, we would spend more time in Hawaii. Just another data point...

I love the north shore of Kauai and hope to go again someday, but it is so far away. We get a non-stop four hour flight from Philly and land in paradise. Can't complain. They are both wonderful. Anguilla is the most unaffected island we have found in the Caribbean. of course, it is developing, but is still a lot slower than other islands.

Been to Hi many times - Maui and Oahu. Once we found Anguilla we never thought about HI again.

For us, it's all about the beach, and AXA wins hands down.

I've been to both as well. AXA hands down. We've been all over and once we found Anguilla, we've never gone anywhere else!

Been to both and loved both. but I have to admit I do love the Carribean a ltitle better, and being on the east coast, the Carribean in terms of flight time is much better than the 13 hours it took to get to Hawaii.

The first time I went to Kauai I thought I would never find another place that I could possibly like that much. We had a hard time doing anything except take pictures! Some of those pictures still hang on my walls.

But then we went to St. John in the US Virgins and I fell totally in love with the island. I have not been back to Kauai in many years, but have gone again and again to St. John. The water is the prettiest blue, clear and calm, with lush green mountains all around that drop down to beautiful crescents of white-sand beaches. Every turn in the road brings another photo op. Everything is as close to perfect as it gets -- the water, the beach, the weather, the people, the laid-back atmosphere -- it's the whole package.