Hookipa Hale (808/575-9357, hookipahale.com) sits on two secluded green acres on Maui's north shore and includes three colorful rooms in one house and a modern, island-style two-bedroom rental cottage as well. From $350 per week for two in the main house, $630 for the cottage.

Jack's Maui Vista Condo (800/800-8608, vacationrentalsonline.com/vr/hi/ma/hima02/hima02.htm) is a one-bedroom rental in a spiffy, modern condo complex in Kihei, with tennis courts, a large pool, and cable TV. It starts at $455 per week, but if it's already been booked for the time of your visit, Jack will help you find other vacation rentals in the area.

BIG ISLAND

Aloha Vacation Cottages (877/875-1722, alohacottages.net) are a fine option for staying on the sunny Kohala Coast, home to many large, elegant resorts. The kitchen-equipped rentals -- a one-bedroom, one-bath guesthouse and a studio cottage -- start at $560 per week. There's free wireless Internet access, and, for an extra charge, on-site therapeutic massages.

Kate's Volcano Cottage (877/967-7990, volcanoplaces.com/kates/kates.htm) is a cool, clean studio featuring a lot of wood in the misty Volcano area of the island, complete with kitchen and a 160-square-foot covered deck. Weekly rates start at $570; two other larger rentals in Volcano run a little more.

Rainbow Dreams Cottage (415/824-7062, rainbowdreamscottage.com) is a lovely, secluded, oceanfront two-bedroom house with a wraparound lanai and lots of windows and privacy, right alongside dramatic black-rock cliffs in the lush Puna area. From $600 per week.

Kuaiwi Farm (808/328-8888, kuaiwifarm.com/rental.html) is on an organic coffee farm 2,000 feet up the slopes of Mauna Loa in South Kona. The one-bedroom condo comes with French doors, private deck, tropical fruit, and complimentary coffee -- grown right on the farm. If that doesn't whet your appetite, how do rates starting at $330 a week sound?

Hale Ono (877/924-7464, interpac.net/~waipiohi) is at the edge of the dramatic Waipio Valley, rich in history and greenery, and next to 40 acres of pastureland. The one-bedroom rental has a full kitchen, living room, and lanai, all starting at $510 a week.

KAUAI

Annie's Condos and Studios (800/481-4991, anniescondoskauai.com) are right on the Princeville golf course, a 10-minute walk to Anini Beach and come with fully equipped kitchens and pool access. Rates start at $435 a week.

Aloha Estates at Kalaheo Plantation (808/332-7812, kalaheo-plantation.com) is a renovated, plantation-style house from the 1920s with six suites that can be rented out individually or together (the house sleeps a maximum of 12 adults and 4 children), many with full kitchens. Rooms start at just $299 per week.

Condo Bob's Princeville Vacation Rentals (925/820-3253, condobob.com) consist of 13 condos at the Cliffs Resort and the Sandpiper Village Complex in the beach-rich area of the island's north shore (where South Pacific was filmed), none more than $699 per week. Studios go for as low as $299 a week.

Poipu Plantation Resort (800/634-0263, poipubeach.com) offers cheery cottage apartments with hardwood floors, rattan furniture, lanais, ocean views, full kitchens, and gardens; one-bedroom units start at $698 a week. Spacious Poipu Beach, one of the best on the island, is a quick hop away.