It’s crowded. There are many people visiting during Christmas to get away from their winter season. Many of the off-island locals return home from college or to be with family as well.

I’ve been to Poipu but never at Christmas. I would imagine that it would be very nice. It certainly would be hard to spend Christmas away from friends and family. I would suggest visiting one of the local churches for a Hawaiian Christmas Eve service. I’ve heard they are pretty neat. According to Sunterra resorts it’s one of the highest sought after times to visit. Hope you have fun and Mele Kalikimaka.

My family went to Kauai and stayed near Poipu the week before and the week of Christmas. It is similar to vacationing there when it isn’t a holiday. However, we found that due to the winter season we couldn’t swim in the north island beaches. We went to a Christmas luau, but I can’t recall the name of where went. Enjoy your vacation!

I’ve never been to Poipu at Christmas but I’d expect it to be the same as any other hotel at Christmas time. There will more than likely be a special dinner menu out on that day and the day to day operations will be the same as on any other day (since hotel staff don’t get holidays). Your best bet would be to check out the hotel website as it gets closer to the day you’re going. They may have something posted as to events scheduled around that time.

Don’t forget to wish your hotel staff a happy holiday when you see them on Christmas (remember, you’re on vacation but they’re at work!).

Have a great trip!