Sort of the same deal, my son's D-2 school just completed a one week trip to Hawaii, playing 3 DH's against Hawaiian Pacific, and touristing for 3 days, so I feel your joy. Lessons we learned:
1. Those coconut shells that the gals wear aren't insulated.
2. It does rain in Hawaii.
3. Who cares????
4. A week of sun and baseball can't be beat.
5. Anyone offered a scholly at HPU or U. of Hawaii has to be crazy to say no.
6. 50% of the tourists there are from Japan.
7. Hilo Hattie's is the place to buy shirts. (and they do come in purple JustMom)
8. Sunscreen.
9. sunscreen.
10. Don't wander too far South on Wakiki Beach- at one end, the beach "runs out of females."
11. Any spring break trip to a warmer climate is a good thing. Not a cheap thing, but a very good thing.