George,
We went to Hawaii on our "last fling" before our first was born. We spent two days over on Lana'i at the Koele Lodge, which we loved. I played both courses, Koele and Manale Bay. Nicklaus' Manele was excellent and on a stunning cliff side location. It beat me up, no surprise, but there were definite challenges in approach and architecture. The few comments I've seen here for this relatively remote course have been positive. Is that weak? Excellent course with tough challenging features in a drop dead gorgeous location? Take the day trip, maybe see some whales on the way.
Dave