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Hawaii Scores High Once Again
Results of Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards

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Conde Nast Traveler has released the results of their 2003 Readers' Choice Awards and once again Hawaii has scored high in the annual poll of over 32,000 readers.

In their ranking of the world's islands, the Hawaiian Island of Maui has once again earned the top spot in the ranking of the world's best islands. Of the top ten highest rated islands in the world, Hawaii holds half of the top spots.

Top Ten Island Destinations

  1. Maui
  2. Bali
  3. Kauai
  4. Big Island of Hawaii
  5. Phuket
  6. Bermuda
  7. Lanai
  8. Bora Bora
  9. Oahu
  10. Vancouver Island

The readers of Conde Nast Traveler have also made their picks for top Pacific Rim resorts. With no surprise, the Halekulani Resort on Oahu has once again earned the top spot. In fact, of the top twenty Pacific Rim resorts, seventeen are located in Hawaii.

Top Twenty Pacific Rim Resorts

  1. Halekulani, Oahu
  2. Four Seasons Wailea, Maui
  3. Lodge at Koele, Lanai
  4. Lizard Island Lodge, Queensland, Australia
  5. Four Seasons Hualalai, Big Island
  6. Manele Bay Hotel, Lanai
  7. Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, Big Island
  8. Kona Village Resort, Big Island
  9. Princeville Resort, Kauai
  10. Bora Bora Lagoon Resort, Bora Bora
  11. Hayman Island Resort, Queensland, Australia
  12. Kahala Mandarin Oriental, Oahu
  13. Hyatt Regency, Kauai
  14. Renaissance Wailea Beach, Maui
  15. Grand Wailea Resort, Maui
  16. JW Marriott Ihilani at Ko Olina, Oahu
  17. Hyatt Regency, Maui
  18. Kapalua Bay Hotel, Maui
  19. Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island
  20. Ali'i Tower at Hilton Hawaiian Village, Oahu
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