Hooray, I won a trip to Hawaii!
As I was living in the state at the time - and had been living there for 25 years prior to winning the prize - I immediately asked for a cash equivalent as I could put it to much better use: visiting a state besides Hawaii, or taking a vacation on a neighbor island that's not part of the normal prize package. Molokai, Lanai and the occasional flight out to Midway come to mind.

I did win a "guess the head count for our first 15 years" game for Sea Life Park in the late 70s but decided to turn the prize down (a 50cc scooter) upon notification. My father had obtained the first 5 years of turnstile data from a friend who worked there and let me plot future attendance growth as a mathematical exercise. I was told my guess was off by less than 300 when the next closest was a few thousand short by the head of the award committee, who laughed when he saw whose kid sent in the winning entry. It seems my father was friend to quite a few of the old missionary family heads out there, and the resulting indirect ties to island businesses. I was told, "technically we can give this to you - but thanks for turning it down."

I did receive a nice consolation prize: a month later my father took me shopping for a new bicycle, which is a viable means of transport around O'ahu, especially if you spend most of your time in the Honolulu/south shore area.
( Felis Concolor, Sat 30 Apr 2011, 1:06, 2 replies)

Have you met Dog the Bounty Hunter?
(Have now exhausted my knowledge of Hawaii)
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Sat 30 Apr 2011, 12:14, closed)

As a matter of fact. . .
. . .when he operates out of Colorado Springs, the bail bond office he frequents is a mere 5 blocks north of me. From what I see of his featured video clips, I'm guessing it's a good thing he's not found me.

A quick cover for the various islands from a tourism perspective:

O'ahu: bargain hunter's paradise. Prepackaged convenience. Enjoy the crowds.
Maui: pricier, more exclusive, hike and camp in a dormant volcano. My former home island.
Kauai: welcome to the jungle. Lush, primeval, still very rural.
Hawai'i/Big Island: great bicycle touring, charter fishing, triathlete's Mecca.
Moloka'i: uuhh... easy to do a lot of nothing. Bring a rifle along and take some axis deer back with you - please!
Lanai: makes Moloka'i look positively hopping.

The other 2 (Kahoolawe, Niihau) are verboten to visitors for their own reasons. If you sneak onto Kahoolawe, you could practice your UXB defusing skills as it was a naval target site for many decades.
( Felis Concolor, Wed 4 May 2011, 5:33, closed)