Travel + Leisures’s 2006 World’s BEST ISLANDS!

Congratulations to Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii’s Big Island for making Travel + Leisure’s 2006 Top Ten List for Best Islands in the World. Kauai came in at number two, closely followed by Maui in third, and the Big Island ranked number nine.

Sheila Beal is the founder and editor of Go Visit Hawaii. You can connect with Sheila Beal on Twitter, Go Visit Hawaii on Facebook, or Instagram.

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