Safe moorage in Hawaii

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Option A) Instead of departing immediately for WA from HI, I'm contemplating staying in HI during the remainder of July-August, flying back to CA for a two week contract at the end of August, and returning to bring the boat to WA around September 4. This would mean landfall at Vancouver Island at the end of September, beginning of October.

Option B) The original (and currently most likely) plan was to spend 4-5 days recouping and reprovisioning in Hanalei after the race then head immediately for WA. The downside is that I would miss the job (and a lot of friends at said job...OK, so the contract is at Burning Man) and who knows how I will like another 20+ days alone at sea so quickly after the race (expected to take ~20 days). On the other hand, I could then make the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend and have time to see some of the San Juans before the Winter sets in.

So, if option A, any suggestions on good places to leave the boat for a couple of weeks? Not sure how far from Hanalei I will have strayed by late August, so I imagine most places in the islands may be considered. Any favorites?

Opinions on both plans encouraged.

Brian