Let's see if anyone can answer this question...

[zanne]

My nephew and his bride are taking off for their Hawaiin honeymoon today. Can anybody tell me why the hell people take vacations in the tropics in the SUMMER?

[MsTryska]

1. Cuz it's cheaper to do

off-peak.

[Ikonoklast]

2. There's only a 5 to 8 degree difference, summer to winter

[hellbound-liberal]

3. The weather outlook for Honolulu for the upcoming week is better than Jacksonville, FL.

It's cooler and they aren't calling for scattered thundrstorms EVERY SINGLE DAY! Glad I don't live here year round!

[MissMillie]

4. I leave for FL on Wednesday

the faculty I work for all teach January through June. I can't take time off then.

[zanne]

5. I guess you're all right, but...

If I had a vacation to take right now, I could really go for an Alaskan cruise or a mountain vacation.

[MissMillie]

11. Well, I'm going to visit my brother

that makes the vacation affordable for me. Airfare and spending money. I can't afford an Alaskan cruise.

[begin_within]

6. I wouldn't. The best times for vacations are spring and fall.

[Kali]

7. I think Hawaii is pretty nice year round.

I was on Oahu in July as a teenager - it was excellent.

[derby378]

8. My brother and his wife honeymooned in Hawaii last year

It was during the summer, too. Maybe it was because the scenery is in full bloom?

They took lots of pictures. I need to see them again.

[yellowdogintexas]

9. I would take Hawaii over Fort Worth without hesitation and here is why:

Fort Worth weather: current temperature: 103

Fair Feels Like: 98° Humidity: 14%

and these are our highs and lows on the 5 day outlook:
High: 103° Low: 77°
High: 105° Low: 78°
High: 102° Low: 78°
High: 100° Low: 78°
High: 99° Low: 77°

Honolulu weather:current temperature 86

Current conditions as of 10:53 am HST
Partly Cloudy

Feels Like: 88° Humidity: 48%

We have not seen rain for over six weeks. I have the water bill from hell, just trying to keep the foundation stable

[MorningGlow]

10. Because some people think it's not a vacation if it's not in the tropics

To some people, vacation only means sun, sand, water. I can appreciate that, but I wish more folks would expand their horizons to vacationing in places with a lot of arts, or a different culture, or mountains or other cool scenery. There's so much to see in this world, I think they're doing themselves a disservice if all they choose to visit are beaches. But then again, to each his own, I guess. :shrug:

[DS1]

12. You get used to it pretty quick

and there's lots of places on the windward side which are nice. The leeward side is warmest by far.

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. Because Hawaii is only about two degrees hotter in the summer than winter.

The weather is perfect year-round.

Though if your question is, "Why didn't they wait until it was winter here?" then that's a different answer.