Just curious, who did you use to rent your points? Private or through a broker? I agree that Aulani
DVC rental is starting to become more popular, considering the high rack rates. If consistently coming to HI during peak seasons is important, I agree that owning there is a must.
You ain't lying about real estate prices on Oahu. My house I bought 11 years ago for 500k is now worth over a million, and I'm crying over my next property tax assessment. Equal will be true for Aulani's future property tax assessment and the annual dues. Local politicians are also aggressively pursuing to increase hotel and transit accomodation taxes, of which
DVC members are not safe from. Despite all this, staying in a DVC villa is still a much better deal than paying for hotel rooms in Hawaii. But going forward, I don't see the easing of these tax increases in the future. If anything, it will become more and more expensive to vacation in Hawaii. But I suppose the same could be said of WDW and DL. But I agree with all your other points. Everyone will find value differently wrt Aulani.