Same with me. Once you’ve been there, forget going back. En route back to Alaska, the C-130 boys asked how many wanted to land at MIDWAY ISLAND to gas up. We were more excited about that than spending a week in Hawaii.
I was stationed there for 3 years and always enjoy visiting. I didn’t go back when I was on active duty, but now I go about once a year. Went to Maui this year and have booked a trip to Kauai this spring. Usually those 2 islands and the Big Island are the only places I go. The only time I went back to Oahu was for a niece’s destination wedding. Oahu is just too crowded and commercial.