I know that a lot of people cook when at Aulani. For us, we go to Hawaii partially for the food. I live in the middle of nowhere, meat and potato country, and I love all of the Asian and Pacific foods available. There is no way that I am cooking on my vacations anyway. I am part of an Aulani fan group on FP, and the amount of people that give the horrible advice to "upgrade" from a studio to a 1 bedroom is shocking. Their premise is that your family of 4 can save a "ton" of money by paying $500+ extra a night to go from the studio to a 1bdrm and cook some of your meals. As if you are going to spend that $500 a day eating out, plus you still have to buy the uncooked food. LOL There are a ton of restaurants in Kapolei that have good food at a decent price. Even if you don't have a car, you can order it in.