Every year, I ask my family the same question, “Where should we go this summer?”

I want to pick somewhere new. Choosing a place we’ve already been to seems like a waste of an opportunity for my 9-year-old son to experience different places, cultures, and people. Plus, I want to see new countries and continents, too. But I keep booking Kauai — we just can’t stay away.

Over the last six years, my little family of three has flown from California to Kauai three times to visit the sea turtles at Poipu Beach, hike gorgeous coastal trails, drink Mai Tais at hotel bars, and watch the sunset from our lanai.

I want to show my son the world, but there’s…