MAKENA, ISLAND OF MAUI, Hawaii -- (Editor's Note: This is Part Two in a two-part series on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Part Two focuses on the quiet coastal town of Makena, located on the island's south shore.)MAKENA--This is Maui the way it used to be - dirt roads; undeveloped, rugged terrain; and, most importantly - quiet," said the purposeful tourist, a former college football star turned insurance executive, as he strode down deserted Maluaka Beach on the island's south shore with his 3-year-old daughter in tow. "It's no accident we chose Makena for our family vacation."Indeed, Makena is becoming a popular location for those who want to avoid the sometimes-chaotic tourist scene that often defines Maui. But, as the aforementioned tourist, Steve DiPietro, president and CEO of ClearPoint Insurance in Seattle and a native of Oakland, Calif., points out, "not too popular."There is, after all, only one hotel in Makena, a former fishing village that once served as one of the main harbors of Maui, but which now finds itself mostly isolated from the rest of the island, which is just the way DiPietro, and others who come to the area, like it."We used to stay up on the west shore, but sometimes it feels like you need a vacation from your vacation up there," said the former Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo quarterback, who still carries a chiseled frame nearly 20 years after his playing career ended - when a seldom-used special teams player, Danny Lilly, a loan officer from Concord, Calif., landed wrong on his left knee during practice."Hey, it was an accident; enough about that already," chipped in the eavesdropping Lilly from a lounge chair across the pool at the Maui Price Hotel.After the injury incident, Lilly had visited DiPietro in the hospital, to say how sorry he was, and the two have been close ever since, sharing family vacations to Maui every year."We've been bringing our families here for as long as I can remember," said Lilly, but it's only been the in the past few years that we 'discovered' Makena. "I'm a little torn right now between saying how wonderful it is here, and just keeping my mouth shut, because a big part of me doesn't want the word to get out," explained Lilly. "It feels like our own private slice of paradise."Due to its geographic isolation, visitors to Makena often spend their entire vacation right there, since venturing out to other parts of the island requires longer hours riding in a car than most would prefer."Sure, you miss out on some things by staying here, but you gain so much more," said Lilly's wife, Tina, a homemaker and native of Hong Kong. "The history here is rich, and you feel a sense of it as you travel down the dirt roads past remnants of the old, abandoned fishing villages. "It's also a place where you have time for yourself, and the ones you love," added Tina. "There is nothing on the agenda here but relaxation."And though there is more than enough time for ample relaxation in Makena, the area also offers opportunities for those who crave a little more physical activity."The area is so varied, from hiking past ancient lava fields to playing on its world class golf course, or scuba diving and snorkeling in the ocean. Makena is the perfect blend of solitude and recreation," said DiPietro's wife, Marie Passion, an advertising executive and native of Chicago. "It's the type of place you go with the people you love, because it is too beautiful not be shared with those closest to you."That feeling of "love" may have been why Makena was a favorite stop on the island-hopping hippie trail during the 1960s and '70s, when one of Makena's beaches became a nudist sanctuary with an almost commune-like atmosphere."You still hear the legendary stories about Big Beach [Oneloa] and Little Beach [Puu Olai]," said Passion, "and about all the famous rock stars and hippies who used to hang out there in the buff. Everyone had their swimsuits on when we visited, though, thank goodness."For more information on trips to Makena, or other destinations in Maui, contact the Single Marine and Sailor Program at (808) 254-7593. Or, call Information, Tickets and Tours, ITT, at (808) 254-7563."The other week I was at a sports bar and the bartender asked me 'what'll it be pops,'" lamented Lilly. "He said it in a nice way, so it wasn't offensive or anything. But, for the first time, I really came to grips with the fact that I'm not a young man anymore. "I think as the years go by, I'm more appreciative of the beauty the world has to offer, and as far as I'm concerned, Makena is the most beautiful place on earth."