Maui

So we went to Liberty today to explore, thinking Hyatt in Maui, 7nights.
Questions...
Stop over to stretch and eat or straight thru flight?
Hyatt or diff hotel

What do you mean by straight thru flight? If you mean if you should take a direct flight from NYC versus having a stop in California, then I'll tell you there are no direct flights from this area to Maui. There is a direct flight fro Newark Airport to Honolulu but that's it.