We had a wonderful time on Maui with this as our home base. We have stayed in Kihei before but this spot had a few advantages including the nearby park with pickleball courts (paddles & balls provided) and no need to cross the road to get to the beach (we asked the chickens why they crossed, they said it was for shave ice).
Kihei is great as a central spot on the island, and Knowles Maui has everything covered from sharp knives in the kitchen (my personal measure of whether a kitchen is truly well-equipped) to snorkle gear and boogie boards for ocean play. Our only complaint was that our rental car was totally covered with bird poop the first night - my advice to future guests is to decide whether the shade of a tree is really worth it!