I am planning a trip to the Islands for a two week stay, one week on Oahu and one week on Maui, and wondering if I book a RT from LAX to OGG that has a connection in HNL both ways if I could just miss the connection going to OGG.

The plan is to stay in Oahu the 1st week book a seperate OW flight from HNL to OGG for the 2nd week then return on the OGG-HNL-LAX flight.

Seems to be much cheaper to go this route rather than book LAX-HNL round trip then a seperate HNL-OGG RT.

Thoughts??? What are the consequences for missing the connection? The main issue that comes to mind is that the luggage when we check in at LAX will be destined to go straight through to OGG. Wonder if there is a way to collect the luggage at HNL?