I live in Hawaii too and sympathize with your difficulties in locating high end speakers here. However, if you are persistent, and check Craig's List electronics listings daily, you may get lucky. I am in th process of purchasing some Joseph Audio rm25si Signature MkIIs which I found on Craig's List for $1500.00. Currently, there are some Alon IIs and Alon IVs for sale on Craig's List which are both highly regarded speakers. You would need to do some research on them however, to see if they would be suitable to your needs. You can't just purchase something because they are reviewed well. Dig deeply into any review articles to see what they say about room size, speaker placement, and compatibility with equipment. For instance, although highly praised, the Alon IVs need to be bi or tri wired, and if you only have a single 2 channel amp, you wouldn't be able to drive them properly.
