Maalea is in a convenient location on the island, being on the harbor and on the other side of the narrow neck of the island from the airport.
The exterior of the building was a little shady--it looks like an apartment complex in a poor urban area. However, many of the complexes in/around the area looked the same.
The two main drawbacks to this property are that our expectations were set too high by the photos, which made the property seem newer and nicer than it actually is. They also omit the Danger! sign on the lawn that (rightfully) warns you not to try to go directly down to the water from the property---it's rocky, with a pounding surf.
The second is that the single wall A/C unit operates on a timer, which meant that the bedrooms became too hot to sleep in comfortably. Because it's a first-floor unit, with people often walking by right outside, we couldn't keep the shutters/windows fully open (or at all in the back bedroom, which faces the parking lot).
The main positives are that the surf is literally right outside the main bedroom---you can feel the bigger waves literally shake the foundation---which we found very enjoyable at night. And management was responsive and anxious to please. For example, the washer left strange rust-colored stains on our clothes, and they figured out the problem and made it right by promptly giving us what we requested (cost of replacing the item of clothing we couldn't get the stains out of after we got home).