You can almost drive around Kauai—almost but not quite. The steep cliffs on the mountains along the Na Pali coast resist any road building there. Otherwise, it is easy to get around.
The speed limits are low, and people drive them. Most of the pseudo-ring-road is easy to drive. Lush forests grow right up to the edge of the pavement. Spectacular vistas are around every turn. Mountains disappear into the clouds and mist. Blossoms are everywhere.
I could learn to live with a commute like that.