Matt returns home from a business trip to find that no one is ready for their upcoming trip to Hawaii. Matt pushes the family to prepare for the vacation but only succeeds in creating tension and stress.

The Roloff's Hawaiian vacation is scheduled to the last minute with an outrigger canoeing adventure, a snorkeling trip, and a zip-line tour, on which Matt overcomes his fear of heights to soar over Maui's forest canyons.