Both yesterday 11/14, and today 11/15, all the poolside beach loungers were taken by 7:30am. This is my first time to Aulani, but I can tell that the loungers that face the splash pad are the coveted ones since people were sitting there at 6:30am!
Yesterday was our exploring the island day, and when we returned at 5pm, the parking lot was completely full. Drove up to Valet and they knew what I was rolling up for. They allowed us to park on the valet side.
I'll tell you though, valet sure would have been nice...