Kahului or Kihei

Hello, I’m planning to visit Maui for a couple of days in May as part of a bigger Hawaiian holiday. I haven’t been to this island before. I’m wondering which place is better to stay. We plan to do a day tour of Maui and I would like to snorkel at a beach. I’ve been looking at Kahului and Kihei and both look really nice. I don’t like the open ocean so I won’t be doing Molokini Crater. We will not have a car as we don’t wish to drive on the other side of the road.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.