Mike,
I don't have a Ko Olina Studio, so others will chime in with actual experience, but I would speculate that its trade power would be similar to/better than your Desert Springs Villas Studio.
I would think it would have plenty of power to trade into the other Hawaii properties, the problem is that you would have the same limitation I have with my MOC ---- I can only request another Studio. So, even if you have enough power to get a KBC 1BR, you're dependent on that unit being available for online exchange, versus getting it in an on-going trade request. I don't know how frequently those units are sitting there.
I know you're considering buying a Ko Olina EOY -- another thing to add to the equation is, in addition to giving you the Ko Olina 1BR that you want to occupy (and the lock-off for trading), this does give you that option to have two consecutive weeks at Ko Olina in a particular year -- the classic sales pitch does ring true here. You could stay week 1 in your Studio and week 2 in your 1BR.
The other interesting thing to consider is that owning a Ko Olina week works nicely with your Platinum DSV property -- you can now book 13 month reservations if that is consistent with the timing of your planned travel -- if you want to go to Ko Olina in Q1 (not sure which units you're occupying and which units you're trading, but this gives you more control over both weeks).
Good luck with your consideration, and I hope we hear some more data from Ko Olina owners!
Best,
Greg
