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Hawaiian Islands harbours and anchorages, Hilo to Hanalei

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The islands are cruised east to west, with the north-east trades astern. Radio Bay and Reeds Bay at Hilo, Honokohau and Kailua on the Kona coast, Olowalu in the lee of Maui, Hale o Lono on Molokai, the Ala Wai yacht clubs in Honolulu, where the Transpac finishes, Ko Olina and Pokai Bay on west Oahu, then Hanalei on Kauai, exposed to the winter surf. The Alenuihaha Channel, 26 miles between Hawaii and Maui, is best crossed with less than 15 knots forecast. Anchoring outside designated areas is limited to 72 hours in any 14 days, and the south and west anchorages turn untenable in kona weather.

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AnchorageUnited States
Hilo roadstead
4.1
Open roadstead anchorage in Hilo Bay, on the windward coast of the island of Hawaii, behind the long Hilo breakwater.
- Water
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AnchorageUnited States
Reeds Bay
Small bay within Hilo Bay on Hawaii Island, set between Radio Bay and Wailoa Harbour along Banyan Drive.
- Buoys
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HarbourUnited States
Honokohau
3.7
State small boat harbour on the Kona coast of Hawaii Island, 4 km north of Kailua-Kona, with 262 berths and an outer basin.
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AnchorageUnited States
Kailua Bay
3.2
Open roadstead off Kailua-Kona, on the west coast of the island of Hawaii, with a sand bottom.
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AnchorageUnited States
Olowalu
3.7
Anchorage off Olowalu on the west coast of Maui, Hawaii, about 4 nm south of Lahaina. Sand and rock bottom, sheltered from NW through E.
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AnchorageUnited States
Helle o Lono Harbor
2.2
Man-made harbour on the south-west coast of Molokai, Hawaii, fronted by long sand beaches. Sand and mud bottom.
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HarbourHonolulu, United States
Ala Wai Boat Harbor
3.0
Largest small-boat harbour in Hawaii, at the mouth of the Ala Wai Canal between Waikiki and Ala Moana on the south shore of Oahu, Honolulu.
- Up to 78 ft
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HarbourHonolulu, United States
Hawaii Yacht Club
3.8
Private yacht club inside Ala Wai Boat Harbor at Honolulu, Oahu. Two-storey clubhouse on the south side of the basin.
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HarbourHonolulu, United States
Waikiki Yacht Club
5.0
Private yacht club inside Ala Wai Boat Harbor on the south shore of Oahu, Honolulu. About 150 member berths in front of the clubhouse.
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AnchorageUnited States
Waikiki
3.6
Open roadstead off Waikiki Beach on the south shore of Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii.
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HarbourKapolei, United States
Ko Olina
Deepwater marina on the leeward coast of Oahu at Kapolei, Hawaii, the only marina in the state built to take megayachts.
- Up to 164 ft
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AnchorageUnited States
Pokai Bay
4.8
Sand-bottom anchorage on the west coast of Oahu, Hawaii, beside Waianae Small Boat Harbor and sheltered by a jetty.
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AnchorageUnited States
Makua Beach
4.6
Open anchorage off Makua Beach on the leeward northwest coast of Oahu, Hawaii, on a sand bottom, within Kaena Point State Park.
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HarbourHaleiwa, United States
Haleʻiwa Boat Harbor
State boat harbour on the North Shore of Oahu, in Waialua Bay at the mouth of the Anahulu River, Hawaii.
- Up to 50 ft
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AnchorageUnited States
Hanalei Bay
4.2
Wide semicircular bay on the north shore of Kauai, Hawaii, with a sand and rock bottom and good holding.
- Water