Transportation & Travel to Hana

Hana Highway

This drive along Hana Highway is considered one of the top 10 most beautiful drives in North America. Even if you are not staying in Hana this drive is highly recommended to all Maui tourists as the area is considered to be the essence of Maui. It is like leaving the island.

Car Rentals
All major car rental companies are available in Kahului.
Kihei rent-a-car is the only car rental agency in Hana. For car reservations picking up in Hana, you may call Kihei Rent a Car at (808) 248-7368 or a car can be reserved by calling our Hotel Concierge Desk at (808) 270-5258. If you are driving to Hana from Kahului, driving directions are available at the counter from most Car rental companies.

Flying into Hana

In addition to driving the famous "Road to Hana," guests can fly directly into Hana from Kahului, Maui (main Maui airport), Honolulu International Airport, Oahu, or other inter-island airports. The Hotel Hana-Maui provides complimentary shuttle service to and from the Hana Airport, located approximately 3 miles away. Advance notice is required. Below is a summary of available flight services. The information is current as of March, 2007. All rates and schedules are subject to change without notice.

Pacific Wings

Pacific Wings originates flights from Kahului Airport and features a myriad of destinations, but remains the most inexpensive airline into Hana. Pacific Wings also features custom charter flights.

Phone (888) 575-4546

Airports

Hana Airport

The Hana Airport is located about three miles from the hotel and is serviced by regularly scheduled flights from Honolulu and Kahului. The hotel provides complimentary transfer when advised in advance of arrival.

Kahului Airport

Kahului is the major airport for Maui and is about 57 miles from the hotel. The airport is serviced by direct flights from the Mainland by major airlines and Aloha and Hawaiian Airlines. The Hotel is a scenic, two-hour drive away on the famous Hana Highway.

Honolulu International Airport

Regularly scheduled inter-island flights are available from Honolulu International Airport to Kahului Airport through Aloha airlines, Hawaiian airlines, Island Air and go! Airlines. Pacific Wings (commuter airlines) has several regularly scheduled flights directly into Hana Airport and to Kahului Airport.

Inter-island:

Mokulele Flight Service

Phone: (808) 326-7070 or toll free (866) 260-7070

Mokulele Flight Service offers occasional roundtrip service to and from Hana from Kona, Hawaii and Kahului, Maui. Flights are by appointment and subject to the flight schedule of Mokulele Airlines. The rates vary and will be quoted at the time of booking. Charter rates start at $1021.50 per hour with a two-hour minimum. The charter plane seats nine passengers. There is a 35 pound maximum limit on luggage. Advance reservations are required. All tickets are non-refundable except for Y-class passengers. Check-in is required 30 minutes prior to departure time. Hours of operation are 5am - 9pm daily. For more information, call 1-866-260-7070 or visit www.mokulele.com.

Charters:

Maui Air

Phone: (808) 877-5500 or (808) 871-8152

Airplane charters available to/from Honolulu Airport and Kahului, Maui Airport. Charters also available from other airports throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Planes seat up to 9 passengers without luggage- and 4-5 passengers with luggage. Charter reservations are subject to availability and advance notice is recommended. Please inquire for rates as fares may vary.
Cancellations must be made at least one week prior to the charter or they will not be refunded. For more information please visit www.mauiair.com.

Sunshine Helicopter

Phone: (808) 871-0722

Helicopter charters are available to carry six passengers without luggage (each piece of luggage counts as one passenger if it weighs 50 pounds or more). Charter rates begin at $2,385.00 per hour for the Whisper Star and $1,800.00 per hour for the A-Star.
For more information, call 808-871-0722.
Alex Air

Phone: (808) 871-0792

Helicopter charters are available to carry six passengers without luggage (each piece of luggage counts as one passenger if it weighs 50 pounds or more) or up to 4 passengers with one carry on each and 3-4 pieces of luggage. Charter rates begin at $1500.00 per hour for the A-Star. Charter cost from Kahului Airport to Hana Airport on the A-Star is approximately $750 plus tax and fees (one way). For more information, call 808-871-0792 or the Hotel Hana-Maui Concierge Desk at (808) 270-5258.

Private Planes:

The Hana Airport is open to private planes. Below is the pertinent information for pilots.

The airport is open 24 hours a day. Pilots are responsible for turning on the runway lights via VHF COM radio for nighttime landings. To do this, the pilot selects the designated frequency and clicks the microphone switch. Depressing the microphone switch seven times within five seconds turns the lights on to maximum brightness. The lights will stay on for 15 minutes.

The asphalt runway is 3,606 ft. long and 100 ft. wide.
Runway capacity is limited to one plane at a time.
The airport can accommodate 2-engine 402s as well as Dash 8s up to 12,500 lbs. gross weight. It is left to the pilot's discretion to determine if the runway is suitable for his or her plane.
Tie-down fees range from $4/day to $19/week ($38 monthly) for small planes (up to 12,500 lbs. with a fixed wing span of 42 ft. or less) and $5/day to $24/week ($48 monthly) for large planes (more than 12,500 lbs. with a fixed span of 33-47 ft.and up).

Note: Hana Airport is uncontrolled and does not have a tower or a 24-hour attendant on duty. There is no airport fire department.

For more information about the airport call the Hana Airport at (808) 248-8208 (supervisor Pete Oliveira) or the Kahului Airport Operation Department: 872-3880 (Supervisor Wilford).