Det sker i Maui (Kaanapali), United States året igennem

Tætpakket — The Hana road convoy, Christmas and New Year

• Regel

  Haleakala sunrise reservation

  1. jan. – 31. dec.Book tidligt

  Every private vehicle entering the summit between three and seven in the morning needs a timed reservation, released sixty days ahead and gone within minutes. Sunset needs none. Kilde ↗

• Regel

  Waianapanapa timed entry

  1. jan. – 31. dec.Book tidligt

  The black sand beach at the far end of the Hana road takes non-residents by reservation only, in a set arrival window released thirty days ahead. Turning up without one is a turn-around at the gate. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  The Hana road convoy

  1. jan. – 31. dec. · normaltPres fra endagsturisterTætpakket

  Around 620 bends and 46 one-lane bridges, taken by everyone at once between nine and three. Leaving Paia before seven, or staying the night in Hana, is the difference between a drive and a queue. Kilde ↗

• Risiko

  Box jellyfish influx

  1. jan. – 31. dec. · normaltInsekter & sygdom

  Seven to ten days after each full moon the box jellyfish come into the leeward beaches and the south-shore parks put signs out. The lifeguards have the dates in advance and it lasts two or three days. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: North shore winter swell (1. nov. – 15. mar. (normalt)), Humpback whale season (15. dec. – 15. maj), Christmas and New Year (18. dec. – 5. jan.)

Tætpakket — The Hana road convoy, World Whale Day

• Festival

  World Whale Day

  8.–22. feb. · normaltHvalsæsonTætpakket

  A parade down South Kihei Road and a day of ocean programming in mid-February, at the peak of the whale count. Kihei traffic stops for the morning of it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Waianapanapa timed entry (1. jan. – 31. dec.), The Hana road convoy (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Box jellyfish influx (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), North shore winter swell (1. nov. – 15. mar. (normalt)), Humpback whale season (15. dec. – 15. maj)

Tætpakket — The Hana road convoy, Spring break i United States

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Waianapanapa timed entry (1. jan. – 31. dec.), The Hana road convoy (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Box jellyfish influx (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), North shore winter swell (1. nov. – 15. mar. (normalt)), Humpback whale season (15. dec. – 15. maj)

Travlt — The Hana road convoy

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Waianapanapa timed entry (1. jan. – 31. dec.), The Hana road convoy (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Box jellyfish influx (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Humpback whale season (15. dec. – 15. maj)

Travlt — The Hana road convoy

• Natur

  Upcountry jacaranda

  1. maj – 15. jun. · normalt

  The road up through Kula towards Haleakala goes purple for about six weeks in late spring, a good enough reason on its own to drive upcountry rather than stay on the coast. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  Trade wind and windsurf season

  1. maj – 30. sep. · normaltVindsæson

  The trades blow hardest through the summer, prevalent 80-95% of the time from May to September, and Hookipa on the north shore is where the sailors and kites go for it. The same wind is what makes those beaches unpleasant for anything else. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Waianapanapa timed entry (1. jan. – 31. dec.), The Hana road convoy (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Box jellyfish influx (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Humpback whale season (15. dec. – 15. maj)

Tætpakket — The Hana road convoy, Summer break i United States

• Risiko

  Central Pacific hurricane season

  1. jun. – 30. nov.

  Most systems track well south of the islands and pass as a few days of heavy swell and rain. A direct hit is rare, but the season is also when the trade winds are least reliable. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  Calmest water and warmest sea

  15. jun. – 15. okt. · normaltHavet er varmt nok

  Summer flattens the north and west shores and warms the water into the high twenties, which is why the snorkelling boats to Molokini run best then. The south swell only affects the Kihei side.

Stadig i gang: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Waianapanapa timed entry (1. jan. – 31. dec.), The Hana road convoy (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Box jellyfish influx (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Upcountry jacaranda (1. maj – 15. jun. (normalt)), Trade wind and windsurf season (1. maj – 30. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — The Hana road convoy, Summer break i United States

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Waianapanapa timed entry (1. jan. – 31. dec.), The Hana road convoy (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Box jellyfish influx (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Trade wind and windsurf season (1. maj – 30. sep. (normalt)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.), Calmest water and warmest sea (15. jun. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Tætpakket — The Hana road convoy, Summer break i United States

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Waianapanapa timed entry (1. jan. – 31. dec.), The Hana road convoy (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Box jellyfish influx (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Trade wind and windsurf season (1. maj – 30. sep. (normalt)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.), Calmest water and warmest sea (15. jun. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Tætpakket — The Hana road convoy, Summer break i United States

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Waianapanapa timed entry (1. jan. – 31. dec.), The Hana road convoy (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Box jellyfish influx (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Trade wind and windsurf season (1. maj – 30. sep. (normalt)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.), Calmest water and warmest sea (15. jun. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — The Hana road convoy

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Waianapanapa timed entry (1. jan. – 31. dec.), The Hana road convoy (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Box jellyfish influx (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.), Calmest water and warmest sea (15. jun. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Tætpakket — The Hana road convoy, Thanksgiving break i United States

• Sæson

  North shore winter swell

  1. nov. – 15. mar. · normaltSurfsæsonRisiko

  The winter north swells that light up Peahi also close the north-shore beaches to swimmers and make Honolua a spectator sport. The leeward side stays calm through all of it.

Stadig i gang: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Waianapanapa timed entry (1. jan. – 31. dec.), The Hana road convoy (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Box jellyfish influx (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.)

Tætpakket — The Hana road convoy, Christmas and New Year

• Natur

  Humpback whale season

  15. dec. – 15. maj

  The North Pacific humpbacks calve in the shallow Auau Channel between Maui, Lanai and Molokai. The sanctuary season runs mid-December to mid-May and peaks between mid-January and mid-March. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Christmas and New Year

  18. dec. – 5. jan.Jul & nytårTætpakketBook tidligt

  The most expensive fortnight of the Hawaiian year, with resort rates roughly doubling and flights booked months out. It coincides with the start of whale season, which is the compensation. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Waianapanapa timed entry (1. jan. – 31. dec.), The Hana road convoy (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), Box jellyfish influx (1. jan. – 31. dec. (normalt)), North shore winter swell (1. nov. – 15. mar. (normalt))