Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Maui (Kaanapali), Verenigde Staten

Topdrukte — The Hana road convoy, Christmas and New Year

• Regel

  Haleakala sunrise reservation

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Regel

  Waianapanapa timed entry

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  The Hana road convoy

  1 jan – 31 dec · meestalDrukte van dagjesmensenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Box jellyfish influx

  1 jan – 31 dec · meestalInsecten & ziekten

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: North shore winter swell (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)), Humpback whale season (15 dec – 15 mei), Christmas and New Year (18 dec – 5 jan)

Topdrukte — The Hana road convoy, World Whale Day

• Festival

  World Whale Day

  8–22 feb · meestalWalvisseizoenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Waianapanapa timed entry (1 jan – 31 dec), The Hana road convoy (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), North shore winter swell (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)), Humpback whale season (15 dec – 15 mei)

Topdrukte — The Hana road convoy, Spring break in Verenigde Staten

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Waianapanapa timed entry (1 jan – 31 dec), The Hana road convoy (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), North shore winter swell (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)), Humpback whale season (15 dec – 15 mei)

Druk — The Hana road convoy

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Waianapanapa timed entry (1 jan – 31 dec), The Hana road convoy (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Humpback whale season (15 dec – 15 mei)

Druk — The Hana road convoy

• Natuur

  Upcountry jacaranda

  1 mei – 15 jun · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Trade wind and windsurf season

  1 mei – 30 sep · meestalWindseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Waianapanapa timed entry (1 jan – 31 dec), The Hana road convoy (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Humpback whale season (15 dec – 15 mei)

Topdrukte — The Hana road convoy, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Risico

  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. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Calmest water and warmest sea

  15 jun – 15 okt · meestalZee op temperatuur

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Waianapanapa timed entry (1 jan – 31 dec), The Hana road convoy (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Upcountry jacaranda (1 mei – 15 jun (meestal)), Trade wind and windsurf season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — The Hana road convoy, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Waianapanapa timed entry (1 jan – 31 dec), The Hana road convoy (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Trade wind and windsurf season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Calmest water and warmest sea (15 jun – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — The Hana road convoy, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Waianapanapa timed entry (1 jan – 31 dec), The Hana road convoy (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Trade wind and windsurf season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Calmest water and warmest sea (15 jun – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — The Hana road convoy, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Waianapanapa timed entry (1 jan – 31 dec), The Hana road convoy (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Trade wind and windsurf season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Calmest water and warmest sea (15 jun – 15 okt (meestal))

Druk — The Hana road convoy

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

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

Topdrukte — The Hana road convoy, Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

• Seizoen

  North shore winter swell

  1 nov – 15 mrt · meestalSurfseizoenRisico

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Waianapanapa timed entry (1 jan – 31 dec), The Hana road convoy (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Topdrukte — The Hana road convoy, Christmas and New Year

• Natuur

  Humpback whale season

  15 dec – 15 mei

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  18 dec – 5 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Haleakala sunrise reservation (1 jan – 31 dec), Waianapanapa timed entry (1 jan – 31 dec), The Hana road convoy (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), Box jellyfish influx (1 jan – 31 dec (meestal)), North shore winter swell (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal))