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Hana Bay Anchorage and Wharf

20° 45.5′ N · 155° 59.0′ W · approximate

The only harbor-like refuge on East Maui: a small round bay tucked behind Kauiki Head's eroded crater, with a black-sand beach park, a condemned state pier and launch ramp, and the town of Hana a short walk up the road.

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Approx: plotted in the southwest part of the bay between Hana Beach Park and the OpenStreetMap bay feature. Coast Pilot: the bay is about 0.4 mile across and open to the east; Kauiki Head Light (20°45'26"N 155°58'46"W) stands on an islet off the crater's northeast side. Enter between Twin Rocks (about 300 yards NE of the light, deep water close-to) and the 16 ft rocky spot 350 yards north of the light; the channel is unmarked. A shoal, usually breaking, extends halfway across the bay from the middle of the north shore, and rocks extend 200 yards off Nanualele Point. Local rule: do not enter when seas are breaking at the entrance. Not a desirable anchorage: small vessels sometimes anchor in the southwest part, but swinging room is limited, it is exposed to NE wind and sea, and boats drag in strong SW blows; attempt only in small craft. The turning basin is 20 to 30 ft deep. The state T-pier is condemned; the DOBOR ramp beside it is open to north swell. Outside the bay the tidal current runs south about 1 kn on a rising Honolulu tide and north about 1.5 kn on a falling tide; rough seas off Kauiki Head when NE wind opposes the current. A 51 ft sailboat dragged or broke free and was wrecked on the rocks here in May 2016. DOBOR Maui district (808) 243-5824.

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