Landmark· Kauai· Hawaii
Hanalei Bay and Pier (DOBOR)
22° 12.7′ N · 159° 29.8′ W
The 340-foot covered pier at the east end of Hanalei Bay, built for shipping rice and taro and on the National Register of Historic Places, is the bay's landmark and the corner where the designated mooring area begins. Black Pot Beach and the Hanalei River mouth sit beside it.
Practical
The pier was lengthened to 340 ft in 1912, given a concrete deck in 1922 and abandoned for shipping in 1933; it appears in 'South Pacific' (1957). Coast Pilot: a 300-ft concrete pier used for swimming and fishing on the east side of the bay, 200 yards south of the Hanalei River. DOBOR: Hanalei Pier has NO moorings; the offshore mooring area is in the northeast corner of the bay; permits are required for the mooring area and pier. Swimming zone B-1 extends 300 ft seaward and 300 ft each side of the pier: no vessels or moored boats. DOBOR Kauai District Office (808) 241-3111; DLNR enforcement 643-DLNR (3567). DOBOR lists for foreign vessels: US Department of Agriculture (808) 245-2831, US Customs Port Director (808) 822-5673.
Best for
Landmark, sunset walk and the reference point for the anchoring zone
Nearby
- Hanalei River Dinghy Trip and Landing0.1 NM away
- Hanalei Bay Anchorage0.3 NM away
- Hanalei Town (Big Save / Foodland Princeville)0.5 NM away
- Kalypso Island Bar and Grill (Hanalei)0.5 NM away
- Tahiti Nui (Hanalei)0.5 NM away
- Bar Acuda (Hanalei)0.6 NM away
- Hanalei Bay 75-ft Vessel Limit and Commercial Rules0.6 NM away
- Hanalei Gourmet0.6 NM away
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