Anchorage· Maui· Hawaii
Kaapahu Bay (Kipahulu)
20° 38.8′ N · 156° 4.8′ W · approximate
A small dent in the Kipahulu coast west of the national park, with a pebble beach below green pasture and waterfalls; a fair-weather small-boat stop only.
Practical
Approx: plotted about 1.5 miles west of Kipahulu (OpenStreetMap) from the Coast Pilot description. Coast Pilot: sometimes usable as a small-boat anchorage in trade-wind weather, with 4 fathoms about 200 yards off the pebble beach. Ahole Rock, low and flat, lies about 0.3 mile off the shore below Kipahulu, and anchorage in that vicinity is not recommended. The swell enters all the coves on this coast.
Best for
Small-boat stop to visit Kipahulu in calm trades
Season
Calm trades only
Nearby
- Kaupo and Kipahulu Coast1.3 NM away
- Lindbergh Grave (Palapala Hoomau Church)1.4 NM away
- Pipiwai Trail and Waimoku Falls2 NM away
- Kipahulu (Pools of Oheo, Haleakala National Park)2.4 NM away
- Mamalu Bay Anchorage (Kaupo)2.4 NM away
- Kaupo General Store2.9 NM away
- Wailua Falls (Hana Highway)3.5 NM away
- Nuu Landing Anchorage5.8 NM away
Place data includes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).