Ocean with mountains in the background in the Hawaiian Islands

Island of Hawaiʻi

The Island of Hawaiʻi is the youngest and largest island in the Hawaiian chain. Nearly twice as big as all of the other Hawaiian Islands combined (hence, it’s nickname, “The Big Island”), its sheer size is awe-inspiring.

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Distance Between Islands

  • Time to Kauaʻi : Approx 1 hr (direct from Kona)
  • Time to Oʻahu : Approx 45 min (direct from Kona)
  • Time to Molokaʻi : Approx 1 hr 20 min
  • Time to Lāna‘i : Approx 1 hr 30 min
  • Time to Maui : Approx 40 min (direct from Kona)

Kauaʻi

Kauaʻi is Hawaiʻi's fourth largest island and is sometimes called the "Garden Isle," which is an entirely accurate description.

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Distance Between Islands

  • Time to Oʻahu : Approx 30 min
  • Time to Molokaʻi : Approx 1 hr 5 min
  • Time to Lāna‘i : Approx 1 hr 10 min
  • Time to Maui : Approx 1 hr 15 min
  • Time to Island of Hawaiʻi : Approx 1 hr

Lāna‘i

The smallest inhabited island in Hawaiʻi, Lānaʻi offers big enticements to its visitors. Only nine miles from Maui yet a world away, Lānaʻi can feel like two places.

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Distance Between Islands

  • Time to Kauaʻi : Approx 1 hr 10 min
  • Time to Oʻahu : Approx 35 min
  • Time to Molokaʻi : Approx 1 hr 5 min
  • Time to Maui : Approx 1 hr 15 min
  • Time to Island of Hawaiʻi : Approx 1 hr 30 min

Maui

Maui, known also as “The Valley Isle,” is the second largest Hawaiian island. The island beloved for its world-famous beaches, the sacred ʻĪao Valley, views of migrating humpback whales and much more.

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Distance Between Islands

  • Time to Kauaʻi : Approx 1 hr 15 min
  • Time to Oʻahu : Approx 40 min
  • Time to Molokaʻi : Approx 1 hr 10 min
  • Time to Lāna‘i : Approx 1 hr 15 min
  • Time to Island of Hawaiʻi : Approx 40 min

Molokaʻi

Hawaiʻi’s fifth largest island, Molokaʻi is only 38 miles long and 10 miles across at its widest point and is home to the highest sea cliffs in the world and the longest continuous fringing reef.

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Distance Between Islands

  • Time to Kauaʻi : Approx 1 hr 5 min
  • Time to Oʻahu : Approx 30 min
  • Time to Lāna‘i : Approx 1 hr 5 min
  • Time to Maui : Approx 1 hr 10 min
  • Time to Island of Hawaiʻi : Approx 1 hr 20 min

Oʻahu

The third largest Hawaiian island is home to the majority of Hawaiʻi’s diverse population, a fusion of East and West cultures rooted in the values and traditions of the Native Hawaiian people.

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Distance Between Islands

  • Time to Kauaʻi : Approx 30 min
  • Time to Molokaʻi : Approx 30 min
  • Time to Lāna‘i : Approx 35 min
  • Time to Maui : Approx 40 min
  • Time to Island of Hawaiʻi : Approx 45 min
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The Hawaiian Islands Weather

Kauaʻi

Poipu, Kauaʻi

Today light rain 73°F 23°C
25/06 Wed light rain 80°F26°C
26/06 Thu light rain 80°F27°C
27/06 Fri light rain 78°F25°C
28/06 Sat overcast clouds 79°F26°C
29/06 Sun scattered clouds 80°F27°C

Līhuʻe

Today light rain 75°F 24°C
25/06 Wed light rain 79°F26°C
26/06 Thu light rain 79°F26°C
27/06 Fri light rain 77°F25°C
28/06 Sat overcast clouds 78°F26°C
29/06 Sun scattered clouds 80°F26°C

Kapaʻa

Today light rain 71°F 21°C
25/06 Wed light rain 78°F25°C
26/06 Thu light rain 77°F25°C
27/06 Fri light rain 77°F25°C
28/06 Sat overcast clouds 78°F25°C
29/06 Sun scattered clouds 78°F26°C

Honolulu, Oʻahu

Today broken clouds 75°F 24°C
25/06 Wed overcast clouds 80°F27°C
26/06 Thu light rain 80°F27°C
27/06 Fri overcast clouds 80°F27°C
28/06 Sat broken clouds 81°F27°C
29/06 Sun overcast clouds 80°F27°C

West Side

Today overcast clouds 72°F 22°C
25/06 Wed overcast clouds 80°F27°C
26/06 Thu light rain 81°F27°C
27/06 Fri overcast clouds 80°F27°C
28/06 Sat broken clouds 81°F27°C
29/06 Sun overcast clouds 80°F27°C

North Shore (Turtle Bay)

Today light rain 73°F 23°C
25/06 Wed light rain 79°F26°C
26/06 Thu light rain 79°F26°C
27/06 Fri overcast clouds 78°F26°C
28/06 Sat overcast clouds 79°F26°C
29/06 Sun overcast clouds 79°F26°C

Hoʻolehua, Molokaʻi

Today clear sky 73°F 23°C
25/06 Wed overcast clouds 76°F25°C
26/06 Thu light rain 77°F25°C
27/06 Fri overcast clouds 77°F25°C
28/06 Sat broken clouds 77°F25°C
29/06 Sun overcast clouds 77°F25°C

Molokaʻi Airport

Today clear sky 73°F 23°C
25/06 Wed overcast clouds 76°F25°C
26/06 Thu light rain 77°F25°C
27/06 Fri overcast clouds 77°F25°C
28/06 Sat broken clouds 77°F25°C
29/06 Sun overcast clouds 77°F25°C

Kaunakakai City

Today clear sky 75°F 24°C
25/06 Wed overcast clouds 78°F26°C
26/06 Thu light rain 78°F26°C
27/06 Fri overcast clouds 78°F26°C
28/06 Sat broken clouds 79°F26°C
29/06 Sun broken clouds 79°F26°C

Lānaʻi City, Lānaʻi

Today clear sky 64°F 18°C
25/06 Wed overcast clouds 75°F24°C
26/06 Thu scattered clouds 75°F24°C
27/06 Fri overcast clouds 74°F23°C
28/06 Sat broken clouds 75°F24°C
29/06 Sun broken clouds 74°F23°C

Manele Bay Beach

Today overcast clouds 74°F 23°C
25/06 Wed overcast clouds 82°F27°C
26/06 Thu overcast clouds 83°F28°C
27/06 Fri light rain 79°F26°C
28/06 Sat overcast clouds 83°F28°C
29/06 Sun broken clouds 82°F28°C

Lānaʻi Airport

Today clear sky 64°F 18°C
25/06 Wed overcast clouds 75°F24°C
26/06 Thu scattered clouds 75°F24°C
27/06 Fri overcast clouds 74°F23°C
28/06 Sat broken clouds 75°F24°C
29/06 Sun broken clouds 74°F23°C

Kahului Airport, Maui

Today clear sky 74°F 23°C
25/06 Wed overcast clouds 80°F26°C
26/06 Thu light rain 79°F26°C
27/06 Fri light rain 78°F26°C
28/06 Sat overcast clouds 80°F26°C
29/06 Sun broken clouds 80°F26°C

Whalers Village in Kaʻanapali

Today broken clouds 77°F 25°C
25/06 Wed overcast clouds 78°F26°C
26/06 Thu light rain 78°F26°C
27/06 Fri overcast clouds 78°F25°C
28/06 Sat broken clouds 78°F26°C
29/06 Sun broken clouds 79°F26°C

The Shops at Wailea in Wailea

Today overcast clouds 74°F 23°C
25/06 Wed broken clouds 82°F28°C
26/06 Thu light rain 81°F27°C
27/06 Fri light rain 80°F26°C
28/06 Sat overcast clouds 82°F28°C
29/06 Sun broken clouds 82°F27°C

Hilo, Hawaiʻi

Today light rain 68°F 20°C
25/06 Wed broken clouds 78°F26°C
26/06 Thu overcast clouds 77°F25°C
27/06 Fri light rain 77°F25°C
28/06 Sat overcast clouds 77°F25°C
29/06 Sun broken clouds 77°F25°C

Kailua/Kona

Today light rain 72°F 22°C
25/06 Wed light rain 79°F26°C
26/06 Thu light rain 80°F26°C
27/06 Fri light rain 78°F26°C
28/06 Sat overcast clouds 80°F27°C
29/06 Sun light rain 78°F26°C

Puakō

Today overcast clouds 74°F 23°C
25/06 Wed overcast clouds 82°F28°C
26/06 Thu overcast clouds 83°F28°C
27/06 Fri light rain 80°F26°C
28/06 Sat overcast clouds 83°F28°C
29/06 Sun broken clouds 82°F28°C