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 overcast clouds 77°F 25°C
14/06 Sat light rain 79°F26°C
15/06 Sun light rain 79°F26°C
16/06 Mon scattered clouds 80°F27°C
17/06 Tue light rain 80°F26°C
18/06 Wed light rain 80°F27°C

Līhuʻe

Today light rain 77°F 25°C
14/06 Sat light rain 78°F26°C
15/06 Sun light rain 78°F26°C
16/06 Mon scattered clouds 79°F26°C
17/06 Tue light rain 79°F26°C
18/06 Wed light rain 79°F26°C

Kapaʻa

Today light rain 72°F 22°C
14/06 Sat light rain 77°F25°C
15/06 Sun light rain 77°F25°C
16/06 Mon light rain 78°F25°C
17/06 Tue light rain 77°F25°C
18/06 Wed light rain 78°F25°C

Honolulu, Oʻahu

Today scattered clouds 78°F 25°C
14/06 Sat clear sky 81°F27°C
15/06 Sun light rain 80°F26°C
16/06 Mon overcast clouds 80°F26°C
17/06 Tue overcast clouds 80°F27°C
18/06 Wed few clouds 80°F27°C

West Side

Today overcast clouds 74°F 23°C
14/06 Sat few clouds 81°F27°C
15/06 Sun light rain 79°F26°C
16/06 Mon overcast clouds 80°F27°C
17/06 Tue overcast clouds 80°F27°C
18/06 Wed light rain 80°F27°C

North Shore (Turtle Bay)

Today few clouds 76°F 24°C
14/06 Sat few clouds 78°F26°C
15/06 Sun light rain 78°F26°C
16/06 Mon light rain 78°F26°C
17/06 Tue overcast clouds 78°F26°C
18/06 Wed light rain 78°F26°C

Hoʻolehua, Molokaʻi

Today few clouds 75°F 24°C
14/06 Sat clear sky 76°F25°C
15/06 Sun few clouds 76°F25°C
16/06 Mon overcast clouds 76°F25°C
17/06 Tue overcast clouds 76°F25°C
18/06 Wed few clouds 77°F25°C

Molokaʻi Airport

Today few clouds 75°F 24°C
14/06 Sat clear sky 76°F25°C
15/06 Sun few clouds 76°F25°C
16/06 Mon overcast clouds 76°F25°C
17/06 Tue overcast clouds 76°F25°C
18/06 Wed few clouds 77°F25°C

Kaunakakai City

Today few clouds 77°F 25°C
14/06 Sat few clouds 78°F26°C
15/06 Sun clear sky 78°F26°C
16/06 Mon overcast clouds 78°F26°C
17/06 Tue overcast clouds 78°F26°C
18/06 Wed few clouds 79°F26°C

Lānaʻi City, Lānaʻi

Today overcast clouds 72°F 22°C
14/06 Sat few clouds 75°F24°C
15/06 Sun clear sky 75°F24°C
16/06 Mon overcast clouds 75°F24°C
17/06 Tue overcast clouds 75°F24°C
18/06 Wed few clouds 75°F24°C

Manele Bay Beach

Today broken clouds 76°F 24°C
14/06 Sat broken clouds 84°F29°C
15/06 Sun clear sky 83°F28°C
16/06 Mon scattered clouds 83°F28°C
17/06 Tue overcast clouds 82°F28°C
18/06 Wed light rain 82°F28°C

Lānaʻi Airport

Today overcast clouds 72°F 22°C
14/06 Sat few clouds 75°F24°C
15/06 Sun clear sky 75°F24°C
16/06 Mon overcast clouds 75°F24°C
17/06 Tue overcast clouds 75°F24°C
18/06 Wed few clouds 75°F24°C

Kahului Airport, Maui

Today light rain 75°F 24°C
14/06 Sat few clouds 80°F27°C
15/06 Sun few clouds 80°F27°C
16/06 Mon light rain 78°F26°C
17/06 Tue overcast clouds 79°F26°C
18/06 Wed scattered clouds 80°F26°C

Whalers Village in Kaʻanapali

Today light rain 76°F 24°C
14/06 Sat few clouds 78°F26°C
15/06 Sun clear sky 79°F26°C
16/06 Mon overcast clouds 78°F25°C
17/06 Tue overcast clouds 78°F26°C
18/06 Wed scattered clouds 79°F26°C

The Shops at Wailea in Wailea

Today light rain 75°F 24°C
14/06 Sat scattered clouds 82°F28°C
15/06 Sun few clouds 82°F28°C
16/06 Mon overcast clouds 81°F27°C
17/06 Tue overcast clouds 81°F27°C
18/06 Wed scattered clouds 82°F28°C

Hilo, Hawaiʻi

Today light rain 72°F 22°C
14/06 Sat light rain 78°F26°C
15/06 Sun light rain 78°F25°C
16/06 Mon broken clouds 77°F25°C
17/06 Tue light rain 77°F25°C
18/06 Wed scattered clouds 77°F25°C

Kailua/Kona

Today light rain 74°F 23°C
14/06 Sat broken clouds 80°F27°C
15/06 Sun clear sky 80°F27°C
16/06 Mon broken clouds 79°F26°C
17/06 Tue overcast clouds 79°F26°C
18/06 Wed light rain 78°F25°C

Puakō

Today broken clouds 76°F 24°C
14/06 Sat broken clouds 84°F29°C
15/06 Sun clear sky 83°F28°C
16/06 Mon scattered clouds 83°F28°C
17/06 Tue overcast clouds 82°F28°C
18/06 Wed light rain 82°F28°C