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Planning guides in Hawaiʻi

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Statewide

• Best time to visit Hawaiʻi (seasons month by month)Statewide · Hawaiʻi is warm all year (highs in the low to high 80s °F), so the best time depends on crowds, prices and what you want to do. The sweet...
• Hawaiʻi time zone (no daylight saving)Statewide · Hawaiʻi uses Hawaiʻi-Aleutian Standard Time (UTC minus 10) all year and does not switch for daylight saving time. That puts it 2 hours...
• State park closures after Hurricane Lowell (as of October 23, 2026)Statewide · Most Kauaʻi state parks were still closed after Hurricane Lowell as of October 23, 2026. Open or reopening: Hāʻena (mid-October), the...
• Which Hawaiʻi attractions need reservations (by island)Statewide · Several top sites require advance booking for visitors: Hanauma Bay, Diamond Head and the USS Arizona Memorial on Oʻahu; Haleakalā sunrise...

Lānaʻi

• Getting to and around LānaʻiLānaʻi · Most visitors arrive on the Expeditions ferry from Māʻalaea Harbor on Maui: three round trips a day, about 1 hour 10 minutes each way...

Molokaʻi

• Getting to and around MolokaʻiMolokaʻi · You can only fly to Molokaʻi: the passenger ferry from Lāhainā stopped in 2016 (Maui County plans a new one around 2029). Mokulele Airlines...

Oʻahu

• Oʻahu hikes from easiest to hardestOʻahu · Easiest: Mānoa Falls (1.6 miles round trip through rainforest). Easy to moderate: Lanikai Pillbox (1 mile, steep start), Diamond Head...