Our Boating Page
EMERGENCY CONTACTS
U.S. Coast Guard (Sector Honolulu)
24-hour Search & Rescue or other emergencies:
(808) 842-2600 OR toll-free numbers 1-800-552-6458 or 1-800-331-6176
Local Notices to Mariners
D14 Broadcast Notice to Mariners Search
USCG DISTRICT 14 Local Notices to Mariners for 2023
Stranded or Injured |
National Marine Fisheries Service: (808) 983-5300 Seals: (808) 983-5715 Turtles: (808) 983-5730 Whales and Dolphins: (888) 256-9840 DLNR DOCARE Enforcement 808-643-3567 |
View detailed surf forecast for Honokohau Harbour. Visit surf-forecast.com for more details, long range forecasts, surf reports, swell and weather maps.
Boating Solutions on Hawai‘i Island |
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| Best for residents that don't want to drop hundreds of thousands of $$$ to buy and then maintain a boat, but want most of the benefits |
Best for visitors or infrequent boaters | Best if you want to buy and maintain a boat and have unrestricted access |
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| Check out the Club | Check out their rentals | Check out boat sales |
| Check out our boats | Check out their boats | |
| We decided this the the long term boating solution that best fit our needs. | We did this a few times but wanted more... | We decided it didn't make sense for us to buy the $300k boat we like. |
Boating Regs and Training links...
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Department of Land and Natural Resources |
| Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation |
Boating in Hawai‘i
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Boating Safety Education
Boating with Whales
Ocean Recreation Management Area (ORMA) Interactive Map
Day Use Mooring Regulations
Day Use Mooring Locations
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United States Coast Guard |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
Navigation Rules
USCG Boating
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
Fourteenth Coast Guard District
CG-3865 Boating Accident Report
USCG MARINERS
Other Training links...
Study Guide for Boating Education
Mustang Survival — model MD3181 / MD3183 / MD3184 Owner's Manual
BLACKFIN 222CC Owner's Manual
BLACKFIN 252CC Owner's Manual
BLACKFIN 272CC Owner's Manual
Other Boating Related WWW links...
NOAA Custom Charts
Latitude and Longitude Converter
Sailing Weather
Ship Posisition
Marine Traffic
BLACKFIN Boats Building a BLACKFIN Boat
Hawai‘i Day Use Mooring Buoys |
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Hawai‘i Island Day Mooring Locations |
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Malama Kai Foundation |
| Today there is a statewide system of about 220 day-use moorings around the main Hawaiian Islands. These buoys are for short-term, day-time use only, on a "first-come, first-served" basis. | |
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Saving Our Reefs, One Mooring at a Time |
| Jack's Diving Locker establishes, installs, and maintains all the Day-use moorings on Hawaii island; over 100 moorings! Jack's continues to carry out this important work thanks to the generous donations to the Malama Kai Foundation. If you would like to show your support of our reefs, please donate! |
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| Jeff and Teri Leicher Named Scuba Diving Sea Heroes Focusing on Ocean Health and Community Pulls Hawaiian Dive Shop Through Pandemic | |
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Day-Use Moorings - Hawaii |
| Locations of day-use mooring buoys within the waters surrounding the Main Hawaiian Islands. Installed and maintained by the Malama Kai Foundation, these buoys provide a convenient means of securing boats in popular dive and snorkel spots to prevent damage to coral reefs caused by anchors. | |
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