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Maunalua Bay Ramp

Boat ramp · on Maunalua Bay · near East Honolulu · Hawaii

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Ramp lanes
2
Docks
1
Restrooms
No
Tidal
Yes
Managed by
Hawaii DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation
Coordinates
21.28372, -157.71772

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Boating rules

  • Commercial ocean recreation activities shall be restricted within Maunalua Bay waters as follows: (1) No commercial operator shall operate a thrill craft, engage in parasailing, water sledding or commercial high speed boating, operate a motorized vessel towing a person engaged in parasailing, or operate a motor vessel towing a person engaged in water sledding during all weekends, and state or federal holidays. (2) All commercial ocean recreation activities in Maunalua Bay waters are prohibited on Sunday, effective January 1, 1991. · all of Maunalua Bay rule
  • Zone H is designated for recreational thrill craft ingress-egress to the ocean waters of Maunalua Bay. No person shall operate or moor a vessel, surfboard, or sailboard within this area. · zone at Maunalua Bay Waters: Zone H (Ingress/Egress), at or next to this launch rule
  • The speed of any watercraft shall not exceed 5 knots when within the confines of the Ku‘i channel area described. · zone at Maunalua Bay: Kui Channel Speed Restrictions 2, at or next to this launch rule

From the boating rules map of Hawaii DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation; Hawaii Statewide GIS Program, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone PHZ115, Oahu Leeward Waters. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Hanauma Bay station, 1.5 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Oct 19 to Sun Oct 25
Mon Oct 19 Low 3:09 am 0.6 ft · High 10:27 am 1.8 ft · Low 6:00 pm 0.3 ft · High 11:40 pm 0.9 ft
Tue Oct 20 Low 4:32 am 0.6 ft · High 11:11 am 1.8 ft · Low 6:22 pm 0.2 ft
Wed Oct 21 High 12:13 am 1.2 ft · Low 5:37 am 0.6 ft · High 11:49 am 1.8 ft · Low 6:43 pm 0.2 ft
Thu Oct 22 High 12:45 am 1.4 ft · Low 6:33 am 0.5 ft · High 12:25 pm 1.7 ft · Low 7:05 pm 0.1 ft
Fri Oct 23 High 1:17 am 1.7 ft · Low 7:27 am 0.5 ft · High 12:59 pm 1.6 ft · Low 7:27 pm 0.0 ft
Sat Oct 24 High 1:52 am 1.9 ft · Low 8:20 am 0.4 ft · High 1:34 pm 1.4 ft · Low 7:51 pm 0.0 ft
Sun Oct 25 High 2:29 am 2.2 ft · Low 9:15 am 0.4 ft · High 2:10 pm 1.3 ft · Low 8:17 pm -0.1 ft

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Hawaii Small Boat Harbors and Boat Ramps (DLNR DOBOR, 1994). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.