Kahului Harbor Pier

Kahului Harbor Pier serves Maui, Hawaii as mostly a commercial harbor with one deep draft section. As the main commercial, transportation, and industrial port it is also one of the busiest. It is the only port that allows cargo transit to and from Maui. The harbor can be found along the north shore where the isthmus connects west and east island sections. It is centrally located around Kahului Bay. The bay borders are towns: Kahului and Wailuku. Iao Stream comes from inland and reaches Kaului Harbor. It is a natural feature that cuts through reefs and allows the stream to fill with basalt sands, cobbles, gravels, and boulders. The shoreline around the harbor is mostly coralline with calcareous sediment and lithification.

Kahului Harbor is only one of nine commercial harbors in the entire state. Hawaii of course depends on the harbors as their transport hub for neighboring islands and cargo distribution. Kahului Harbor is manmade as a part, after dredging occurred in Kahului Bay to make it deep enough for the ships. The basic is 2,050 feet wide and 2,400 feet long with a depth around 35 feet. The channel entrance is 660 feet in width and 40 in depth.