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Port Intelligence Brief

Kahului, United States

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56 Verified Intelligence Items

53Verified
Intelligence

24Official
Sources

91%Overall
Confidence

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CoordinatesN 20 53' 60.0000"
W 156 28' .0012"

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Harbor ProfileNorth Pacific Ocean
Size: Very Small

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EntranceTidal Range: .98 ft
Depth: 36.08 ft

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Port StatusPort of Entry: Yes
Shelter: Good

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Last UpdateJun 28, 2026
09:30 ET

🧭 Approach & Entrance 7 items

🛟 Shelter & Refuge 5 items

⚠ Local Cautions 7 items

☎ Harbor / Authority 5 items 🔒

📡 Contacts & VHF 5 items 🔒

🛥 Marinas 8 items 🔒

⛽ Fuel & Utilities 4 items 🔒

🛂 Clearance & Formalities 7 items 🔒

🚑 Medical & Emergency 8 items 🔒

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Current Briefing

Approach & Entrance

Kahului approach intelligence includes pilotage, entrance channel depths, harbor communications, traffic density, anchoring restrictions, and operational cautions for arrival planning.

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Verified Intelligence

Noaa Chart Status

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

NOAA nautical chart 19342 (Kahului Harbor & approaches) listed as CANCELED on Oct 4, 2023.

95% Confidence

Colregs Demarcation Line

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

33 CFR §80.1460: line between Kahului Entrance Breakwater Light 4 (20°54'04.1"N 156°28'26.8"W) and Light 3 (20°54'02.3"N 156°28'17.4"W).

95% Confidence

Entrance Aids (Uscg Light List)

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

USCG Light List: Kahului Entrance Range front 20°53'26.812"N 156°28'19.606"W; range rear 20°53'13.337"N 156°28'18.826"W; Breakwater Lt 3 20°54'02.393"N 156°28'17.515"W Fl G 2.5s; Breakwater Lt 4 20°54'01.196"N 156°28'26.908"W Fl R 2.5s.

95% Confidence

Pilotage Requirement Summary

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Pilotage compulsory for all foreign vessels and U.S. vessels in foreign trade; optional for U.S. coastwise trade. 24h notice requested.

93% Confidence

Pilot Boarding Area & Contact

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Pilot boarding area 2.2 nm N of harbor entrance; rough-weather boarding at Lahaina ~1 nm SW of sea buoy; contact Hawaii Pilots dispatch@hawaiipilots.net or +1-808-537-4169; VHF Ch 12/16.

92% Confidence

Approach Hazards (Reefs/Shoals)

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Waihee Reef extends ~0.7 nm NW of the breakwaters; Spartan Reef extends ~1.2 nm NE of the breakwaters; avoid reefs when approaching channel.

90% Confidence

Currents Summary

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Coast Pilot: harbor currents described as weak (local variations possible near entrance).

88% Confidence