Enjoy the ride with Kanaha Kai

Kanaha Beach Park is located within walking distance of the Maui Kahului Airport (OGG), making it a great place first or last stop for holiday visitors. The white-to-gold sand, lush greenery, tropical waters, and mountain views look like something stolen from a postcard.

The favorable offshore breezes this region often receives make it a very popular destination for local windsurfers. Its remote nature also makes it a favorite spot for the native honu, aka Hawaiian sea turtles, to rest.

The west end of the park is the more developed, providing restrooms, showers, parking, lifeguards, and most other basic amenities.

Kanaha Beach is definitely the beach with the widest variety of every day uses on Maui. It is so important to so many people who live here, but unless you’re a local family, kiteboarder, windsurfer, paddler or fisherman you’ll probably never see it!

Kanaha is the birthplace of kiteboarding. It is base for canoe clubs & fishermen. Learn to windsurf. Racing. Volleyball. It’s awesome for beach runners too.

The Maui ProAm is more than just a competition — it’s the birthplace of modern wave sailing.

First held in the spring of 1982 at Ho‘okipa Beach Park, this historic event introduced the world to a new level of high-flying windsurf action.

The strong spring trade winds, mixing with lingering north swells, create the perfect conditions for radical maneuvers. It was here that early aerial attempts morphed into singles, doubles, and 360s on the wave face—fueling the progression of the sport.

As we look ahead, the question becomes: will we soon see triples or backs off the lip? If the wind and waves cooperate, there’s no telling how high this year’s riders will fly.

HST Windsurf, Kitesurf and WingFoiling School is Maui's oldest and largest water sports school. In your windsurfing, kitesurfing, or wingfoiling lesson, your experienced instructor will be right there with you, to provide you with greater confidence and a faster learning experience. We offer all skill levels for whichever sport you choose. Most lessons include all gear. 

The staff of HST set high standards of quality that other schools have yet to match. Your HST instructor is right there with you in the water. This provides you with greater confidence, comfort, immediate feedback for faster learning, and it ensures a safe, efficient lesson experience. 

We will take care of everything for you. Just give us the timeline and what sport and level you are at. We do the rest!