The Hawaii Superferry

Posted by Jennifer W. Miner Aug 7, 2007

Maui is my favorite island in Hawaii, but that doesn't mean the others aren't worth a visit (or two, or three...) during a vacation. The Hawaii Superferry is up and running as of this summer, and this makes it much easier for inveterate travelers like myself to day-trip from Maui to Oahu. Kauai is also an island serviced by this new ferry; as it's the farthest west of the main Hawaiian islands, this is very handy.

The Hawaii Superferry has three docking harbors; the Honolulu Ferry Terminal in Oahu, the Kahului Ferry Terminal in Maui, and the Nawiliwili Ferry Terminal in Kauai. Now, the ferry company allows cars on board, but passengers must show their driver's license. It's a nice way to see more of Hawaii than the one island you've chosen as "home base." For me, always going back to Maui, Kauai has seemed like an impossibility (getting to Lanai is geographically easier). The Hawaii Superferry takes the impracticality out of the picture. Those award-winning golf courses on Kauai seem a lot closer, knowing that island hopping is possible.