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Hawaii 3-Island Loop
A relaxed 10-day Hawaii plan across Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island, using short inter-island flights and easy driving once you land.
10days
35stops
Day 1: Ease into Oahu
3 stops
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
09:00
Pearl Harbor National Memorial
11:00
Waikiki Beach
15:00
Day 2: Oahu’s Windward Side
4 stops
Depart Waikiki
08:30
Diamond Head State Monument
09:15
Kailua Beach Park
12:30
Nuʻuanu Pali Lookout
15:30
Day 3: North Shore Oahu
4 stops
Depart Waikiki
08:30
Waimea Valley
10:00
Haleʻiwa
13:30
Sunset Beach
16:30
Day 4: Fly to Maui + Upcountry
3 stops
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
08:30
ʻĪao Valley State Monument
11:00
Paʻia
14:30
Day 5: Haleakalā + South Maui
3 stops
Haleakalā National Park Summit District
09:30
Makena Beach
14:00
Wailea Beach
17:00
Day 6: Road to Hāna, Gently
4 stops
Depart South Maui
07:00
Keʻanae Peninsula
09:30
Waiʻānapanapa
12:30
Hāna
15:30
Day 7: Hāna to West Maui
4 stops
Depart Hāna
08:30
Puaʻa Kaʻa State Wayside
10:00
Lahaina Banyan Court Park
13:30
Kā‘anapali Beach
16:30
Day 8: Fly to Big Island (90km, 2h drive)
3 stops
Kahului Airport
08:30
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park
11:30
Kailua-Kona
15:00
Day 9: Kona Coast + Volcanoes
4 stops
Depart Kailua-Kona
08:00
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
09:00
Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach
12:30
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
15:30
Day 10: Hilo Side + Depart
3 stops
ʻAkaka Falls
09:30
Hilo
12:30
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport
15:30
Heads Up
- 1. book inter-island flights early
- 2. reserve Diamond Head, ʻĪao Valley, Waiʻānapanapa, and any national park timed/parking requirements that apply
- 3. don't overdo the Road to Hāna in one day
- 4. keep a warm layer for Haleakalā and Volcano
- 5. respect ocean conditions — Hawaii beaches can look calm until they aren't