Direct Flights from Kalaupapa to Kaunakakai
Nonstop service from LUP to MKK on Southern Airways Express. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Southern Airways Express
Nonstop flights
~2/day
Distance
9 mi
Days operated
Daily (all week)
About Kaunakakai
Kaunakakai is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is the largest town on the island of Molokaʻi. The population was 3,419 at the 2020 census. It has the largest port on the island and the longest pier in Hawaii. The town was made famous in the 1930s by the song "The Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai", beginning an ongoing tradition of designating an honorary mayor for the town.
Top things to do in Kaunakakai
- The Lahaina Heritage Museum was a heritage museum and history museum located in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii.
- Lahaina Banyan Court Park is a public park in the town of Lahaina, Hawaii, The 1.94 acres (0.79 ha) park, also known as Lahaina Courthouse Square and commonly called Banyan Tree Park, contains multiple heritage sites.
- Puʻupehe Platform, also known Puʻu Pehe and in tourist literature as Sweetheart Rock, is a triangular sea stack 150 feet off the peninsula separating Mānele Bay and Hulopoʻe Bay on the island of Lānaʻi, Hawaiʻi.
- Mokuʻula was a tiny island in Maluʻulu o Lele Park, Lahaina, Hawaiʻi, United States. It was the private residence of King Kamehameha III from 1837 to 1845 and the burial site of several Hawaiian royals.
- Palaʻau State Park, the sole state park on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, offers a panoramic view of the Kalaupapa settlement and its historical leper colony.
- Kaunolū Village Site is located on the south coast of the island of Lānaʻi. This former fishing village, abandoned in the 1880s, is the largest surviving ruins of a prehistoric Hawaiian village.
- The Hōkūkano-ʻUalapuʻe Complex is a National Historic Landmarked pre-contact archaeological site on several properties adjacent to Hawaii Route 450 in ʻUalapuʻe, on Molokaʻi island.
- Archeological Sites at Kawela are a number of archeological sites at or near the settlement of Kawela on the southern coast of Molokaʻi, the northernmost of the islands of Maui County, Hawaii.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Kaunakakai
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Kaunakakai is December–May, when daytime highs are a comfortable 78–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Kaunakakai's highlights, from Lahaina Heritage Museum, Lahaina Banyan Court Park, and Puʻupehe Platform and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Kalaupapa to Kaunakakai?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Kalaupapa (LUP) to Kaunakakai (MKK) on Southern Airways Express.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Kalaupapa to Kaunakakai?
- Southern Airways Express flies nonstop between Kalaupapa (LUP) and Kaunakakai (MKK).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Kalaupapa to Kaunakakai?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Kalaupapa to Kaunakakai.
- How far is Kaunakakai from Kalaupapa?
- Kaunakakai is about 9 miles from Kalaupapa by air.
- What is there to do in Kaunakakai?
- Popular things to do include Lahaina Heritage Museum, Lahaina Banyan Court Park, Puʻupehe Platform, Mokuʻula, and more.
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