Direct Flights from Kaunakakai to Kalaupapa
Kalaupapa · Hawaii
Nonstop service from MKK to LUP on Southern Airways Express. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Kalaupapa, and Kaunakakai is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Kalaupapa for, from Kaunakakai
30m in the air, 9 miles: short enough that a single night in Kalaupapa is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Kalaupapa
Kalaupapa National Historical Park is on Molokai in Hawaii of the United States of America. Kalaupapa National Historical Park was established on 22 Dec 1980. The park is dedicated to preserving the memories and experiences of the past so valuable lessons may be learned. The park's mission is to provide a well-maintained community ensuring the present patient residents of the Kalaupapa Settlement may live out their lives there. The park also supports the education of present and future generations concerning Hansen's disease or leprosy, a disease shrouded in fear and ignorance for centuries.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Kalaupapa
- 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.
- Tropical Gardens of Maui was a 4-acre (1.6 ha) commercial nursery with botanical garden, located at 200 Iao Valley Road, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii. The gardens were open daily without charge.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
Kalaupapa weather, compared with Kaunakakai
Within 1° of Kaunakakai on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Kalaupapa 78°F · Kaunakakai 78°F · much the same
- April
- Kalaupapa 80°F · Kaunakakai 80°F · much the same
- July
- Kalaupapa 85°F · Kaunakakai 85°F · much the same
- October
- Kalaupapa 85°F · Kaunakakai 85°F · much the same
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Kalaupapa
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Kalaupapa 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 Kalaupapa's highlights, from Lahaina Heritage Museum, Lahaina Banyan Court Park, and Puʻupehe Platform and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Kaunakakai to Kalaupapa?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Kaunakakai (MKK) to Kalaupapa (LUP) on Southern Airways Express.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Kaunakakai to Kalaupapa?
- Southern Airways Express flies nonstop between Kaunakakai (MKK) and Kalaupapa (LUP).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Kaunakakai to Kalaupapa?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Kaunakakai to Kalaupapa.
- How far is Kalaupapa from Kaunakakai?
- Kalaupapa is about 9 miles from Kaunakakai by air.
- What is there to do in Kalaupapa?
- Popular things to do include Lahaina Heritage Museum, Lahaina Banyan Court Park, Puʻupehe Platform, Mokuʻula, and more.
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