Alenuihaha Channel is a channel between Hawaii Island and Maui in the Hawaiian Islands, the southeasternmost crossing of the main Hawaiian inter-island channels. The tide is mixed and small, with a mean range of 1.57 ft (0.48 m) at the nearest reference station, Kahului, on the Maui side.
- Type
- Channel
- Location
- Hawaii Island, United States
- Setting
- Between Hawaii Island and Maui in the Hawaiian Islands, the southeasternmost crossing of the main Hawaiian inter-island channels
- Tidal range
- The tide is mixed and small, with a mean range of 1.57 ft (0.48 m) at the nearest reference station, Kahului, on the Maui side.
- Notable
- Alenuihaha Channel is routinely among the roughest channels in the Hawaiian Islands, with trade winds funnelled and accelerated between the high volcanic massifs of Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island and Haleakala on Maui (US Coast Pilot 7).
