Pailolo Channel is a channel between the east end of Molokai and the west end of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands, the principal sea route between Oahu and Molokai on one side and Maui on the other. 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
- Maui, United States
- Setting
- Between the east end of Molokai and the west end of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands, the principal sea route between Oahu and Molokai on one side and Maui on the other
- 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
- Pailolo Channel is one of the windiest inter-island channels, with trade winds accelerated by the rugged East Molokai mountains and the West Maui Mountains on either side (US Coast Pilot 7).
