Channels of the Hawaiian Islands

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In an archipelago like the Hawaiian Islands the water between islands is typically called a ''channel'' or ''passage''. Described here are the channels between the islands of Hawaii, arranged from south to north.

Contents
AlenuihÄhÄ Channel
AlalÄkeiki Channel
Kealaikahiki Channel
Auau Channel
Palilolo Channel
Kalohi Channel
Kaiwi Channel
Ka'ie'iewawae Channel

AlenuihÄhÄ Channel


The 'AlenuihÄhÄ' separates the island of Hawaii and the island of Maui. The maximum depth of this channel is 6100 feet (1900 m).

AlalÄkeiki Channel


The Alalakeiki Channel separates the islands of Kahoʻolawe and Maui.

Kealaikahiki Channel


Ke ala i kahiki channel is the channel between LÄnai and Kahoolawe. It literally means "the road to Tahiti"; if one takes a bearing off of Kealaikahiki point while in the channel and heads directly straight, one arrives in Tahiti. In practice, however, Polynesian navigators probably did not quite ply a straight route to Tahiti.

Auau Channel


The 'Auau Channel' is one of the most protected areas of ocean in the Hawaiian Islands, lying between LÄnai and Maui. The channel is also protected by Molokai to the north, and Kahoolawe to the south. The depth of the channel reaches 108 feet (33 m). The middle of the channel off Maui was known as 'LÄhainÄ Roads' in the days of whaling ships. Lahaina Roads had also been an alternate anchorage to the main U.S. Pacific Fleet base at Pearl Harbor. In the planning for the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese had hoped that the Pacific Fleet still utilized Lahaina as an anchorage as ships sunk in the deep water there would have been unrecoverable. Fortunately, Laihina was not utilized, and the bulk of the fleet remained moored in Pearl Harbor. Because the water there is relatively shallow (hence the wooden-fin modifications added to Japanese torpedoes) all ships sunk, save USS ARIZONA (BB-39) and USS OKLAHOMA (BB-37), were raised, repaired, and were returned to active duty.
Auau channel is a whale-watching center in the Hawaiian Islands. Humpback whales migrate approximately 3,500 miles (5600 km) from Alaskan waters each autumn and spend the northern hemisphere winter months in the protected waters of the channel.

Palilolo Channel


The 'Palilolo Channel' separates the islands of 'Molokai' and 'Maui'.

Kalohi Channel


The 'Kalohi Channel' is the stretch of water separating LÄnai and Molokai. Depth of water in this channel is about 260 feet (79 m). This is one of the less treacherous channels between islands in the archipelago, although strong winds and choppy sea conditions are frequent. 'Kalolohia beach' on the LÄnai coast is also known as "Shipwreck Beach" because of a wreck on the reef there.

Kaiwi Channel


The 'Kaiwi Channel' separates the islands of Oahu and Molokai. Maximum depth is 2300 feet (701 m). There are annual paddleboarding and outrigger canoe paddling contests which traverse this channel.

Ka'ie'iewawae Channel


Kaulakahi Channel ==
The Kaulakahi Channel separates the islands of Niihau and Kauaʻi.

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