Hi , heading to Honolulu last 2 weeks in July , suggestions need on what size kites needed, male 80kg female 60kg.....

17m if you stay on honolulu... we were there in august, wind averaged 5 to 10 knots

Yea I have been told nothing bigger than a 9m , realy going to have to research ...

We did homework too. Maui has best kiting conditions. We stayed on the north side of honolulu, waimanalo knowing the wind would be light. If you are advanced you can go to the north east tip of the island where its more exposed and the wind is stronger.

Local kiters are ffriendly but nazi over their rules. We would never go back to honolulu for a kiting holiday, much better places elsewhere.

If you're going there for other reasons and hoping to get a kite too so be it.

Give me a pm with your number if you want more details. I can maybe put you in touch with a local too.

If on Oahu the best place to kite is at Mokes (Mokuleia Beach Park) on the North Shore. One of the windiest spots on Oahu and great kiting, well worth the drive.

I am heading to Maui in about a week anyone know what sort of winds I could expect?

I'm going in 4 weeks, so hopefully wind is good.

Looking at the weather now it looks horrible... 5 to 10knots!

is this the same Maui everyone raves about?

Not looking good for me I going Wednesday

Tough life guys. You are presumably being forced to jet off to a tropical island for a holiday.
If you are staying on Maui, then just go for a drive if it's not windy where you are, one side is usually got enough puff to get out. Either way, there are worse places to be stuck without wind.
Happy to relieve you of your tickets for $5 if you don't want to go!

Currently the wind is pretty junk here, but guess what? These poor wind patterns don't last long. I think trades are coming back in a couple days. Summer time at Mokule'ia is a blast, just watch the regulars to see where the shallow spots are. Also don't get too sucked into the main surf break if we have waves, plenty of empty fun to be had just up or downwind. For "Moks" , 9m and a surfboard for most of the guys, 7 and a surfboard for the gals. Have fun and be safe.

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hargs said..
If on Oahu the best place to kite is at Mokes (Mokuleia Beach Park) on the North Shore. One of the windiest spots on Oahu and great kiting, well worth the drive.

You beat me to it. I went there a few years back and saw dozens of kiters out at sea right next to this little airport there.
I remember skydivers coming down on their lil parachutes and all the colourful kites out on the water at the same time. Really special.

It seems like a great windy spot and I talked to some Naish team riders (in fact even to the owner of Naish) at the car park, so must be good :)

It's a great scene, you can go share waves with legends on a daily basis... Really fun to sit back and watch Reo Stevens, Keahi, Moona Whyte, Hat, Felix P., John Amundson, etc... most of this crew is there every windy day. Great people up there.

What would be the best place to stay in Maui and where do you kite?

Somebody else would be better for Maui advice, every time I go it's more of a getaway with the girlfriend so I don't get to do fun stuff like kite... Kanaha is the main spot though, there are a few launches/spots throughout the area. If you are into good waves and can handle a bit of a gnarly launch, Lanes is the place (downwind of Hookipa). Summer time is super windy, I think most days are 6M days. The guys sailing are usually on 4.7's. Don't forget to do the road to Hana, it's beautiful!

Yea staying on Oahu, at Kailua been told its a very popular kite spot ........?...

On Maui the town of Paia is great. Excellent food, best organic market I have ever been to, fun chill vibe. Need a car. Kanaha area is full of kite places. Over at Lanes you can kite as well, but if there are ten kites out dont head out as that is the limit there. When the wind swings you can head over to Kehei and kite there as well.

Kailua on O'ahu is a very popular spot and pretty legendary from the early Naish days. It's a beautiful spot, but it doesn't get really windy that often. I only go there on the windiest winter days with big NW swell wrapping onto that side of the island. Typical trade wind days are all about really big kites, foils, and flat water... I never bother to go down there in the summer because Mokule'ia will be 9m conditions on the same day, plus some wind swell to play in. However, Kailua is one of the best beaches for ummmm, female scenery.