Cruise Ships

Cruise Ships (Maui County Task Force Report)

Exerpt from Recommendations:

■ State officials should consult with County officials on all policies in
determining any and all policies and agreements related to cruise ship
activities.
■ Limit the number of cruise ships arriving in each harbor on a daily and weekly
basis.
Most of the Task Force felt that there should be
- No more than one cruise ship per day in Lahaina Harbor.
- No more than one to two cruise ships per day in Kahului Harbor
depending on the size of the ship and the passenger and crew capacity,
i.e. no more than one large or two small ships.
There were strong feelings but not consensus for no more than four cruise
ship days per seven-day week in Kahului Harbor. In Lahaina Harbor the Task
Force generally felt that there should be no more than three cruise ship days
per week with some sentiment that two cruise ship days per week would be
more manageable.
One member of the Task Force did not feel there was enough information to
recommend a specific number of cruise ships per day or per week in either
Lahaina or Kahului Harbor.
It is one member’s recommendation that no cruise ships be allowed into Maui
County harbors due to the projected impacts of a large influx of tourists on the
quality of life in Maui County and the questionable economic return to the
majority of our residents.