Kailua Pier (tender landing)
Ships anchor off Kailua-Kona and passengers come ashore by tender at the town pier in Kailua Village.
Kailua-Kona, United States
Kailua-Kona is a town on the west coast of Hawaii Island. Cruise ships anchor offshore and passengers come ashore by tender at the pier in Kailua Village. More about Kailua-Kona →
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Ship schedule by month
October 2026 · from today · all times local (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time)
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Cruise Ships in Kailua-Kona
Today and the next 7 days · all times local (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time)
Today · Fri 23 OctNo ships
0 people in port
No cruise ships today
Next 7 days
Quietest: Sun 25 Oct · busiest: Wed 28 Oct- Fri23 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Sat24 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Sun25 Oct2.1kLight1 ship
- Mon26 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Tue27 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Wed28 Oct3.1kTypical1 ship
- Thu29 Oct–No ships0 ships
Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Kailua-Kona day.
Planning a day in Kailua-Kona?
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Where is the Kailua-Kona cruise port?
Ships anchor off Kailua-Kona and passengers tender to the pier in Kailua Village, at the north end of Alii Drive. The village is within walking distance.
Terminal
Getting to the Kailua-Kona cruise port
Alii Drive (Kona Inn Shopping Village) → Kailua Pier (tender landing)
0.6 km · ~8 min by car
Seafront main street of Kailua Village.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
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Walk
Freeper person
~8 min
0.64 km. Measured from Kona Inn Shopping Village.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
Cruise passengers come ashore by tender at the pier in Kailua Village, within walking distance of Alii Drive. Distances and times are approximate.
Kailua-Kona Cruise Terminals
1 terminal
Eating in Kailua-Kona
- Coffee per item
- $5
- per item
- Breakfast per person
- $10–30
- per person
- Casual lunch per person
- $20–30
- per person
- Restaurant dinner per person
- $20–70
- per person
Meal prices are approximate typical ranges on Alii Drive.
Where to eat
Alii Drive seafront (Kailua Village)
Cafes and restaurants facing Kailua Bay along the main street.
Kona Inn Shopping Village
Shops and restaurants on Alii Drive, a few minutes from the pier.
Coconut Grove Marketplace
Restaurants further south on Alii Drive.
Destination
About Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Kona is a town on the west coast of Hawaii Island. Cruise ships anchor offshore and passengers come ashore by tender at the pier in Kailua Village. Alii Drive, with Hulihee Palace and its seafront shops and restaurants, starts at the pier, and Ahuena Heiau stands beside it. Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, a historic place of refuge in South Kona, is about 40 to 60 minutes away by taxi. A public bus and metered taxis also serve the town.
- Climate
- Warm all year with little rain. Average highs are about 27 to 28 C (81 to 82 F) from December to March and about 30 to 31 C (86 to 87 F) from July to October; lows stay about 20 to 24 C. Rainfall is low, about 12 to 34 mm a month, with January the wettest and July the driest.
- Time zone
- Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time
- Currency
- USD
Things to Do in Kailua-Kona
Alii Drive
The main street of Kailua Village, a few minutes on foot from the tender pier, lined with shops and restaurants and home to historic sites such as Hulihee Palace and Mokuaikaua Church.
Hulihee Palace
A palace museum at the edge of Kailua Bay, built in 1838 by High Chief John Adams Kuakini and run by the Daughters of Hawaii.
Ahuena Heiau
A restored temple at Kamakahonu, next to Kailua Pier, where King Kamehameha the Great spent his last years and died; it is viewed from the shore.
Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
A place of refuge in South Kona, about 40 to 60 minutes by taxi, where defeated warriors and kapu breakers who reached its boundaries were protected.