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Towing Service in Kahului, HI

Looking for a towing service in Kahului that is actually from here? 808 Towing runs out of a yard at 228 Hoohana St., a short drive from the harbor, the airport and every big parking lot in town. Peter Darlington started the company in 2007, and we have been pulling cars, trucks and containers out of tight spots in Central Maui ever since.

Call any hour. A real person picks up, or we call you back within an hour. Most Kahului jobs get a 30 to 60 minute arrival window, and we tell you the honest number before we hang up.

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A red 808 Towing tow truck towing a black car through a flooded area

Dispatch ticket Kahului, HI

Base yard: 228 Hoohana St., Kahului
Typical arrival: 30 to 60 minutes
Hours: 24 hours, every day
Missed calls: Returned within 1 hour

808-877-HELP

Open 24 hours, 7 days Every call answered or returned within 1 hour Locally owned since 2007 Base yard on Hoohana St, Kahului

Hoohana St

Kahului Towing That Starts at Our Hoohana Street Yard

Most tow companies on the island have to drive into Kahului. We start here. The trucks park overnight at our Hoohana Street base yard, so a call for towing service in Kahului means the truck is pointed at you soon after dispatch, not crossing the isthmus first.

That yard is also an office you can walk into. If your car was towed off private property and you need to sort it out, or you want to talk through a heavy haul face to face, come by. We would rather explain things across a counter than over a crackly phone line.

Kahului Harbor

Kahului Harbor Container Hauling With Port Access

Nearly everything on Maui shows up in a box at Kahului Harbor. We have Port access, so we can pick up a container at the pier, drop it at a house, a farm or a job site, then bring it back when you are done. Our container hauling page walks through how it works.

Twenty-footers, forty-footers, a box you bought locally or one that came over on the barge. Tell us the size, where it sits, where it is going and what the ground looks like at the drop spot. Soft dirt and a loaded forty-foot box do not mix, and we would rather plan for that before the truck shows up.

Stacked shipping containers at a port with a cargo plane flying overhead

Industrial area

Heavy-Duty and Lowboy Towing for Kahului Job Sites

Kahului is where Maui does its industrial work: warehouses near the harbor, base yards, contractors staging gear by the airport. When a box truck dies on Puunene Avenue or a dump truck has to get back to the shop, our heavy-duty tow trucks handle the weight.

Equipment is its own animal. Excavators, skid steers and wheel loaders ride on a lowboy trailer, chained down and checked for clearance. Our lowboy equipment hauling moves machinery between Kahului yards and job sites anywhere on the island, and we talk through timing and site access when you call.

Kahului Airport

Rental Car Breakdowns Between Kahului Airport and Town

Visitors land at Kahului Airport, pick up a rental and sometimes get only as far as the Hana Highway before a warning light comes on. We tow rentals for travelers, and we keep the rental company in the loop so you can sort out a replacement car without a fight.

For locals, it is the drive home from a red-eye, or the car that sat in airport parking for two weeks and will not turn over. Our car towing is done on flatbeds when the vehicle calls for it, so low sedans and all-wheel-drive SUVs ride without dragging tires.

Dairy Road

Kahului Rush-Hour Breakdowns on Dairy Road and Hana Highway

Afternoon traffic where Dairy Road meets Hana Highway is a Kahului rite of passage. Breaking down in the middle of it is worse. Put your flashers on, stay buckled in if you cannot get off the road, and call. We know these shoulders and turn pockets, and where a truck can actually pull in behind you.

People stuck there usually type tow truck near me into their phone and call the first number. Fair enough. Just know that 808-877-HELP rings at a yard on the same side of town, not at a call center on the mainland.

Parking lots

Kahului Lockouts and Dead Batteries in Shopping Center Lots

Queen Kaahumanu Center, Maui Mall, the Costco gas line out by the airport. Kahului has plenty of parking lots and plenty of cars that choose them to quit in. Keys locked inside, a dome light left on overnight, a battery that finally gave up in the heat. Our roadside help covers lockouts, jump starts and fuel.

If the battery is finished, we test it on the spot and can install a new one, so you drive away instead of riding along in the tow truck. See our battery replacement service for how that works.

Private property

Private Property Towing for Kahului Businesses and Landlords

Somebody parked in your customer stalls again. Or a car with a flat tire and no plates has sat behind your apartment building for three weeks. Kahului property owners and managers call us to remove unauthorized vehicles, so they never have to argue with anyone in the parking lot.

Every private property tow starts with a conversation about the lot, the signs you have posted and who is allowed to request a tow. After that, we handle it, and the vehicle owner can reach our Hoohana Street office to get the car back.

Insurers & fleets

Kahului Accident Recovery for Insurers and Small Fleets

After a crash on Kaahumanu Avenue, the car usually cannot go home. We recover wrecked vehicles, store them and work with insurance companies on processing, so the adjuster has one place to call. Small business fleets lean on us too, from a single delivery van to a row of work trucks.

Fleet managers get one number for towing service in Kahului and a crew that already knows their vehicles. Our full list of towing services on Maui runs from light-duty cars to the heaviest classes we move.

Since 2007

A Locally Owned Kahului Tow Company With a Truck Named Frank

In 2008, Peter sold his convertible Jaguar to buy a used tow truck from Frank Jacinto of Frank’s Towing. He named the truck Frank. Frank is still the company mascot, and the business Peter started the year before is still owned and run by him.

Our yard is here, our drivers work these streets every day, and on a small island a reputation travels fast. 808 Towing is registered with the State of Hawaii under GE-058-737-6640-01, and we want to be the towing service in Kahului you save in your phone after the first call.

What Customers Say About Our Kahului Crew

Central Maui Neighbors Our Kahului Trucks Reach First

Kahului sits in the middle of the island, so the towns around it are close. We head across Kaahumanu Avenue for Wailuku towing calls, out to Puunene and Spreckelsville, and down the Hana Highway for tows in Paia on the North Shore.

Somewhere else on Maui? If you searched towing near me from Pukalani, Kihei or anywhere in between, call anyway. We cover the whole island from this yard.

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Questions About Towing Service in Kahului

How quickly can a tow truck get to me in Kahului?

Our yard is in Kahului, so you are close to home base. The typical window we quote is 30 to 60 minutes, and we give you an honest time on the phone based on where the trucks are right then.

Can your trucks get onto the Port at Kahului Harbor?

Yes. We have Port access, which lets us pick up and return shipping containers at the harbor and deliver them to homes, farms and job sites around Maui.

What does a tow cost in Kahului?

It depends on the vehicle, where it is and where it is going. We keep our rates reasonable and quote once we know those details, so call and tell us what is going on.

Can you replace a dead battery in a Kahului parking lot?

Yes. We test the battery on site, and if it is finished, we sell and install a new one right there so you can drive away.

Will you tow an unauthorized car off my business property?

Yes. Property owners and managers call us to remove vehicles parked without permission. We start by learning the lot, the signs and who is allowed to request tows.

Do you work with insurance companies after an accident?

Yes. We recover wrecked vehicles, store them and work with insurers on processing, which keeps things simple for the driver and the adjuster.

Can I visit your office on Hoohana Street?

Yes. Our office at 228 Hoohana St., Kahului is open to customers. Calling first helps us have the right person ready for you.

Is your towing service in Kahului really open all night?

Yes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We answer every call, and if we ever miss one, we call back within an hour.

Get a Kahului Tow Truck Headed Your Way

Call 808-877-HELP (4357) for towing service in Kahului at any hour. Rather type it out? Send the form with where you are and what you drive, and we will call you back.

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