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Towing Service in Makawao, HI

When you need a towing service in Makawao, you want people who understand that an Upcountry driveway after rain is nothing like a paved lot. 808 Towing has worked these hills since 2007, pulling trucks out of ditches, cars out of wet pasture and dead batteries out of cold engines.

Most Makawao calls get a 30 to 60 minute arrival window from our Kahului yard, and someone answers the phone at any hour. Our roadside assistance handles the smaller problems too, so a lockout or an empty tank does not turn into a tow.

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Damaged blue car with a crushed front end strapped onto a white flatbed on a tree-lined road
Dispatch ticket Makawao, HI
Dispatched from
228 Hoohana St., Kahului
Typical arrival
30 to 60 minutes
Upcountry specialty
Mud, ditch and wet grass winch outs
Callbacks
Any missed call 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
Muddy driveways

Winch Outs From Rain Soaked Makawao Driveways

Upcountry rain does not ask permission. A dirt driveway that was fine at breakfast turns into slick red mud by afternoon, and a truck trying to climb it slides sideways into the grass. Wet lawns and pasture edges are just as tricky. One wrong turn while parking for a birthday party and the back wheels sink until the bumper is nearly touching the ground.

Our winch out service pulls the vehicle back onto firm ground, often without loading it at all. When you call, tell us how it is sitting, whether it is leaning, and how far it is from solid footing. The more we know, the better we can set up before our truck ever backs into that soft driveway.

Ditches

Makawao Vehicle Recovery When a Car Leaves the Road

Narrow Upcountry roads come with deep drainage ditches on both sides and very little shoulder. Drop a wheel off the edge on Piiholo Road, or on a back lane near Haliimaile, and the car can end up nose down, tilted, or wedged hard against a bank. Please do not try to drive it out. Spinning the tires usually digs the car in deeper and can damage it further.

Getting a car out of a ditch takes the right angles, straps and patience. Our vehicle recovery work covers ditch pulls, accident recovery and storage, and we work with insurance companies on processing if the car has to stay with us for a while. First we get it out cleanly. Then we sort out where it goes.

Cool mornings

Battery Replacement for Cold, Damp Makawao Mornings

Makawao mornings run cool and damp, especially through the wetter months. An aging battery that limps along fine in the heat down in Kahului can give out completely on a chilly start up here. The warning is usually a slow, groaning crank for a few days, followed by nothing at all on the one morning you are already running late.

We can test the battery right where the car sits. If it is done, our battery replacement service puts a new one in on the spot, so the car stays in your carport instead of riding to a shop. It is usually a quick job, and you get the rest of your morning back, coffee still warm.

Mechanic's gloved hands installing a new car battery in an engine bay
Olinda Road

Olinda Road Breakdowns in the Switchbacks and Night Fog

Olinda Road climbs above town through tight switchbacks and tall eucalyptus, and on plenty of nights the fog rolls in so thick you can barely see the next curve. It is a rough place to stall. There is little room to pull over, and the drivers coming down the hill cannot see your car until they are almost on top of it.

If the car quits up there, turn on the flashers, stay inside with your belt fastened if you are close to the lane, and call us. We know which turnouts leave a tow truck room to work. If you searched 24 hour towing near me from a foggy shoulder, you reached a Maui number, and we will drive up at any hour to get you down.

Baldwin Avenue

Car Towing Down Baldwin Avenue From Makawao Town

Baldwin Avenue drops from the old paniolo storefronts in town, past open pasture that used to be cane fields, all the way down to the ocean. It is a beautiful drive. It is also a long one when your car starts making a noise you have never heard before. Pull off where the shoulder widens, and give us a call before the noise gets worse.

Our light duty car towing brings your car to the mechanic you trust, whether that shop is Upcountry, in Kahului or somewhere else on the island. Sedans, SUVs, small pickups and the family minivan. Tell us where it needs to go, and we will get it there safely without you having to ride along the whole way.

Ranch & farm

Makawao Truck Towing for Ranch and Farm Rigs

Many Makawao driveways have a pickup or flatbed in them that does real work: hauling feed, fence posts, tools or a horse trailer up and down the hill. When one of those trucks breaks down, the chores stop with it. These rigs are much heavier than a sedan, and they need a tow truck that is set up to carry the extra weight.

Our pickup and work truck towing handles full-size pickups and larger rigs. Call with the make, roughly what it weighs loaded, and where it is parked. If it is sitting in a field or on a soft slope, mention that, because we may need to winch it onto firm ground before it can be towed anywhere.

Makawao Avenue

Commuter Breakdowns on Makawao Avenue Toward Pukalani

Makawao Avenue is how a lot of people get over to Pukalani and on down the mountain to work. Morning traffic moves at a steady clip, then one car quits on a curve and everybody has to swing around it. If that car is yours, signal, ease as far right as you can and get the flashers on before you do anything else.

Then call us. We pick up day and night. Our towing service in Makawao covers these commuting roads every day, along with Kokomo Road toward Haiku and the back way through Haliimaile. Tell us which way you were headed and the last cross street you passed, and we will find you quickly even on the winding stretches.

Rodeo weekend

Fourth of July Rodeo Weekend Help in Makawao

Fourth of July in Makawao means the rodeo, the parade, and cars parked anywhere there is a patch of grass. That grass is where a lot of the trouble begins. A rental slides on a wet slope, somebody locks the keys inside while unloading the cooler, or a battery dies after the headlights stayed on through the evening.

Busy weekends are when people search towing near me and hope somebody answers. We do, all weekend long. Dead battery after the fireworks? Our battery help on site covers testing and new batteries. Lockouts, a little fuel or a pull off the grass, we handle those too, so the rest of your day in town is not spoiled.

Since 2007

Makawao Neighbors Since 2007, Still Owner Run

808 Towing is owner operated by Peter Darlington, and it has been since 2007. Early on, Peter sold his Jaguar to buy a used tow truck and named it Frank, and Frank is still our mascot. We work out of 228 Hoohana St. in Kahului, our only office, and we are registered with the State of Hawaii under GE-058-737-6640-01.

Pricing stays reasonable, and we quote once we know the job, never before. We want to be the towing service in Makawao that feels like part of town: easy to reach, straight with you, and happy to drive back up the hill whenever you need us. Every missed call gets a callback within an hour, and that has not changed.

What Upcountry Drivers Say After a Makawao Call

Upcountry Roads Out of Makawao We Cover

From town, Makawao Avenue runs straight to Pukalani, and we take plenty of towing calls in Pukalani on the same trips up the mountain. Haliimaile sits just below, Olinda is straight uphill, and Kokomo Road winds over toward Haiku.

Follow Baldwin Avenue down and you reach the ocean, where we handle North Shore tows in Paia too. Anywhere in between, call and we will tell you when to expect us.

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  • Pukalani
  • Haliimaile
  • Olinda
  • Haiku
  • Paia

Makawao Winch Out and Towing Questions

Can you pull my truck out of a muddy Makawao driveway?

Yes. A winch out usually brings the vehicle back to firm ground without towing it. Tell us how it is sitting and how soft the ground is.

Will you come up Olinda Road at night?

Yes. We run around the clock, and we give you an honest arrival time when you call, fog and all.

My car slid into a ditch on Piiholo Road. What should I do?

Keep the flashers on and do not try to drive it out, since that can make things worse. Call us and we will set up a proper recovery.

Can you replace a car battery at my house in Makawao?

Yes. We test the battery wherever the car sits in Makawao, and if it is done, we sell and install a new one on the spot.

Do you tow farm pickups and work trucks Upcountry?

Yes. We tow full-size pickups and larger work trucks. Give us the make, roughly the loaded weight and where it is parked.

Will you work with my insurance after a wreck near Makawao?

Yes. We recover wrecked vehicles, store them and work with insurance companies on processing.

Can a Makawao tow go straight to my own mechanic?

Yes. We take your vehicle to the shop you choose, whether it is Upcountry, in Kahului or anywhere else on Maui.

Is your towing service in Makawao open over the Fourth of July?

Yes. Our towing service in Makawao is open 24/7, holidays included, and any call we miss on a busy weekend is returned within an hour.

Call for a Makawao Tow, Winch Out or New Battery

Muddy, dead or nose down in a ditch, it starts with one call to 808-877-HELP (4357). Our towing service in Makawao answers day and night. Prefer to write? Send the form with your road and vehicle, and we will call you back.

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