North Shore · Maui

Towing Service in Paia, HI

Need a towing service in Paia that knows the North Shore? 808 Towing has been taking calls from this side of Maui since 2007, from cars that quit in Hana Highway traffic to rentals sunk to the axles at Baby Beach. Jump starts, lockouts, gas and tows, at any hour.

Most Paia calls get a 30 to 60 minute arrival window from our Kahului yard. A real person answers the phone, or we call you back within the hour. And if a jump or a gallon of gas will get you going, that is what we bring.

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Person pouring fuel from a red jerry can into the gas tank of a white van

Dispatch ticket Paia, HI

Dispatched from: Our yard in Kahului
Typical arrival: 30 to 60 minutes
Fixed on the spot: Fuel, jumps, lockouts, sand winch outs
Phones: Open 24/7, missed calls returned in 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

Last gas stop

Fuel Delivery Before the Road to Hana Leaves Paia Behind

Paia is the last easy fill-up before the Road to Hana gets serious. Past town, the stations thin out and the curves begin. Plenty of drivers roll through, figure the tank will hold, and find out on a pullout past Haiku that it will not. If the needle hits empty, call before you try to coast anywhere. Our gas delivery service brings enough fuel to reach a pump.

Rental drivers get caught out most often, since the gauge on an unfamiliar car can be hard to read. No judgment from us. Tell us where you stopped, the nearest mile marker if you can see one, and what kind of fuel the car takes. It is a short visit, and then you can head back into town and top off properly before the long drive.

Trade winds

Paia Salt Air and the Battery Terminals It Eats

The trade winds that keep Paia comfortable also carry salt off the ocean all day long. That salt settles on battery terminals and builds into white and green crust. Over months, the connection weakens, and one morning the car clicks instead of starting. Cars parked near the water in Kuau and Spreckelsville tend to see it sooner than cars that live farther up the hill.

We can tell you whether the battery is the problem or just the connection. Our battery testing on site shows how much life is left, so nobody has to guess. If the battery checks out, we get you started and you drive away. If it is finished, we sell and install a new one right where the car is parked.

Red and black test clamps connected to the terminals of a car battery

Hookipa

Hookipa Lookout Jump Starts for Surf and Windsurf Vans

Spend a morning at the Hookipa lookout and you will see it. Vans with boards on the roof, side doors open, a fan or a cooler running off the battery while everyone watches the sets roll in. By the time the wind fills in and the sails come out, the battery is flat and the van will not turn over. It happens to locals and visitors alike.

Our jump start service gets the engine running so the alternator can recharge on the drive. If the same van dies twice in one week, let us test the battery before it happens a third time. And if you are typing tow truck near me from the lookout parking, you may only need a jump, so tell us what the van is doing when you call.

Baldwin Ave

Locked Out on Baldwin Avenue or a Paia Side Street

Parking in Paia is tight. You finally find a spot on a side street, run in for lunch or a look around the shops, and notice the keys sitting on the seat. Or hanging in the ignition with every door locked. Weekends make it worse, with the Baldwin Avenue intersection backed up and every stall in town taken, so walking back to try a spare is not much of a plan.

Our car lockout service comes to wherever you managed to squeeze in and gets you back inside without anyone reaching for a rock. Stay close to the car if you can, so we spot you right away in the weekend crowd. Then you can get back to your afternoon, keys in your pocket this time.

Baby Beach

Winch Outs From the Sand at Baby Beach and Paia Bay

The parking at Baby Beach and along Paia Bay looks firm right up until the tires start spinning. Soft sand swallows a two-wheel-drive rental in seconds, and the harder you press the gas, the deeper it digs. The soft shoulders outside town are not much better after a rain, when the dirt edge gives way under one wheel and the car tips toward the ditch.

Stop spinning the tires and call. Our winch out service pulls the car back to solid ground with a line, usually without loading it on a truck at all. Weekends are no exception. Bring a towel. You will want to shake out the floor mats afterward.

Odd loads

Boat Trailers, Surf Rigs and Other Paia Odd Loads

The North Shore moves some strange cargo. A boat trailer with a seized wheel bearing. A camper conversion that will not start. A beach buggy, a project car that has been sitting in a Haiku yard for years, a trailer stacked high with windsurf gear and boards. If it rolls, or can be loaded and strapped down, there is a good chance we can work out how to move it.

That is what our almost anything towing is for. When you call, describe the load: what it is, roughly how heavy, where it sits now and where it needs to go. The more detail you give us, the better the plan. We will tell you straight whether it is something we can handle and how we would go about it.

Hana Highway

Car Towing Out of Paia Town on Hana Highway

In Paia, the Hana Highway is Main Street. It runs right through town, one lane each way, with people crossing to the beach and cars turning in and out of tiny lots. A breakdown in the middle of all that stops everyone behind you, and on a busy weekend the line can stretch back toward Kuau faster than you would believe.

When the car needs a shop, our automobile towing takes it there, to your house, or anywhere else on the island you choose. Light duty towing is most of what we do, from compact rentals to family SUVs, and we load each vehicle the way it needs. Whatever you drive, our towing service in Paia gets it off the highway and out of everyone’s way.

After dark

Night Breakdowns on the Dark Road Between Paia and Haiku

After sunset, the highway between Paia and Haiku has few streetlights and even fewer good places to pull over. If the car quits along there, get as far off the pavement as you safely can, turn on the flashers and stay buckled in if traffic is passing close. Then call. We run 24 hour towing every day, so the hour on the clock does not matter.

If you searched emergency towing near me and landed on this page, you found a company based on Maui, with its office down the road in Kahului. Every call gets answered, and if one slips past us, we call back within the hour. Either way, you hear an honest time for when the truck will reach you, not a hopeful one.

Owner operated

Paia Calls Reach Peter’s Company, Not a Call Center

808 Towing is owner operated by Peter Darlington, who started it in 2007 and still runs it from our office at 228 Hoohana St. in Kahului. That is a short drive down the highway from Paia. We are registered with the State of Hawaii under GE-058-737-6640-01, our prices are reasonable, and we quote once we know what the job involves.

On a small island, the towing service in Paia you call tonight is the one your neighbor hears about tomorrow. We like it that way. It keeps us honest, keeps us friendly, and keeps us showing up when we say we will for people in Paia, along the coast in Kuau and Spreckelsville, and up the road in Haiku.

Reviews to Read Before You Call in Paia

From Paia Along the Coast and Up to Haiku

Paia sits where the North Shore starts climbing Upcountry. Kuau and Spreckelsville are minutes away along the coast, Haiku is up the hill, and Baldwin Avenue heads straight up toward Makawao towing calls. Kahului, and our yard, are just back down the highway.

Driving east past Haiku? For towing out toward Hana, call and we will give you a real arrival time on the phone, because that road takes as long as it takes.

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What Paia Drivers Ask Before They Call

How long does a tow truck take to reach Paia?

We dispatch from our Kahului yard, a short drive down the Hana Highway. The typical window is 30 to 60 minutes, and we give you a real time when you call.

Can you bring gas to me before I start the Road to Hana?

Yes. Our fuel delivery brings enough gas to get you to a station, so you can fill up in Paia before the long drive.

My car is stuck in the sand at Baby Beach. Can you pull it out?

Yes. A winch out usually gets the car back to firm ground without towing it anywhere. Stop spinning the tires and give us a call.

Why do car batteries seem to give out so often around Paia?

Salt carried on the trade winds corrodes battery terminals and weakens the connection over time. We can test the battery on site and replace it if it is done.

Will you move a boat trailer or other odd load on the North Shore?

Often, yes. Tell us what it is, about how heavy it is and where it needs to go, and we will tell you honestly whether we can take the job.

Does every call in Paia end with a tow?

No. If a jump, some gas or an unlocked door gets you moving again in Paia, that is all we do, and we tow only when the car really needs a shop.

How do I get a price for a tow out of Paia?

Call with the vehicle, where it is and where it needs to go. Our towing service in Paia is reasonably priced, and the quote depends on those details.

Can you help with a lockout during a busy Paia weekend?

Yes. We come to wherever you parked, weekends included, and get you back into the car.

Call 808 Towing for a Paia Tow or Roadside Fix

Out of gas, locked out or sunk in the sand? Call 808-877-HELP (4357) for towing service in Paia day or night. You can also send the form with your location and vehicle, and we will ring you back.

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