South Maui · Resort coast

Towing Service in Wailea, HI

Our towing service in Wailea is built for what actually goes wrong down here: keys locked in a rental, a battery that dies in a resort garage, an empty tank on the way to Makena. Visitors on vacation call us, and so do the locals who cook, clean and park cars at the resorts. We have been helping Maui drivers since 2007.

We are open 24/7. Every call gets answered, or returned within an hour, and most Wailea calls see a truck in 30 to 60 minutes. Quite often our roadside assistance on Maui fixes the problem where the car sits, and you never need the tow at all.

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Hand pulling the door handle of a locked car

Dispatch ticket Wailea, HI

Dispatched from: Our Kahului yard
Typical arrival: 30 to 60 minutes
Common calls: Lockouts, lost keys, jump starts, fuel
Hours: 24/7, early flight mornings too

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

Lockouts

Car Lockout Service at Wailea Resorts and Beach Lots

It happens a lot here. Beach bag in one hand, kids in the other, the door shuts and the keys sit on the seat. Rental fobs get tossed in a tote and the car locks itself. Our car lockout service gets you back inside without damaging the door, the window or your deposit. Usually it takes longer to find the car in the lot than to open it.

Locals get locked out too, usually in an employee lot at the end of a long shift with nobody else around. Same fix, same care. Tell us the make and model, and where the keys are if you can see them through the glass, so we bring the right tools on the first trip. No second visit, no wasted evening.

Big Beach

Keys Lost in the Sand at Makena’s Big Beach

Big Beach at Makena State Park is long, wide and soft, and it swallows car keys. People tuck them under a towel, dive into the shorebreak and come back to a key that could be anywhere in all that sand. By sunset the lot is emptying out and the rental is still locked, the sky is going pink and nobody nearby has a plan.

Do not panic, and do not break a window. Call us with the car, the lot and where you are standing. We can get you into the vehicle, and if there is no way to drive it without the key, our rental car towing takes it wherever the rental company wants it. Spare keys are their call, not ours.

Parking garages

Theft Recovery and Break-Ins in Wailea Parking Garages

A smashed window in a resort garage, a car that is not where you left it, or one found days later stripped and undrivable. It ruins a trip. Once the police have what they need, our stolen vehicle recovery gets the car out of the garage or off the roadside and somewhere safe. Have your police report number handy when you call.

Garages around Wailea, the one at The Shops at Wailea included, can have low ceilings, tight ramps and posts in awkward places. Not every tow truck fits. Read us the clearance from the sign at the entrance, and we will plan a truck that can get in and back out without scraping the deck above.

Two cars parked in an otherwise empty underground parking garage

Wailea Alanui Dr

Fuel Delivery Along Wailea Alanui Drive

Wailea Alanui Drive runs past the big resorts, and it is easy to watch the ocean instead of the fuel gauge, especially after a day of driving between beaches. When the car sputters to a stop near a hotel entrance, our gas delivery service brings enough fuel to get you to a station. Then dinner can still happen on time.

Roll into a turnout or a side street if you can, not a resort entrance lane or a valet loop. Tell us where you are and what fuel the car takes. If you are a local between split shifts, we know the timing matters, so we give you an honest window and keep you posted.

Jump starts

Jump Start Service for Wailea Rentals That Sat Too Long

A rental that sat in valet for a week while you lounged by the pool can come back with a battery that barely clicks. Same goes for the car left at a Maui Meadows house while the family flew to the mainland for the holidays. Our jump start service gets most of them running quickly.

Before we leave, we check that the car stays running and the dash looks right. A jump is a quick fix, not a diagnosis. If it dies again right after, that tells us something, and we talk through what comes next rather than letting you find out halfway to the airport with a full car and a flight to catch.

Batteries

Battery Replacement in a Wailea Condo or Resort Lot

Some batteries are past saving. Salt air and heat are hard on them, and a jump only buys a short drive. We test the battery on the spot, and if it is done, our new battery installation puts a fresh one in right there in the lot, so the car leaves under its own power.

That means no tow, no waiting at a shop and no lost afternoon at the end of a vacation. For locals whose car sits all day during long resort shifts, it is often the simplest fix. Tell us the make, model and year when you call so we know which battery to bring from our Kahului yard.

Piilani Hwy

Breakdowns on Wailea Ike Drive and the End of Piilani Highway

Wailea Ike Drive climbs from the resorts up to the end of Piilani Highway, and plenty of breakdowns happen there as people head back toward Kihei or out to the airport. Traffic moves quickly on that stretch. Pull off as far as you can, flashers on, and stay buckled in if you cannot get clear of the lane.

Visitors stranded there usually grab a phone and search tow truck near me before they even know the street names. That is fine. Tell us what you can see, a resort sign, a shopping center or the highway, and we will find you. Someone who knows Wailea can place you faster than a map pin can.

Airport run

From Wailea to the Rental Return at Kahului Airport

The drive from Wailea to the rental return at Kahului Airport is the last item on a lot of itineraries, and a breakdown on the way is about the worst timing there is. If the car will not make it, we tow it, and we work with the rental company so it ends up where they want it.

Tell us your flight time when you call so we know what we are working against, and give the rental company a call too. Most of all, do not leave the car on the roadside and hope somebody else sorts it out. A five-minute call now beats a much longer one from the mainland next week.

Resort staff

Wailea Towing for the Locals Who Keep the Resorts Running

Not every Wailea call comes from a visitor. Housekeepers, line cooks, valets and landscapers drive in from Kihei, Kahului and Upcountry every day, often before sunrise or long after dark. When their car will not start in an employee lot, they need help fast at a reasonable rate, not a resort-sized bill. They have to be back on the floor tomorrow.

Peter Darlington started 808 Towing in 2007 and still runs it, and the company is registered with the State of Hawaii under GE-058-737-6640-01. Our office is in Kahului, but our trucks cover South Maui at all hours. We would like to be the towing service in Wailea every resort employee keeps saved in their phone.

The Kind of Rescue Wailea Visitors Call Us For

From Makena to Keawakapu: Where Our Wailea Calls Run

Wailea sits between two quieter edges of South Maui. To the south, Makena Road heads past Big Beach toward the lava fields. Above the resorts, Maui Meadows climbs the hillside, and at Keawakapu the beach road runs straight into our towing calls in Kihei. We cover all of it.

Our home base is in Central Maui, which is why we also run Kahului towing service out of the same yard. Searching 24 hour towing near me from a resort room at midnight? Call anyway. Same people, same number.

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Wailea Visitor and Local Questions About Towing

How fast can you get to a Wailea resort?

Most calls for towing service in Wailea get a truck in 30 to 60 minutes. We give you an honest time on the phone based on where our trucks are right then.

I lost my rental key at Big Beach. What do I do?

Call us with the car, the lot and your location. We can get you into the car, and if it cannot be driven without the key, we can tow it where the rental company wants it.

Can your tow truck fit in a Wailea parking garage?

Often, yes. Tell us the clearance posted at the entrance, and we will plan the right truck for that garage.

Do you help locals who work at the Wailea resorts?

Yes. Resort employees call us at any hour for jump starts, lockouts, fuel and tows from employee lots and garages around Wailea.

My Wailea rental sat in valet for a week and will not start. Now what?

Call us. We can jump start it, test the battery and install a new one on the spot if the old one is finished.

Will you tow my rental from Wailea back to Kahului Airport?

Yes, if the car cannot make the drive. Call your rental company as well so they can tell us where the car should go.

Can you help if my car was broken into at a Wailea garage?

Yes. Once police have what they need, we can recover the vehicle from the garage and take it somewhere safe or wherever the owner or rental company directs.

Can I get help in Wailea after a late dinner or a night shift?

Yes. Our towing service in Wailea runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and missed calls are returned within an hour.

Get Back to Your Wailea Vacation, or Your Shift

Call 808-877-HELP (4357) for towing service in Wailea, lockouts, jump starts or fuel, any hour. Or send the form with your resort, garage or beach lot, and we will call you back.

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