County seat · Central Maui

Towing Service in Wailuku, HI

Finding towing service in Wailuku should take one phone call, not five. 808 Towing has pulled cars out of old town, Happy Valley and the roads up toward Iao since 2007, and our Kahului yard is only a short drive away.

The county seat runs on errands, court dates and small businesses, and a dead car throws all of that off. Call 808-877-HELP and a real person answers at any hour. If we miss you, we call back inside an hour. Most Wailuku calls get a truck in 30 to 60 minutes.

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Damaged blue car loaded onto a flatbed tow truck after a collision

Dispatch ticket Wailuku, HI

Base yard: Hoohana St., Kahului
Typical arrival: 30 to 60 minutes
Open: Every hour, 7 days a week
We move: Cars, vans and box trucks

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

Main & Market St

Old Town Wailuku: Steep Streets and Angle Parking

Old town Wailuku is charming until your car quits in it. Market Street climbs hard from Main, the lanes are narrow, and most parking is angled, so a dead car usually sits nose-in on a slope with traffic squeezing past its back bumper. Getting it out takes a little care, and a driver who has done it on this exact block before.

We ease the car out of the stall, chock the wheels and load it without holding up Main Street any longer than we have to. Our auto towing service handles everything from compact cars to full-size pickups, and we will take yours to any shop in Wailuku or Kahului you name. Tell us the nearest storefront or cross street and we will find you.

Happy Valley

Happy Valley Lanes Where Two Cars Barely Pass

Anyone who has driven Happy Valley knows the routine: one car tucks over so the other can squeeze by. Houses sit close to the lane, cars park on both sides, and there is rarely a spot wide enough for a tow truck to stop without blocking somebody. We work fast here, because the neighbors need to get out too.

Plenty of Happy Valley calls are not tows at all. It is a car that sat for a week and will not turn over. Our battery jump starts usually have it running in minutes, right in the driveway or on the lane. Tell us the street and which side the car is parked on, and we plan the approach before we arrive.

Box trucks & vans

Box Trucks and Work Vans for Wailuku Businesses

Wailuku runs on small businesses: contractors, caterers, plumbers, electricians and delivery outfits working out of shops along Lower Main and Mill Street. When the box truck or the work van will not start, the whole day stalls with it. A car tow truck is the wrong tool for that job, so we send equipment sized for the vehicle you actually drive.

Our medium-duty truck towing moves step vans, box trucks and loaded work vans to the shop you use. If you run several vehicles, make us your fleet’s tow company, so your drivers have one number to call and we already know what they drive. Fleet work is a steady part of our towing service in Wailuku and across Maui.

Row of white medium-duty box trucks parked in a lot

County building

Weekday Parking Near the Wailuku County Building and Courthouse

On weekdays, parking around the county building on High Street and the courthouse fills early. People circle, grab whatever stall opens and hurry inside for a permit counter or a hearing. Then they come back hours later to find the keys sitting on the seat, or the headlights left on and the battery flat as a board.

Call us from the sidewalk. A locked car is a quick fix with our help with locked keys, and a dead battery usually just needs a jump. Tell us the lot or the street and the color of the car, since half the vehicles downtown seem to be silver sedans. We will find you, get you going and let you get back to your day.

Battery testing

Wailuku Battery Testing Before You Buy a New One

A lot of Wailuku driving is short hops: home to the office, office to the post office, down to Kahului for groceries. Those quick trips rarely give the alternator time to fully recharge the battery, and it slowly weakens. Then a rainy morning comes, the car cranks slow or not at all, and you wonder whether the battery is the real problem.

We find out before you spend anything. Our on-site battery testing shows whether the battery is weak, dead or fine, which tells you whether something else might be draining it. If it is done, we can sell and install a replacement right there. If it is fine, you just saved the price of one, and we can tow the car to a shop to track down the real fault.

Iao Valley Rd

Iao Valley Road and Wailuku’s Afternoon Rain

Iao Valley Road winds up from town into the West Maui Mountains, narrow and green, with visitors slowing for photos at nearly every bend. Clouds stack up against the mountains on many afternoons, and the showers roll down over Wailuku, sometimes hard. Wet pavement, oil on the road and a tight curve are how plenty of cars end up stuck on the shoulder.

If you are stuck on the valley road, give us the closest landmark you can, like a bridge, a pull-off or how far you are below the state monument parking. Keep your flashers on, since cars come around those curves faster than they should. Wet-weather calls like that are everyday towing service in Wailuku for us, and we will tow the car back down into town.

Kahekili Hwy

Running on Empty on Kahekili Highway Toward Waihee

Kahekili Highway, Route 340, heads north out of Wailuku through Waiehu and Waihee, past the golf course and on toward the rugged coast. Once you are past the last houses, there is no gas station waiting around the corner. Visitors out for a scenic drive, or locals coming home late with the fuel light on, end up coasting onto the shoulder.

Our gas delivery service brings enough fuel to get you back to a station in town, no tow required. Tell us how far past Waihee you are and which direction you were going, so the driver does not overshoot you. If the engine still sputters after it has fuel, we tow the car home or to a shop instead.

Honoapiilani Hwy

Where Honoapiilani Highway Leaves Wailuku for Waikapu

Honoapiilani Highway begins right here in Wailuku and runs south through Waikapu, past the Maui Tropical Plantation, toward Maalaea and eventually West Maui. It carries commuters, tour vans and work trucks, and the shoulders shrink in places. A breakdown after dark on that road, with headlights coming up fast behind you, is a frightening place to sit.

Turn on your flashers, stay belted in if you cannot get off the road, and call 808-877-HELP. People in that spot usually search emergency towing near me and hope the number they pick actually answers. Ours does, at any hour. We will get the car off the highway and tow it back to Wailuku, Kahului or wherever it needs to go.

Since 2007

Wailuku Drivers Have Had Our Number Since 2007

Peter Darlington started 808 Towing in 2007 and still runs it. A year later he bought a used truck and named it Frank, after the man who sold it, and Frank is still our mascot. 808 Towing is registered with the State of Hawaii under GE-058-737-6640-01, and our office on Hoohana Street is open to customers who want to talk in person.

That history means one thing for you: we are not going anywhere. Need something heavier than a jump or a lockout? Look through our full towing services list, then call and tell us what you have. As a towing service in Wailuku, we would rather earn your second call than rush through the first one.

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Waikapu, Waiehu and the Towns Next Door to Wailuku

Wailuku blends into its neighbors. We cover Waikapu to the south, Waiehu and Waihee to the north, and back across to our home base for towing in Kahului. Headed past Maalaea and over the pali? We take Lahaina tow calls as well, with an honest ETA given on the phone.

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Wailuku Towing Service Questions, Answered Plainly

How close is your yard to Wailuku?

Our yard at 228 Hoohana St. in Kahului is a short drive from Wailuku, and most calls here fall inside our 30 to 60 minute window. We confirm the real time when you call.

Can a tow truck fit down the lanes in Happy Valley?

Yes. Tell us the street and which side the car is on, and the driver will plan the approach so the lane is blocked as briefly as possible.

Do you tow box trucks and work vans for Wailuku businesses?

Yes. We tow medium-duty vehicles like box trucks and step vans, and we work with small business fleets as well as individual drivers.

I locked my keys in my car by the Wailuku courthouse. Can you help?

Yes. Call with the street or lot and a description of the car, and we will come open it for you.

Can you test my battery in Wailuku before I replace it?

Yes. We test it on site, and if it is weak or finished, we can sell and install a replacement right then.

How is a Wailuku tow priced?

Every tow is different, so we do not post prices. Tell us the vehicle, the pickup spot and the destination, and we will give you a reasonable quote.

Can you bring fuel out Kahekili Highway past Waiehu?

Yes. Tell us roughly where you stopped and which way you were headed, and we will bring enough gas to get you back into town.

Do you tow cars stuck on Iao Valley Road?

Yes. Give us the nearest landmark on the valley road, and we will tow the car down to Wailuku, your home or the shop of your choice.

Car Quit in Wailuku? Call 808-877-HELP Now

Old town, Happy Valley, the valley road or a highway shoulder: our towing service in Wailuku runs every hour of every day. Call 808-877-HELP (4357), or send the form with your street and vehicle and we will ring you back.

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