Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

You must rent a kayak, sup or bike for a minimum of 3 days for free delivery in Kailua/Lanikai. All other equipment can be added to the delivery including stand up paddle boards, kayaks, surfboards, bikes, beach chairs, snorkel sets, boogie boards and coolers.

With our wide variety of kayaks, we can accommodate almost any size paddler for both rentals & our tours.

For participants greater than 250lbs (113Kg) wanting to paddle in a single (1-person) kayak, a double kayak will be set up as a single kayak to accommodate the participant.

For a pair of participants wanting to paddle together with a combined weight over 400lbs (1481Kg), a triple kayak will be set up as a double kayak to accommodate the participants.

There is no cancellation or rescheduling fee for rental reservations as long as we are notified at least 24 hours or by noon the day before of the reservation time.

**Rentals **All ages are welcome as long as they are able to swim or are comfortable floating in the water with a life jacket/PFD. Minimum 30 Lbs.

Are permits necessary to visit Flat Island or Moku Nui Island (Mokulua Islands)?

Yes. The Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife Division, manages these offshore islands as bird nesting sanctuaries. A $3/person/day permit is required for landing but can apply to both islands (Popoi'a and Moku Nui). Permits are included with all of our guided tours, lessons and self guided tours packages. Permits cannot be reserved or purchased in advance but are generally available when you check-in for your equipment. The <a ahref="http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/">DLNR</a> regularly sends enforcement to the islands with fines costing as much as $1500 for not having a permit. With the permits only costing $3 per person, it's not worth the risk of not getting a permit.

Self guided package includes all of our rental gear, lockers, bike, and lunch. Rentals is pay as needed.

The dry bags available for rental are 35 liters. This is typically more than enough to carry a wallet, phone, keys, sunscreen, and towel.

We offer the following rentals:

• single-person kayaks

• double-person kayaks

• stand up paddleboards (SUPs)

• surfboards

• snorkel masks/fins

• bicycles

• beach chairs

• beach mats

• dry bags

• paddles

• coolers

• boogie boards

• life jackets.

We recommend bring lots of water, reef-safe sunscreen, sunglasses with retainers, water shoes, swimsuits or clothing you are comfortable getting wet, UV protected rashguards, dry bags, hats, a change of clothes for afterwards, a towel, and snacks to have while out on the water.

We rent umbrellas for $19 and we have umbrellas available for purchase in our retail store.

The Hawaiian green sea turtles, or honu in hawaiian, can be found all over Kailua bay. Typically, the turtles eat algae and the most common place to see the algae is by the reef in front of Lanikai beach.

It is a 5 mile round trip paddle. Usualy it takes an hour to an hour and a half to get to the Mokulua Islands. If you suspect that this may be too long of a paddle for you, we suggest that you paddle out to Flat Island (Also a state seabird sanctuary) or Lanikai beach (Great for snorkeling).

We offer snorkel sets including mask, snorkel, and fins for half day (4 hours), full day, and multi-day rentals.

In our experience, yes, expect for all the clothes that you wear kayaking to get soaked.

We recommend calling the shop at 808-262-2555 immediately if you suspect that you will be late returning your kayak. We can easily extend your rental time if contacted before the rental time is up. However, for late rental gear, we reserve the right to charge the credit card on file a late fee per hour that the kayak is late.

We almost always recommend that you rent a dry bag when going out there on the water. Oftentimes, people forget that they need somewhere dry to put their cellphones, keys, wallet, etc.

We rent both small (12"x12"x12") and large (12"x24"x12") lockers.

A credit card is required to book/reserve a kayak or paddleboard.