Spot GuideUnited StatesHawaiiOʻahu → Kauaʻi Kaʻieʻie Waho expedition crossing

Oʻahu → Kauaʻi Kaʻieʻie Waho expedition crossing

Hawaii, United States · 21.7900, -158.8150

Discipline-unspecified Expedition Foiling Expert expedition foiler with dedicated
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conditions & access

Season

Completion documented in November 2025; no recurring safe season established

Water

Very long exposed inter-island Pacific channel crossing

Experience

Expert expedition foiler with dedicated tracking, communications, escort and rescue planning

Hazards

Approximately 100 miles of open ocean with no forum-published endpoints, track, wind, swell, current, bailouts, support craft or rescue procedure. The foil discipline is also unspecified.

Parking & access

Do not use the midpoint for navigation. Establish lawful Oʻahu and Kauaʻi endpoints, transport, escort, tracking, communications and a dedicated recovery plan.

“A Progression Project forum post records a completed roughly 100-mile foil crossing from Oʻahu to Kauaʻi through the Kaʻieʻie Waho Channel. The post does not identify the foil discipline, start, landing, track or support plan, so the coordinate is a schematic channel midpoint rather than a launch.”

— via Progression Project forum — public topic and post research, last verified 2026-08-02

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Lihue Airport (36.14 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Lihue Airport (36.14 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/707 wx.ikitesurf.com

Local guides

forum.progressionproject.com Oʻahu → Kauaʻi Kaʻieʻie Waho expedition crossing https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/downwind-youtube/12835/21 forum.progressionproject.com

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