Makana means Gift:

At Makana Charters, we do things a bit differently. To us, a tour is much more than a 5 hour journey, it’s an introduction to our backyard that we hope you will enjoy as much as we do day in and day out. It’s why we have guests coming back year after year, and telling their friends and family to come with us. One is that we do our best to share Aloha with everyone who boards our boat.

Many companies hire inexperienced people for their crew, people who are new to the island and don’t fully understand themselves the true spirit of Aloha. We are proud to say that each crew member has been on Kauai for a long time if not their entire life. It’s important to us that each crew member has not only knowledge of the places we visit, but also a deep sense of connection to the island and the Na Pali coast. In fact, when our crew isn’t working aboard our boats, you will often see them along the Na Pali coast anyway on their own time, in their own boat.