Hawaii Price Index
What a Hawaiʻi trip costs right now — one snapshot, refreshed automatically.
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Hawaiʻi travel prices move constantly. Gas changes daily, hotel rates swing hard with the season, and new park fees keep arriving. This page is one assembled snapshot of all of it, pulled from the same data feeds that power our planning tools — nothing here is typed in by hand, so the numbers stay current without waiting on us to remember to update them.
Statewide Right Now
Price Pressure Dashboard
The current cost picture at a glance
Statewide room demand from DBEDT's latest lodging report.
Gas spread
Tracked paid sites
Island by Island
Maui
Wailuku-Kahului metro
Big Island
Island of Hawaiʻi
Kauaʻi
Lihuʻe metro| Island | Gas (regular) | Hotel rate | Hotel occupancy | Vacation rental | Midsize rental car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oʻahu | $5.37/gal | $264/night | 77% | $419/night | $64/day |
| Maui | $5.48/gal | $494/night | 66% | $596/night | $82/day |
| Big Island | $5.55/gal | $427/night | 67% | $382/night | $70/day |
| Kauaʻi | $5.76/gal | $409/night | 77% | $559/night | $92/day |
Gas is each island's metro average from AAA. Hotel and vacation-rental figures are the DBEDT May 2026 averages — actual quotes swing widely by resort area and season. Rental-car rates are our sampled shoulder-season base rate for a midsize car before taxes and fees; see the rental car calculator for the all-in number.
Attraction & Park Fees We Track
Every paid attraction in our fees & reservations guide, current as of our latest review. Many state-park fees apply to non-residents only — Hawaiʻi residents with ID are exempt at those sites.
| Attraction | Island | Current fees |
|---|---|---|
| Puʻu ʻUalakaʻa State Wayside | Oʻahu | Parking: $7/vehicle · Commercial (1–7 pax): $15 · Commercial (8–25 pax): $30 · Commercial (26+ pax): $50 |
| Diamond Head State Monument | Oʻahu | Entry: $5/person · Parking: $10/vehicle |
| Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve | Oʻahu | Entry: $25/person · Parking: $3/vehicle |
| Nuʻuanu Pali State Wayside | Oʻahu | Parking: $7/vehicle |
| Waimea Valley | Oʻahu | Adult: $26 · Senior / Student: $20 · Child: $18 · Hawaii Resident / Military Adult: $10 · Hawaii Resident / Military Senior / Student: $8 · Hawaii Resident / Military Child: $6 |
| Wailua River State Park | Kauaʻi | Entry: $5/person · Parking: $10/vehicle |
| Waimea Canyon State Park | Kauaʻi | Entry: $5/person · Parking: $10/vehicle |
| Kokeʾe State Park | Kauaʻi | Entry: $5/person · Parking: $10/vehicle |
| Haʻena State Park | Kauaʻi | Entry: $5/person · Parking: $10/vehicle |
| Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge | Kauaʻi | Entry: Ticketed |
| Kamaole Beach Parks I, II & III | Maui | Daily Parking: $10/day · Weekly Pass: $50 · Monthly Pass: $150 |
| Haleakala National Park | Maui | Vehicle: $30/vehicle · Motorcycle: $25/motorcycle · Walk/Bike: $15/person |
| Waiʻanapanapa State Park | Maui | Entry: $5/person · Parking: $10/vehicle |
| ʻIao Valley State Monument | Maui | Entry: $5/person · Parking: $10/vehicle |
| Makena State Park (Big Beach) | Maui | Entry: $5/person · Parking: $10/vehicle |
| Kekaha Kai (Kona Coast) State Park | Big Island | Entry: $5/person · Parking: $10/vehicle |
| Wailuku River State Park | Big Island | Entry: $5/person · Parking: $10/vehicle · Commercial vehicles: $25–$90 |
| Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | Big Island | Vehicle: $30/vehicle · Motorcycle: $25/motorcycle · Walk/Bike: $15/person |
| Akaka Falls State Park | Big Island | Entry: $5/person · Parking: $10/vehicle |
| Hapuna Beach State Park | Big Island | Entry: $5/person · Parking: $10/vehicle |
| Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park | Big Island | Vehicle: $20/vehicle · Walk/Bike: $10/person |
| Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden | Big Island | Adult: $30 · Child: $22 · Under 6: Free |
| Garden of Eden Arboretum & Botanical Garden | Maui | Adult: $20 · Child: $10 · Under 5: Free |
| Kula Botanical Garden | Maui | Adult: $15 · Child: $5 · Under 6: Free |
| Kahanu Garden | Maui | Guided Tour: $30/person · Under 13: Free |
| Maui Ocean Center | Maui | Adult: $43 · Child: $30 · Under 3: Free |
| Honolulu Zoo | Oʻahu | Adult: $21 · Child: $13 · Under 3: Free |
| Foster Botanical Garden | Oʻahu | Adult: $5 · Child: $1 · Under 6: Free |
| ʻIolani Palace | Oʻahu | Guided Tour (Adult): $34 · Audio Tour (Adult): $28 · Teen: $31 guided / $23 audio · Youth: $16 guided / $13 audio · Under 5: Free |
| Bishop Museum | Oʻahu | Adult: $33.95 · Senior: $30.95 · Youth: $25.95 · Under 4: Free |
| Polynesian Cultural Center | Oʻahu | Islands of Polynesia (Day): $94.95 · Lūʻau & HĀ Show Package: $138.95+ · Child: $75.96+ |
| Limahuli Garden & Preserve | Kauaʻi | Self-Guided: $20 · Guided Tour: $60 · Under 13: Free |
| Byōdō-In Temple (Valley of the Temples) | Oʻahu | Adult: $10 · Senior: $8 · Child: $6 |
| Queen Emma Summer Palace | Oʻahu | Adult: $16 · Youth: $14 · Kamaʻāina / Senior / Military: $12 · Guided Moʻolelo Tour: $20 · Keiki: Free |
| Kualoa Ranch / Kaʻaʻawa Valley | Oʻahu | Guided tours: From ~$55/person |
Where These Numbers Come From
- Gas — AAA's daily Hawaiʻi survey, pulled every morning. Daily history and money-saving notes live on our gas prices page.
- Hotels & vacation rentals — the State of Hawaiʻi's monthly DBEDT hotel and vacation rental performance reports, ingested the week they publish.
- Rental cars — our own quarterly rate sampling across Discount Hawaii Car Rental, Costco Travel, and major-brand airport counters for a 7-day rental booked 30 days out.
- Attraction fees — the structured fee data behind the badges on our attraction pages, reviewed quarterly against DLNR and National Park Service published rates.
Citing these figures: writers and researchers are welcome to use this snapshot with a link back to this page. The underlying sources are AAA and DBEDT — our table is the assembled, current view.
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Hawaiʻi Weather Forecast
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Trade winds are strong right now, with high surf hitting the south shore today. Windward areas are seeing frequent showers through the weekend.
South-facing beaches have dangerous surf today through Sunday—stay out of the water unless you're an experienced swimmer. East-facing shores will build rough water by Sunday or Monday. The bigger picture is a tropical system, Fausto, heading our way. It's weakening but should arrive near the islands by Tuesday or Wednesday as a tropical storm or weaker system, bringing strong winds, rough seas, and heavy rain. The exact track is still uncertain, so check the forecast daily.
Get your beach time and water activities in today through early next week on the leeward side, where conditions stay calmer. Be ready to shift plans by midweek when conditions turn rough.
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Windy conditions across Maui right now, with trade winds gusting strong. South-facing shores have high surf today and will see another big swell Saturday and Sunday—the water's dangerous unless you're an experienced ocean swimmer.
Through the weekend, windward areas will get frequent showers while trade winds stay gusty. The bigger picture arrives midweek: Hurricane Fausto is weakening as it moves toward the islands and should reach Maui as a tropical storm or weaker system Tuesday or Wednesday. That'll bring rough seas, strong winds, and heavy rain. Track and timing are still uncertain, so check updates daily.
Hit the leeward beaches and snorkel south Maui coasts today through early next week, but stay out of windward and south-facing waters through Sunday.
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Windy conditions dominate right now with strong trade winds pushing across the island. South-facing shores have high surf today—dangerous water if you're not an experienced swimmer.
Through the weekend, those south shores see another big swell Saturday and Sunday, and east-facing shores will build dangerous conditions by Sunday or Monday. Windward areas get frequent showers. A tropical system—the remnants of Hurricane Fausto—is weakening and headed toward the islands as a tropical storm or weaker system by Tuesday or Wednesday, bringing rough seas, strong winds, and heavy rain midweek. Timing and track are still uncertain, so check updates daily.
Leeward beaches on the Kona side stay your best bet today through early next week, but avoid the water on the windward and south shores through Sunday.
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Strong trade winds are pushing showers across windward areas through the weekend. On Kauaʻi, expect frequent showers on the windward side.
High surf is running on south-facing shores today and will build again Saturday and Sunday—stay out of the water unless you're an experienced swimmer. East-facing shores will also see dangerous swell by Sunday or Monday. Hurricane Fausto is weakening as it moves toward Hawaii. By Tuesday or Wednesday it should reach the islands as a tropical storm or weaker system, bringing rough seas, strong winds, and heavy rain. Track and timing are still uncertain, so check updates daily through midweek.
Beach time on leeward shores works through early next week. Plan water activities for today, but be ready to shift if Fausto's track becomes clearer—conditions will deteriorate by midweek.
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