Hawaii Audio Routes BETA
Free, AI-narrated audio guides for Hawaii's most iconic drives and walkable visitor districts. Listen segment-by-segment with Hoku and Honu as your narrators. More routes dropping every few weeks.
Pick a Route
Tap any tour to unlock the full segment list, hear narrated stops and connectors, and preview what readers will experience on the route. Every tour opens in preview mode — no signup, no signin.
Maui · 64 miles
Road to Hana
- 30+ curated segments — stops, connectors, bookends
- Paia → Ho'okipa → Twin Falls → Keanae → Waianapanapa → Hana → Kipahulu
- Waterfalls, black-sand beaches, bamboo forest, Seven Sacred Pools
Big Island · 18.3 miles
Chain of Craters Road
- 17 curated segments inside Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
- Kīlauea summit → rift-zone lava → Holei Pali descent → sea arch
- Pit craters, 1969-74 Mauna Ulu flows, Puʻuloa petroglyphs
Big Island · ~13 miles
Crater Rim Drive
- 17 curated segments along the rim of Kīlauea Caldera
- Volcano House → Sulphur Banks → Steam Vents → Kīlauea Iki → Nāhuku → Keanakākoʻi
- 1877 Volcano Art Center, the 1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption site, the 2018 collapse rim
Oahu · 17 miles
North Shore Drive
- 13 curated segments along Kamehameha Highway
- Haleiwa → Laniakea → Waimea Bay → Sharks Cove → Pipeline → Sunset → Kahuku
- Surf-break landmarks, turtle beach, snorkel cove, shrimp trucks
Kauai · 19 miles
Waimea Canyon Drive
- 9 curated segments — sea level to 4,000 feet on Hwy 550
- Waimea Town → Canyon Lookout → Kokeʻe → Kalalau Lookout → Puʻu o Kila
- The "Grand Canyon of the Pacific" + the rim above Na Pali
Maui · 36 miles
Haleakala Summit Drive
- 7 curated segments — Pukalani to 10,023 feet on Hwy 378
- Park entrance → Leleiwi Overlook → Kalahaku silverswords → Visitor Center → Summit
- 32 switchbacks, alpine air, the most elevation gained in the shortest distance on earth
Oahu · 25 miles
East Oahu Coastal Loop
- 7 curated segments along Kalanianaole Highway (Hwy 72)
- Diamond Head → Hanauma Bay → Halona Blowhole → Sandy Beach → Makapuu → Lanikai
- Volcanic tuff cones, lookouts, body-surf beaches, the windward turn
Oahu · 1.4-mile walk
Heart of Waikiki Walking Tour
- 6 curated stops through central Waikiki
- Duke statue → Waikiki Beach → Royal Hawaiian Center → International Market Place → Waikiki Beach Walk → Fort DeRussy
- Beach culture, open-air shopping, shade breaks, food, and a safe daylight walking spine
Kauai · 38 miles
Kauai North Shore Drive
- 7 curated segments along Kuhio Highway (Hwy 56 / 560)
- Kilauea Lighthouse → Princeville → Hanalei Bay → Tunnels → Haena → Kee
- One-lane bridges, the road's end at Na Pali, the most photographed bay in Hawaii
Big Island · 82 miles
Hilo to South Point
- 9 curated stops down Highway 11 from Hilo to Ka Lae
- Macadamia Nut visitor center → HVNP gateway → Pāhala → Kaʻū Coffee Mill → Punaluʻu Black Sand → Punaluʻu Bake Shop in Naʻalehu
- Ends at Papakōlea (Green Sand Beach) parking lot — the southernmost point in the U.S.
Big Island · 55 miles
Saddle Road Cross-Island
- 7 curated segments on Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Hwy 200)
- Hilo → Saddle climb → Mauna Kea VIS → Mauna Loa observatory road → Waimea
- Two of the largest volcanoes on earth on either side, paniolo country at the end
How It Works
Segment-by-segment
Each route is broken into stops, connectors between stops, and bookends. Audio plays in sequence or you can jump to any segment directly.
Two narrators
Pick Hoku (feminine) or Honu (masculine). Your choice is remembered across visits and syncs with the per-attraction audio on the rest of the site.
No app
Works in any mobile browser. Phase 3 will add GPS-triggered auto-play on eligible routes — for now, preview mode steps through each segment from your couch.
Always free
No signup, no paywall, no limits. Every segment has a transcript you can read instead of listen to. Built as a companion to the full written guides on the rest of the site.
More routes landing in the coming months — Reverse Road to Hana, Upcountry Maui return loop, West Maui's Honoapiilani Highway, Kona Coffee Belt, Volcano Highway south, Kauai's South Shore to Poipu, and more. AI-narrated, voiced by Hoku and Honu.
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Hawaiʻi Weather Forecast
Today’s Weather Brief · AI-voiced · ~45s
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Partly cloudy on the windward side, mostly sunny on the leeward side. Trade winds are strong and will stay that way through Wednesday, bringing passing showers to windward slopes.
Surf builds this weekend—a south swell is coming in and could reach warning levels on south-facing beaches by Saturday and Sunday. Winds ease late Thursday, and you'll see more organized showers Friday through Saturday as a system moves nearby. Small Craft Advisory is up through Wednesday evening, so water's rough if you're thinking about boats.
Stick to leeward beaches and the sunny side through Wednesday. Save your snorkeling for after the weekend swell passes.
AI summary · verify with NWS before heading out
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