The North Shore Maui has some restricted areas for kiteboarding. We ask that when you visit our island you respect these rules and guidelines. The main rule we ask everyone to respect is the no kiteboarding in the FAA (airport) zone. This means no launching from upwind of the lifeguard tower at Kanaha to Lanes (downwind of Ho'okipa) which is an experts only kite spot. I have met people recently that have said "oh, I'm staying on Stable Road, we can launch from our private house". This IS NOT true. Maybe the North Shore homeowners say this as a way to lure you into their $1,000.00 plus dollar a night oceanfront rental or maybe they do not know the rules themself. Also, people should not really be launching at Sugar Cove, if you are any point downwind of Sugar Cove, you are in the FAA no-fly zone. The FAA will not tolerate problems with kiters and have shut down kiting on the North Shore before. We ask that you respect our Maui rules, as we would respect your local rules and guidelines. Mahalo!!!
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