New York to Kahului, USA from $435

Bag Type	Dimensions / Weight	Included
👜 Personal Item	Small bag / laptop	✅ Yes
🎒 Cabin Bag	18 lb	✅ Yes
🧳 Checked Bag	Not included — buy separately	❌ No

🌍 About Kahului

Kahului is Maui's working town, not a resort — it's where the airport, the deep-water harbor, and the island's only Costco sit, and most visitors drive straight through to Lahaina, Kīhei, or the road to Hāna. But the trade winds funneling across the isthmus make Kanaha Beach Park one of the best windsurfing and kitesurfing spots on earth, and on Saturday mornings the Maui Swap Meet at the college sells apple bananas and the cheapest fresh papaya on the island. Eat a plate lunch: two scoops rice, mac salad, kalua pork. Maui is warm year-round, so timing is about price — April–May and September–October bring the lowest fares and thinnest crowds, while December–April runs pricier but puts humpback whales calving just offshore.