Kaunakakai, HI, United States

Kaunakakai, HI, United States is a submarine cable landing point in United States (coordinates 21.0933°, -157.0239°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in United States's international connectivity infrastructure.

Kaunakakai is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is the largest town on the island of Molokaʻi. The population was 3,419 at the 2020 census. It has the largest port on the island and the longest pier in Hawaii. The town was made famous in the 1930s by the song "The Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai", beginning an ongoing tradition of designating an honorary mayor for the town. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Kaunakakai, HI, United States

Cables landing at Kaunakakai, HI, United States are operated by 4 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Hawaiian Telcom, Lumen, Ocean Networks, University of Hawai’i. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.

Connectivity profile

From Kaunakakai, HI, United States, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include United States.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Kaunakakai, HI, United States in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link (HIFL) (2026) — Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link (HIFL) is a domestic submarine cable network within United States, connecting 6 coastal and island locations including Barber’s Point, Hilo, Kahului, Kaunakakai, Lihue, and 1 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
• Paniolo Cable Network (2009) — Paniolo Cable Network is a domestic submarine cable network within United States, connecting 7 coastal and island locations including Hawaii Kai, Kaunakakai, Kawaihae, Kekaha, Lahaina, and 2 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
• Hawaii Island Fibre Network (HIFN) (1997) — Hawaii Island Fibre Network (HIFN) is a domestic submarine cable network within United States, connecting 7 coastal and island locations including Kaunakakai, Kawaihae, Kihei, Koko Head, Lihue, and 2 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.