Kahului, HI

Kahului DGC

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OSUDSCGOLF1
Experience: 18.9 years 4 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Disc Golf in Paradise! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 3, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great baskets!
Cool elevation shots with a lot of low ceilings
Cool bridge and steps
Fun shots!
Great views!

Cons:

Not many cons, your playing disc golf in Hawaii on an island!

If there are some cons I would say a lot of sand on the course and course uses same baskets for multiple holes.

Other Thoughts:

Must play if visiting Maui! It was a lot of fun! I honestly did not think it would be that fun and challenging.
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Hector Chain
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.8 years 222 played 189 reviews
3.00 star(s)

The kind of course you fly 12 hours to play 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 1, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Are you bored by the lush peaks of Western Maui, the yawn-inducing Haleakala National Park, the tiresome beaches, the copious sunshine, and the beautiful women? Congrats, there is a disc golf course here to fill your time!

The course is mostly holes under 300 feet, which is good because you only packed one mid range disc (well, I only packed one). They have to fit a lot of holes in a small area - a lot of this island is wasted on tourist-focused space, after all - but the design is surprisingly fun. The course puts the creek ravine and the rolling hills to good use. You didn't come to Hawaii for sunsets, you came for a ravine!

Holes 14 and 15 are the best, a downhill tunnel shot ace run followed by an uphill blast back up part of the mound.

Cons:

You'll need the map here for sure. Even with it, I never found the tee paid for 5 or 16. But you didn't come to navigate the Road to Hana! You came for some technical disc golf!

The first hole is right next to a fenced-in shack, and I put my drive right on top. But who needs aggressive climbs on the Sliding Sands Trail when you can climbed a barbed-wire fence for a beat-up Buzzz?

The hole that tees off next to the tennis courts has a blind spot from walkers on the trail (there weren't many on the Saturday afternoon I was there). But if you can't handle a little danger, go back to the mainland, amiright?

Other Thoughts:

Let Mom and Dad go to Lahaina for the luau. There's hucking to be had!
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ricklev
Experience: 30 played 30 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 18, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Not far from the Maui airport in Kahului, so it is easy to stop at on the way to or from your hotel.
-Free parking and play
-Mowed grass
-Easy to find the first few holes

Cons:

-Hard to navigate most of the course
-On a Gate Ball field, so it may not be obvious this is where the disc golf course is
-An urban setting, so there's some traffic.
-An urban setting, so lock your car.
-Local families playing in the park

Other Thoughts:

For a visitor looking for a quick stop to play a Maui disc golf course, the first few holes are easy to find and nicely mowed, and you can play they a few times if navigating the rest of the course is too time-consuming. The first hole can be tricky if you end up to the right of the basket and your disc rolls down the hill. The second and third holes are pretty open. The second basket is near parked cars, so be careful not to go over the basket on a long shot. Other park-goers were friendly, with lots of families near hole #1.
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ChicagoComedianTM
Experience: 18.1 years 117 played 2 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Large and difficult to navigate 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 1, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Only 18-hole public course on Maui
- Despite all the rain, course was not the muddy

Cons:

- Difficult to navigate
- Most signs are missing
- Most tees pads are temporary

Other Thoughts:

I played this course while on vacation and was disappointed. It was not as well maintained as most of the courses I've played on the mainland. I'm not even sure I played all 18-holes, because after awhile I was just making it up as I went along. I only saw a couple signs, and many of the teepads were carpet mats. Some baskets I threw at multiple times. It's possible some baskets were missing. This course is at least 30 minutes from the resorts of Maui, so I wouldn't waste your time.
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apdrvya
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 13.9 years 350 played 293 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Unique course, coming from Michigan 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 7, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Aesthetic-- plays through a very large multi-use park in the valley city of Kahului on Maui!! Shares many areas with walking paths but other amenities are relatively safe. Be vigilant of walkers etc.

Baskets-- DisCatchers all in good repair, the yellow bands aided visibility

Routing and nav-- With the map (you need the map!) routing isn't terrible. However, many of the tee areas aren't immediately evident and you may just have to throw from a selected spot.

Use of available terrain-- uses an old drainage ditch for a couple holes but the grass isn't cut here. Other holes utilize "gully" type shots and hills are a major factor here.

Risk v Reward-- the main RvR here is the rough. It's punishing is you have errant shots so keep 'em on the fairway!!

Challenge-- with the wind, the challenge becomes playing the wind and keeping your discs on the fairway. I'm sure it's not always windy but it was 30-40mph the day we were there.

Cons:

Safety-- because this course shares many areas with walkers/runners/bikers the course has safety issues. Be aware of the other people using the park and you'll be fine.

Routing/nav-- As I already said, the tee areas aren't always immediately evident as tee areas. Later in the course, they are bigger dirt scuffs or carpet pads and these are easy to follow.

Tee areas-- some are side walks with painted lines, some are dirt scuffs, some are carpet. Seem to be in decent repair for what they are.

Long walks-- seemed to be some long walks between 4 & 5 specifically..

Other Thoughts:

It's disc golf in paradise, how could it be bad?
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Bobylon
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Disc golf on Maui! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 29, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good diversity of shots, there is at least one for any style of throw. Park is empty during the morning, then gets busy in the afternoon, but the people are all friendly. Especially the local DG club. They have weekly doubles tournaments on Wednesday afternoons around 3. Great way to learn the course!

Cons:

Tee pads are needed! winds can be REALLY strong, so if your not used to wind it could be a long day...

Other Thoughts:

The Facebook site helped out a lot, and they have a website for a local club. MDGA, just ignore all the dairy goat sites and contact the club to ask about meeting a local to be a guild... They get a kick out of it and seem to appreciate people's thoughts on how to be better.
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Dickie B
Experience: 10 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Bring your heavy discs! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 26, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Challenging hole layout. Hole 3, short, was a "through the eye of the needle" drive from the tee. The basked was under a big tree, so the shot not only had to be accurate out of the hand, it had to be a laser to reach the basket off the tee.
The next hole of interest was #11, across a gorge to the top of a hill on anhyzer approach. Really cool.The course didn't have any trash cans, but on the other hand, I saw no trash at all on the entire course.

Cons:

Wind. Since I was on vacation I only brought 4 discs and really needed by 175-180g's. My 165's were too light to handle the wind. And tall grass and bugs! I even got a thorn through the bottom of my Merrels that stopped me in my tracks.
The baskets were in good shape except that almost all the chains on every basket were rusted . . . which prevented hearing the beautiful chimes when you catch them.
Really need tee pads and tee markers and next hole signes. I had a devil of a time finding my way around even with the UDisc app and the map here. Really long walk from 4 to 5. No tee pad or marker whatsoever for 16, 17, and 18. I finally used my GPS to get me where the tee pad "should" have been and threw from there.

Other Thoughts:

I had a great time all in all. There wasn't anybody on the course the 2 hours I was there. It took so long to play because I was "GoPro-ing" every hole for posterity sake. This was the only course I found on the island. Forget Oahu. I tried to get onto Bellows AFB, and that was a total loss. I finally played the beach park right outside the base. No one was there, so we made our own course using trash cans. Still had a great time.
So, if you go to Oahu, this course is definitely worth visiting. Especially if you are an uber-disc golf junkie like me and there's nowhere else to throw!
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Jiggy202
Experience: 13.8 years 63 played 25 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 1, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Baskets are all in decent condition.
-Good variety of holes requiring different throws
-Nice views of the mountains nearby
-Course/park was almost completely empty (weekday late morning)

Cons:

-Difficult to navigate even with a map.
-Teepads are mostly nonexistent except for a few holes.
-Some holes a little too close to other park users: I.e. swimming pool, playground and soccer fields
-Not a fan of the holes in the dry drainage ditch 7,8,16, and 17, only because it looks like they don't mow that area very often if at all

Other Thoughts:

Very nice course on the island of Maui, just bring a decent map because they layout can be confusing. Most of the confusion could be solved with more defined tee pads/markers. Overall I enjoyed my round at this course and would play it again.
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little oz
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.8 years 102 played 31 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Solid, Fun Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 26, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Good use of existing terrain, resulting in a fun variety of shots.
-Well thought out basket positions
-Good use of existing elevation changes. It has some really fun downhill tunnel throws
-Park setting has amenities for other members of your family.
-People using the park actually seemed aware if you were trying to throw and acted accordingly.

Cons:

With a map, you can figure out the course but it isn't easy.
Tee pads and signs would bump this course up at least .5

Other Thoughts:

I was pleasantly surprised when I played this course alone on a weekday. While some of the physical things still need work (pads/signs), you can tell that the course was designed by players for players and has great potential to improve. The shared baskets on a couple of holes don't seem to be problematic. Well done and thank you for a solid course on Maui!
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Frank M
Experience: 17 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Good Thing for Locals!! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 12, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great use of land
Well Designed
Scenic
Good changes of elevation

Cons:

Confusing if not with a local

Other Thoughts:

I am very lucky that I ran into a group of three very nice guys who live in the area and played with them. The one guy is one of the designers of the course so he took me through it. Lots of interesting shots. In some instance we threw at the same basket more then once but from a different approach.

I had a great time, but if I would have not run into these guys there is no way in the world I would have figured out the layout becuase there was very little signage.

That being said, I know they are working hard on this course and are still tweaking it and pouring new cement pads, so I think it will be even better next time I go back.
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Discwog
Experience: 42.9 years 37 played 10 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Conveniently located 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 24, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Good use of land.
Good baskets.
Convenient location.
Fairly easy to navigate with a map.

Cons:

Tee areas need to be marked better.
Signage would be very helpful.

Other Thoughts:

There are some really fun shots here! Locals seem friendly. Hole 1 can punish you if you end up below the basket.

Personal highlight was finishing with a birdie! Keep up the great work.
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gt700
Experience: 16.8 years 167 played 12 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 29, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Course starts in open field. Tee #1 is near yellow gate and plays to basket surrounded by pine trees. Tee #2 is down hill and basket is a dog leg left. Baskets # 3 & 4 are both out in open. No real tee boxes on any of first four baskets.
Hole # 5 is across parking lot,(follow pathway) thru another yellow gate, in between buildings and by a kids play area. Paint on ground marks Tee box 5. Most of the rest of tee boxes are marked with carpet pads. On hole # 12, you throw across a ditch. There are stairs, if you are looking at basket, on your left to get across.
Holes # 13 & 14 both use same basket. #14 tee box is near tennis courts. Tee box #15 is thru gulley. Little walk to get to it. Also you will want a spotter if grass is still long. Hole # 18 throws to hole # 5 basket, ( towards pool house building)

Cons:

Difficult to navigate. I asked a park employee where hole # 1 starts and they said " just start anywhere."
I found a couple of locals playing and they helped alot!
Hopefully a course map is made or maps put on-line.

Other Thoughts:

This is a permenant course near Maui's airport and shopping is also nearby.
Lots of wind and lots of potential!
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967DG Maui
Experience: 15.2 years 78 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

First permanent 18 hole course in a public park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 16, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Right in the Heart of Maui. Shops nearby, nice variety of shots, and slight elevation changes. Tough course when the wind is roaring! which it usually is!! Fun Course!!

Cons:

still a fresh course, so alot of room for improvement. also 2pm-sunset it can get really crowded with pedestrians and other park users.

Other Thoughts:

as time goes by, this course only can get better..
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what'shisname
Experience: 21.8 years 33 played 6 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Lost in the Park 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 25, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Makes great use of the land available with elevation, trees and OB all coming into play.
Disc golf in Maui!

Cons:

Little to no tee markings makes it hard to navigate. I used a map I found on the club's facebook page, but it seems to me the layout's a lot different after hole 10 than the map shows.

Other Thoughts:

Course is in its early days by looking through the facebook page and it sounds like the locals are putting in a lot of work on improvements. I played it on a weekday morning and was nearly the only one in the park but I can imagine that it gets busy after school. Nice option for golfing if you don't have time to make it up the mountain.
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Spectralmonkey
Experience: 12.6 years 186 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

first permanent public course on maui 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 2, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

some nice elevation and other challenges
a valiant effort has been made by the locals to keep the course safe, challenging and fun.
a good variety of shots required in the middle section...
a fun course if you want to play some disc without the mission of poli poli ;)

Cons:

wind makes what might be an otherwise easy course very difficult.
plays in and around soccer fields, and pedestrian walkways... can be dangerous if your disc gets blown around or you dont have a spotter or have a bad shot.... could be disasterous
no tee pads... some tee off areas are not apparent whatsoever.
cris-crossing and shared baskets add to the confusion.
navigation might have been impossible without the help of some locals.

Other Thoughts:

we played doubles on wednesday afternoon and that was a nice way to learn the course. however after school lets out all the fields and walkways fill up with people. best to go in the morning.

it is a work in progress... baskets have been moved, and navigation re-routed a number of times and all the work was done by volunteers.
if you can imagine the work that has gone into the course it makes it worth a play just to honor all the efforts put forth. aloha!
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beauzen
Experience: 45.5 years 24 played 16 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Unknown layout 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 26, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Similar to another review, there is another place on Maui where you can throw your discs (at baskets).

Cons:

No course information, including number of holes and layout, was available. Can have very gusty winds.

Other Thoughts:

It's very nice to have a place to throw/play - it would just be that much nicer if a map could be made available somewhere, somehow...
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