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Towing and Roadside Help in Hawaii

Broken down in Hawaii? Call 1-888-TOW-1213. We lock your price by text, send the nearest available partner tow company and stay with you until help arrives.

If anyone is hurt or you're stopped in a live lane, call 911 first.

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How it works in Hawaii. Sentinel Towing is a network, not a tow company. A vetted local partner near you does the job. We stay with you by text and hold them to your locked price.

Towing by City in Hawaii

Honolulu, HITowing in Honolulu and across Oahu, from H-1 to the Pali.

Roadside guides for Hawaii

One state, separate road maps

Every Island Has Its Own Roads

A system of state highways circles each of the main islands. Only Oahu has Interstates. Narrow, winding roads and traffic in the busier towns can slow everyone down, the tow truck included. Help on each island comes from a partner on that island.

Oahu

H-1 runs from Kapolei past Pearl City and Honolulu to Kahala. H-2 heads north toward Mililani and Wahiawa, and H-3 crosses the Koolau Range through the Tetsuo Harano Tunnels. The Pali and Likelike highways reach the windward side through their own tunnels.

Hawaii Island

The Hawaii Belt Road, Routes 11, 19 and 190, circles the island. Saddle Road, Route 200, cuts across from Hilo to near Waimea. It's the shortest drive from Hilo to Kailua-Kona, but it climbs to 6,632 feet and is subject to fog and low visibility.

Maui

The Hana Highway runs 64.4 miles from Kahului to Hana on a narrow, winding road with 59 bridges, 46 of them only one lane wide. On a road like that, tell us the nearest mile marker or bridge right away.

Weather and the law

Rain, Trade Winds and Hawaii's Move-Over Rule

Hawaii is the only state that has never recorded a temperature below zero Fahrenheit. Rain matters more than cold here. The wet season runs from October to April, and windward sides of each island, facing the trade winds, get the clouds. That means slick roads, a flat in the rain, or a car that slid off a muddy shoulder and needs a winch-out.

Under HRS 291C-27, drivers approaching a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights must slow down and move over a lane when safe, or two lanes when possible. In this law, tow trucks and freeway service patrol vehicles count as emergency vehicles. On Oahu, GoAkamai from the state Department of Transportation shows traffic.

Can you move my car to another island?

No. Tows stay on the island you're on. A partner there takes your car to a shop or a safe spot nearby.

I'm on a remote stretch with no signal most of the way. What should I do?

Pull as far off the road as you safely can and turn on your hazards. Call when you have a signal, and tell us the route number and the closest mile marker, bridge or town. If no partner reaches that part of the island, we'll tell you straight away.

Roadside help in Hawaii

Towing and Roadside Services Across Hawaii

Sentinel is a 24-hour towing and roadside assistance network across Hawaii. Tell us where you are, and we send a vetted local towing company near you with a truck suited to the job: a tow truck for a car that can't be driven (a flatbed where the vehicle needs one), or a service truck for a jump start, lockout, flat tire, fuel delivery or winch-out.