QUICK ANSWER
Surf Lessons by Keep It Simple Hawaii: 2 hours · 3:1 ratio · ages 5+ · every lesson private to your ohana.
Price: $125.00 · confirm current rates at booking
Duration: 2 hours
Island: Maui
Best for: Families with children and anyone who wants a long lesson at a low ratio
Booking: instant confirmation.
WHAT THE PRIVATE OHANA SURF LESSON ON MAUI INVOLVES
Keep It Simple Hawaii run every lesson as a private booking for you or your ohana, capped at three students to one instructor. The first stretch covers safety and the mechanics on land — handling the board, paddling, standing up — and the rest is water time, with the coach pushing you into waves and correcting as you go.
HOW IT RUNS
Two hours in total, which is a longer session than most operators on the island offer and translates directly into more waves. The low ratio means the instructor can actually watch each student, and because the booking is private you are never folded into a group of strangers. Suitable from age five.
PRICING
Group lesson $125 per person · semi-private $145 · private one-on-one $205. Verified against FareHarbor, August 2026. Confirm current rates at booking.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
– All lessons are private to you or your ohana
– Maximum three students per instructor
– Suitable from age 5 and up
– The first part of the lesson covers safety and technique on land
– Two hours gives a long stretch of actual water time
WHO IT IS FOR
Families with children, nervous beginners, and anyone who has been put off by large shared lessons. The two-hour length also suits people who want to genuinely get it rather than simply try it once.
HOW IT COMPARES
At $125 per person for two hours, this is one of the longer family lessons on Maui. The family surf lesson at Ukumehame puts three to five people with one coach for 90 minutes at $120 each, and families with toddlers can book the baby surf experience, tandem surfing for ages one to six, at $225. For minimum ages by school, see surf lessons for kids.
BROWSE MORE
See the rest of our Maui surf lessons and board rentals, or everything else on Maui. Planning ahead? Read our guide to what actually happens in a first surf lesson. Planning ahead? Read our guide to where to learn to surf on Maui. Bringing children? Check minimum ages for kids surf lessons in Hawaii.
