A boat named Majorie Ann traveling in a blue ocean with mountains and cloudy sky in the background.

Maui’s Premier Private Charter

Established in 2005 by two local boys from Hai’kū, Maui Fun Charters offers a genuine family-style experience.

Let us take you to our favorite fishing and snorkeling spots on Maui or host your special private event such as ash scattering or bachelor/ette boat trip!

Line drawing of a boat labeled 'Marjorie Ann' floating on water.

Marjorie Ann is a 36’ Chesapeake Bay power boat built in Maryland in 2010 and driven across the country and shipped across the Pacific to Maui in 2012.

As a fully private charter company amongst an island full of big share boat trips, we can accommodate your individual wishes, and take full advantage of the weather and our vessel to offer the best experience possible.

Our vessel can accommodate larger groups on your private charter — up to 8 for fishing, 10 for snorkeling, and up to 13 for whale watching, sunsets, private events, and ash scatterings.

A white boat with several people fishing on the open water under a clear blue sky.

With a comfortable cabin, fully-shaded large back deck, large cooler with ice for all your beverages and snacks, an onboard marine head, and a great sound system, Marjorie Ann is an excellent vessel for larger groups looking to spend an unforgettable time on the water.

Come as a guest, leave as a friend

What to Expect

  • Our hand-selected and trained staff have been on island operating boats collectively for over 100 years, ensuring that your experience will be top notch. Enjoy the personal attention of our experienced captain and crew, dedicated to providing you with everything you need for a fun, relaxed and simply great time on the water.

  • We pride ourselves on providing intimate and unforgettable Maui adventures tailored just for you and your family, showing both young and old, first-time and experienced guests alike a great time.

  • Maui Custom Charters is one of the few companies on Maui owned and operated by born and raised captains. We always share as much information about the islands and area from a local perspective, honoring our family and island values through true and real conversations.

  • Our guests are not just a number to us. We treat everyone like family and create long lasting relationships with clients that become repeat guests on our boat! Many of our guests become family we get to see and catch up with year after year.

A man and a boy fishing on a boat in the ocean under a clear sky.

Meet our Captains & Crew

Captain Monroe in sunglasses and a wide-brimmed hat sits on a boat with the ocean and clear sky in the background.

  • Born and raised in Haiku, Maui, Monroe attended the University of Hawaii, Manoa and received a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences. He grew up working on boats in Ma’alaea harbor. He enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 young children, taking them surfing, sailing lessons, and fishing. Monroe is also Kelly’s older brother.

Captain Kelly smiling at the helm, wearing a gray cap, blue sunglasses, and a white long-sleeve shirt outdoors with a cloudy sky background.

  • At 19, Kelly’s first command as captain was a 100’ triple engine charter boat. Born and raised in Haiku, Maui, Kelly has spent his entire career on the water captaining snorkel charters, whale watches, and fishing charters. He is Maui Custom Charter’s chief engineering manager. Kelly’s hobbies include fixing boats ;), hunting, fishing, and assisting with shark tagging projects. Cool fact: Kelly once rescued 5 scuba divers who had been swept out to sea from Molokini and lost for 5 hours.

Captain Anna wearing a patterned baseball cap, sunglasses, a blue jacket, and a neck gaiter, smiling outdoors under a canopy with a blurred background of a sports field and chain-link fence.

  • Born and raised in Hana, Maui, Anna traveled to the east coast to attend Brown University and obtained a degree in marine science. She then returned home and has worked on the water since 2007 as crew and captain for power catamarans and as an underwater photographer for a humpback whale research group. Most of her time has been spent off the coast of Maui, but she has also worked in Washington, Florida, and the south Pacific. In her free time, Anna loves to cook, surf, dive, hunt, and spend time with her family and friends in Hana.

Captain JJ on a boat wearing a camouflage cap, reflective sunglasses, and a navy shirt with the ocean in the background.

  • Captain JJ was born and raised in Arizona but left the desert heat for Maui in 2014. In 2018 he started crewing on power catamarans and quickly fell in love with the ocean and everything it has to offer. JJ obtained his PADI divemaster in 2020 and then his USCG 100 ton captain’s license in 2024. If you’re cruising around the island you may find him playing beach games with friends and enjoying the sunset on his days off.

Smiling Captain Alex wearing sunglasses and a blue Maui Fun Charters shirt on a boat at a marina with boats in the background.

  • Bio coming soon.

Smiling captain Mike wearing sunglasses, a Maui Fun Charters shirt, and a cap with an anchor logo, standing on a boat dock with several boats and a rocky shoreline in the background.

  • Bio coming soon.

First mate Marcella in sunglasses and a hat smiling while sitting on a boat with the ocean in the background.

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First mate Shanessa with brown hair wearing sunglasses and a blue shirt sitting by the water, smiling softly.

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OUR STORY

With a history of fishing and driving boats from a young age, our ‘ohana has been sharing their passion of ocean adventure with family and friends from all around the world.

Maui Fun Charters was started by two local boys, Kelly and Monroe, who were born & raised in deep Haiku, Maui. They grew up in a jungle shack, biking in the cane fields, swimming in the EMI ditches and fishing off the North Shore. In diapers, their mom would take the boys down to Ma’alaea to watch their dad, Kimmy Bryce, a well known fishing captain in Ma’alaea come in with the days catch.

As soon as the boys could handle long days on the boat, Kimmy would take the boys out fishing. Kimmy’s dream was to build a family-run fishing charter business. Unfortunately, he would not be able to realize his dream as he passed when his boys were barely out of their teens.

The two boys and their dad on a dock holding a large fish, with a boat in the background on the water.
Monroe and Kelly as young boys sitting in a small red and white rowboat on the water, holding oars, with an open body of water and sky in the background.

But, in 2004, over 20 years after Kimmy put the family name on the commercial permit list for Ma’alaea harbor, they came up as next available for a spot. This was the chance of a lifetime - literally! With limited experience of being business owners themselves, Monroe and Kelly decided to dive head first and do the only thing they really knew how to do … fishing. So, in the early part of 2005, they took the original Marjorie Ann, knowledge and lifetime of personal experience and created Maui Fun Charters.

Monroe smiling and holding a large fish on a boat at sea, with fishing rods in the background and ocean and sky behind him.
Kelly wearing sunglasses, a beige cap, a white long-sleeve shirt, and red shorts, sitting at the helm of a boat with a large steering wheel and navigational controls, in a bright outdoor setting with a partly cloudy sky visible through the windows.

In the very beginning, it was far from “smooth sailing”, it was rough. Being brand new, it was hard to compete against well-known and established boat companies, and to make any profit with booking agents taking insane commissions. Maybe they’d get 1-2 charters a week. For 6 straight years, every charter they got was just the two of them, working together side by side. From 6am to 2pm, it was load up the ice and bait, meet and greet the passengers, take them out on a four hour bottom fishing trip, try to find the best spots with the best fish and the best weather. Dealing with everything from sea sick passengers, to over zealous fisherman, to bad weather, to boat break downs, repairs and dry-docks, they stuck to a model that worked and just kept plugging away.

Kelly, Monroe and Kelly's wife Kelly people standing on a beach holding a large fish, with boats and trees in the background.
Kelly and Monroe on a boat holding a large fish they caught, with fishing rods visible, in the ocean under a partly cloudy sky.

And it worked! In 2010 their business was finally hitting its stride and it was time to upgrade the original Marjorie Ann. They found the perfect boat in Maryland…the next challenge: custom build a trailer, ship it to Maryland, load up the boat, hitch it up to a big rig, drive it across the country, and then put it on to a big ship across the Pacific…

On December 20th 2012, after 2 years of planning, 20 days & over 5,000 miles of travel, the new 36’ Chesapeake Bay Deadrise, Marjorie Ann was launched into Ma'alaea Harbor and started running trips New Years day 2013. Through the ups and downs Maui Fun Charters has excelled through sheer grit and determination and has built a team of extraordinary captains and crew.

The crew standing on a boat docked at the pier, holding up hand signs, with fishing rods mounted on the boat, under a blue sky with clouds in the background.
A person standing next to Marjorie Ann on a trailer on the street. The yacht has a yellow sign at the back that reads "Over Size Load" and red caution flags. There are palm trees and streetlights in the background.
Photo collage of people at a marina with hanging fish, framed in wood.

Our locally-owned small business is humbled by the continued support from all of our amazing clientele over the decades and we look forward to many more decades of growth and fun!