One of the best places to snorkel and scuba dive on the planet! We share the ancient volcanic Molokini Crater and surrounding areas of Maui County.
Approx 2 miles from south Maui
Joined April 2008
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West Maui has plenty of places where a mask and fins can turn a beach day into something better. Honolua Bay and Makuleʻia are protected, fish-filled favorites, Kapalua Bay has that calm, sandy entry beginners love, and Black Rock brings reef life.
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GuideAlong’s #RoadtoHana self-guided audio tour makes every mile more interesting. Waterfalls, stops, stories, and tips, right from your car.
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Maui’s small waves make stand up paddle boarding a natural fit, especially for first-timers. Start with a quick safety and paddling lesson, then head out with an instructor to look for reef life.
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Molokini has lived a few different lives. Scientists trace the crater’s formation back roughly 230,000 years, Hawaiian stories tie it to Pele’s fire and fury, and ancient #Hawaiians once visited its protected waters to fish and gather seabird eggs.
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#MolokiniCrater has more than one way to show off underwater. Tako Flats is known for coral heads, octopus, and the occasional manta ray, while Middle Reef and Enenue bring calmer scenes with hard coral, tropical fish, and clouds of butterflyfish.
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#Molokini isn’t just a pretty place to snorkel, it’s a protected home for reef life, seabirds, and the occasional big surprise. Look for humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, yellow tang, butterflyfish, pufferfish, eels, octopus, manta rays, and more.
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#Molokini doesn’t need perfect blue skies to look beautiful. Sometimes the moodier days bring the best light, with clouds moving over the crater, dark water shifting below, and sunset breaking through in gold, pink, and orange.
A #Molokini morning doesn’t have to be the whole plan. After snorkeling, sailing, scuba, or kayaking around the crater, keep the day going with ziplining in Waikapū, a walk through ʻĪao, beach hopping in South Maui, or a sunset dinner at Maʻalaea Harbor.
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Molokaʻi moves at its own pace, and that’s part of its pull. Just eight miles from Maui, the Friendly Isle is home to towering sea cliffs, quiet beaches, Kalaupapa’s powerful history, the birthplace of hula & a 28-mile fringing reef along the south shore.
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Getting to #Molokini is part of the fun, and Maui has a boat for just about every kind of ocean day.
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Some Maui stories sound almost too wild to be true. A sunrise spearfishing trip off Olowalu started with an 11-foot tiger shark near a tiny zodiac, then turned into a #whalewatch no one could’ve planned.
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Spotting a #Hawaiianmonkseal on Maui is rare, and it’s something you won’t forget.
These solitary seals can grow to around seven and a half feet, nap on quiet beaches, and hunt for fish, eels, octopus, squid, and lobster along Hawaiʻi’s reefs.
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Molokini from the air is the kind of view that makes you stop for a second.
That near perfect crescent sits in bright blue water off #SouthMaui, with the crater’s sharp shape, shallow reef colors, and deep ocean edge all showing at once.
#Snorkeling around #Maui can feel easy and mellow one minute, then wide open and wild the next. Close to shore, shallow reefs hold butterflyfish, parrotfish, Moorish idols, honu, eels, octopus, and the occasional ray.
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Makena Landing doesn’t make a big scene from shore, but once you’re in the water, it earns its reputation fast.
This South Maui favorite sits in the heart of #TurtleTown, with a calm sandy entry, and lava rock along the point.
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GuideAlong’s #RoadtoHana self-guided audio tour makes every mile more interesting. Waterfalls, stops, stories, and tips, right from your car.
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Less than 20 miles from Kauaʻi, the “Forbidden Isle” has stayed private for generations, with quiet beaches, no paved roads, and Hawaiian still spoken as part of daily life.
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Molokini is one of those Maui days people talk about long after the salt dries.
Snorkel in clear water with visibility up to 150 feet, watch yellow tang and parrotfish cruise by, or try snuba if you want to get below the surface without a scuba cert.
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