Of all of the boats that embark daily for the pristine snorkeling at Molokini Crater, the Calypso stands out as the best choice for this tour. With premium snorkeling equipment provided inclusive of ...

Maui Reef Adventures' 60-foot-long, custom-built Super Raft, which the company uses for Molokini snorkeling tours. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Maui Reef Adventures Just three miles off the south coast ...

Hawaii’s eight main islands are surrounded by 410,000 acres of live coral reefs, sometimes called the rainforest of the sea, the Coral Reef Outreach Network says. Because of the area’s isolated ...

It’s picture-perfect. But Hawaii's Molokini Crater may, in fact, be too perfect. When photographers and videographers choose places to shoot snorkeling videos and idyllic magazine spreads for travel ...

MAUI – This Hawaiian island has always offered a multitude of pleasures, from the famous Road to Hana to the towering Haleakala and the touristy Lahaina scene. But the southwestern end of the island ...

KIHEI — Cultural, environmental, managerial and financial concerns rose to the surface at a public meeting over state-proposed rule changes for the Molokini conservation district, a popular snorkeling ...

A look at alternatives to overcrowded destinations. Maui’s Molokini Crater: Like snorkeling in a packed aquarium According to Hawaiian legend, Maui’s Molokini Crater is the tail of a lizard whose body ...

My ears were full of water, so the reef beneath me should have been silent. But I kept hearing something: a tiny, grainy sound like sand brushing my ears. Who says fish don't make noise? The Moorish ...

A research team last week began studying the ecosystem around Molokini — without the usual tour boats and crowds of snorkelers — to observe any changes. They already have noticed a few. The protected ...

MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii (KITV4) -- A 70-year-old woman is recovering after a snorkeling accident at Molokini Crater on Tuesday. Rescuers with the US Coast Guard were called out to Molokini Crater just ...