| Millions of vacationing tourists visit Hawaii every year. | | | | and dive operators can give you snorkelling lessons |
| Most of them came to explore the beautiful Hawaiian | | | | and rent you snorkeling gear. However, if you can |
| Islands and volcanoes while some came with the | | | | swim, you really do not need any formal training as |
| intention to scuba dive in the tropical seas and to | | | | snorkeling is quite easy. |
| explore Hawaii's magnificent underwater world. | | | | The most popular spot for snorkeling in Hawaii, |
| According to Rodale's scuba diver magazine, Hawaii is | | | | especially for the beginner is the Hanauma Bay, on the |
| one of the world's top ten diving destination for scuba | | | | island of Oahu. Other popular snorkeling sites in Hawaii |
| divers. | | | | are the Kee Beach on Kauai island, Hulopoe Bay in |
| Hawaii's marine life is very diverse so much so that | | | | Lanai, Kahaluu Beach on the Big island and Kapalua |
| there are more than a hundred endemic species found | | | | Bay on Maui. |
| no where else on earth. You can explore Hawaii's | | | | Although great snorkeling can be gotten at all the |
| myriads of underwater caverns, reefs, drop off walls, | | | | islands in Hawaii, snorkeling and scuba diving on the Big |
| canyons, gulleys and swim with turtles and seals in | | | | Island is recommended because of its volcanic |
| clear crystal waters. If you are not a scuba diver, you | | | | activities and lava formation resulting from that. There |
| can take scuba diving lessons and then can plunge into | | | | are magnificent and spectacular drop offs with |
| Hawaii's beautiful seas almost immediately. | | | | awesome underwater scenery to watch and admire. |
| If you want to go scuba diving, it is best to go in the | | | | Some of the great snorkeling locations there are |
| morning as strong winds often rough up the sea in the | | | | Molokini Crater and the Kealakekua Bay. |
| afternoons. This is especially so on the island of Maui | | | | Whether you are snorkelling or scuba diving in Hawaii |
| and that is the reason why dive operators often take | | | | or anywhere else, always snorkel or dive with a buddy |
| divers out to sea early in the morning and terminate | | | | for safety reason and companion sake. Do look up |
| the dives around noon or early afternoons. | | | | now and then to check that you are not getting carried |
| One of the big attractions in Hawaii is snorkeling. | | | | away by drift current too far away from shore and |
| Almost anyone can go snorkeling since all you need is | | | | also to check for boat traffic. Do not touch anything as |
| a face mask, a snorkel tube and a pair of swimming | | | | some corals and sea creatures in Hawaii can pack |
| fins. If you have never snorkeled before, most resorts | | | | very painful and venomous stings. |