Maui Snorkeling and Reef Care Guide

10 mau wahi e makaikai ai

Maui Snorkeling and Reef Care Guide

E hoʻohālikelike i nā wahi snorkeling mua loa o Maui, nā huakaʻi huakaʻi o Maui Sands, kahakai a me ka holo waʻa, nā manawa holo i manaʻo ʻia a me nā hana palekana i ka papa.

ʻO Maui Sands e pili ana i ka Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area, i hana ʻia no ka pale ʻana i nā iʻa koʻikoʻi o nā iʻa a me nā manu kai. Aia nō i ka mokupuni nā kai kūʻono, nā kahakai pele a me nā wahi kai mālama ʻia e pono ke ʻimi i ka wā kūpono.

Hoʻomaka ke alakaʻi kikoʻī ma lalo me nā koho kokoke loa i ka Unit 4B a laila uhi ʻia ʻo Maui Hema a me Molokini. Hōʻike ia i ka mea e kū hoʻokahi ai kēlā me kēia wahi a me kāu e ʻike ai ma mua o ke koho ʻana.

Palekana i kou ʻili a me ke kai

"Reef Safe" ma ka lepili

ʻAʻole ʻo Maui County i ke kūʻai aku, hāʻawi a hoʻohana ʻana i ka pale lā nonmineral me ka ʻole o ke kau ʻana. ʻAʻole i hoʻoponopono ʻia nā huaʻōlelo e like me "reef safe" a me "reef friendly", no laila e heluhelu i nā mea hana.

  • E koho i ka pale lā mineral nona ka mea hana Non-nano zinc oxide a i ʻole titanium dioxide.
  • E hoʻohana i kahi kiaʻi, ka pālule lā a me ka pāpale e hoʻemi i ka nui o ka pale lā āu e pono ai.
  • E hoʻopili i ka pale lā ma mua o ka hiki ʻana i ka wai a hahai i nā ʻōlelo a ka huahana no ka hoʻopili hou ʻana.
  • Mai kū i luna, hehi, paʻa, a hoʻomaha paha ma luna o ke koʻa, inā paha he pōhaku.

Mai ka ʻaoʻao a hiki i ka huakaʻi hele a pau

10 Nā Wahi Snorkeling Kūlana ma Maui

Ma kahi o Maui Sands Unit 4B ma ke kaʻa maʻamau. ʻAʻole pili kēia i ka kaʻa, ka hele wāwae, ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana a i ʻole ka lohi. ʻO nā kūlana - ʻaʻole kūlana - pono e hoʻoholo i kahi e komo ai ʻoe i ke kai.

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ʻĀkau Kāʻanapali

Kahekili Beach Park

5-8 minMa kahi o 2.5 mileLoaʻa ʻāina · ʻaʻohe mokuHoʻomaka i ka pae waena

He aha ka mea e hana ai kēia wahi kūikawā

ʻO ka snorkeling maikaʻi loa kokoke loa i Maui Sands, me kahi ʻauʻau lōʻihi, nā wahi kaʻa maʻalahi a me ka ʻike pinepine ʻana i nā iʻa kai.

Kuhikuhi mai Maui Sands

E hele i ka hema ma ke Alanui Honoapiʻilani Lower, a laila e hele i ke Alanui ʻo Honoapiʻilani a huli i Kai Ala Drive/Kahekili Beach Park.

E ʻike ma mua o kou hele ʻana

Ua kapa pinepine ʻia ʻo Beach Beach. E hoʻohana i ke komo ʻana i ke one, e makaʻala i ka poʻe ʻauʻau, a mai hoʻopā a kū paha ma luna o ke koʻa.

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Kapalua

Kapalua Bay

12-15 minMa kahi o 6 mau mileLoaʻa ʻāina · ʻaʻohe mokuHoʻomaka aloha inā mālie

He aha ka mea e hana ai kēia wahi kūikawā

ʻO ke kai kūʻono me ka puka one, nā lako a me nā ʻauʻau pōhaku ma kēlā ʻaoʻao kēia ʻaoʻao - he huakaʻi hele mua no nā malihini he nui.

Kuhikuhi mai Maui Sands

E hele i ka ʻākau ma ke alanui ʻo Honoapiʻilani i lalo a hiki i Kapalua, a laila e hahai i nā hōʻailona no Kapalua Bay Public Access.

E ʻike ma mua o kou hele ʻana

E hōʻea koke ʻoiai ua kaupalena ka kaʻa lehulehu. ʻO ka waena ka nui o ke one; Hoʻopili ʻia ke ola kai ma nā ʻaoʻao pōhaku.

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Napili

Napili Bay

10-15 minMa kahi o 5 mau mileLoaʻa ʻāina · ʻaʻohe mokuHoʻomaka i ka pae waena

He aha ka mea e hana ai kēia wahi kūikawā

ʻO ka wai maʻemaʻe, kahi kahakai one a me nā wēlau pōhaku e hiki ke hoʻopaʻa i ka iʻa a me ka honu i kekahi manawa ke mālie ke kai kūʻono.

Kuhikuhi mai Maui Sands

E poʻo i ka ʻākau ma ke alanui ʻo Honoapiʻilani i lalo a e hoʻohana i ke ala kahakai ākea ma Napili.

E ʻike ma mua o kou hele ʻana

ʻAʻohe wahi kaʻa kahakai nui. ʻO ka haki ʻana o kahakai a me nā nalu hoʻoilo hiki ke hoʻolilo i ke komo ʻana i ke kai kūʻono kūpono ʻole, ʻoiai ke nānā aku nei ke kai kūʻono.

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Kahakai ʻo Kāʻanapali

Pōhaku ʻEleʻele (Puʻu Kekaʻa)

10-15 minMa kahi o 4 mau mileLoaʻa ʻāina · ʻaʻohe mokuKūwaena

He aha ka mea e hana ai kēia wahi kūikawā

He wahi pōhaku pele koʻikoʻi e pili ana i ke kahakai ʻo Kāʻanapali me ka wai hohonu, ka lawaiʻa kai a me ka manawa e ʻike ai i nā honu.

Kuhikuhi mai Maui Sands

E poʻo i ka hema a i Kāʻanapali Parkway no ke kaʻa ākea ākea me ke kahakai. A laila, hele ʻoe ma ka ʻākau ma kahakai a hiki i Puʻu Kekaʻa.

E ʻike ma mua o kou hele ʻana

ʻO nā au, heʻenalu, kaʻa waʻa a me nā pali pali e hoʻohui i ka paʻakikī. Mai hoʻopuni i ka helu ke ʻole nā ​​kūlana a me kou hiki ke hoʻomaopopo i ka palekana.

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Maui komohana akau

Honolua Bay

22-30 minMa kahi o 11 mileKe komo ʻana i kahakai · kipa pū nā waʻaKūwaena

He aha ka mea e hana ai kēia wahi kūikawā

He wahi mālama kai i mālama ʻia i ʻike ʻia no kona ola iʻa paʻapū a me nā ʻākoʻa ma nā ʻaoʻao o ke kai kūʻono i ka wā o ke kauwela mālie a mālie.

Kuhikuhi mai Maui Sands

E hahai i ke alaloa o Honoapiʻilani ma ka ʻākau ma hope o Kapalua. E hoʻohana i nā kaʻa kaʻa ma ke alanui ma kahi kokoke i ke kai kūʻono o Honolua a e hahai i ke ala i koho ʻia i ke kahakai pōhaku.

E ʻike ma mua o kou hele ʻana

Pōhaku ka puka komo, ʻaʻohe wahi kahakai piha, a hiki i ka heʻenalu hoʻoilo ke hoʻopōʻino i ka snorkeling. Mai lawe i kekahi mea me ʻoe mai ka mālama ʻana.

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Hema o Lahaina

Olowalu

30-40 minMa kahi o 17 mileKa huakaʻi kahakai a i ʻole ka waʻa alakaʻi/kayakKūwaena

He aha ka mea e hana ai kēia wahi kūikawā

He ʻōnaehana pāpaʻu ākea me nā kīhāpai koʻa, nā kahawai a me nā ola kai; Hiki i nā huakaʻi alakaʻi ke hōʻea i nā ʻāpana ma waho o ka ʻāina maʻalahi loa.

Kuhikuhi mai Maui Sands

E hele i ka hema ma ke alaloa o Honoapiʻilani a hiki i Olowalu a e hoʻohana i kahi wahi e hiki ai ke kahakai kū kānāwai a i ʻole e hālāwai me kāu mea hoʻolako puke ma kahi i koho ʻia e haʻalele ai.

E ʻike ma mua o kou hele ʻana

Piʻi maikaʻi ka ʻaʻa i uka a hiki ke lilo i pāpaʻu. Mai hele ma luna o ke koʻa; E nānā i ka makani, ke au, ka wai ʻinoʻino a me ka mamao e hoʻi i kahakai.

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Wailea

Ulua Beach

55-70 minMa kahi o 33 mileLoaʻa ʻāina · ʻaʻohe mokuHoʻomaka i ka pae waena

He aha ka mea e hana ai kēia wahi kūikawā

ʻO ke komo ʻana i ke one, ka ua a me ka ʻaʻa pōhaku i hui pū ʻia e nā poʻe snorkelers a me nā mea luʻu hou; ʻO kēia ka mea maʻalahi i ke kakahiaka nui.

Kuhikuhi mai Maui Sands

E hele i ke Alanui Honoapiʻilani a hiki i Maui Waena, e hoʻomau i ke Alanui Kīhei Hema/Wailea Alanui Drive, a laila e hahai i nā hōʻailona a hiki i ke kahua kaʻa o ke kahakai ʻo Ulua.

E ʻike ma mua o kou hele ʻana

Ua noho mua ka waiwai. E haʻalele i nā mea luʻu a me kā lākou mau hae a pale i nā wahi pōhaku ke piʻi ka makani a i ʻole ka pehu.

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Mākena

Maluaka Beach / Turtle Town

65-80 minMa kahi o 38 mau mileLoaʻa i ka ʻāina · Hiki i nā waʻa i kahi i wahoKūwaena

He aha ka mea e hana ai kēia wahi kūikawā

He kahakai one ʻoluʻolu me ka ʻāʻī ma nā wēlau; ʻO nā huakaʻi waʻa "Turtle Town" kālepa maʻamau e kipa aku i nā wahi ʻāʻī ma waho o ka ʻāina ʻo Mākena.

Kuhikuhi mai Maui Sands

Poʻo i Wailea, hoʻomau i ka hema a hiki i Mākena a hahai i nā hōʻailona no ke komo ʻana a me ke kaʻa ʻana i ke kahakai ʻo Maluaka.

E ʻike ma mua o kou hele ʻana

ʻAʻole hōʻoia ʻia nā Honu. Hāʻawi iā lākou i wahi, mai alualu a hoʻopuni iā ​​​​lākou, a e hoʻokaʻawale i ke kahakai kahakai mai kahi wahi o Turtle Town o ka mea hoʻokele waʻa.

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Mākena Hema

ʻĀhihi-Kīnaʻu Reserve

70-85 minMa kahi o 41 mileLoaʻa ʻāina · ʻaʻohe waʻa e pono aiKūwaena i ka holomua

He aha ka mea e hana ai kēia wahi kūikawā

He mālama ʻia ʻo Lava Coast Reserve me ka wai maʻemaʻe a me ke ola moana nui ma nā wahi ākea.

Kuhikuhi mai Maui Sands

E hoʻomau i ka hema ma waho o Mākena ma ke alanui ʻo Mākena, e komo i ka ʻāina mālama ʻia ma o nā wahi ākea i hoʻopaʻa ʻia a me nā wahi kaʻa kūhelu. Hoʻomaikaʻi nā ʻohana

E ʻike ma mua o kou hele ʻana

ʻO nā hola o kēia manawa he 5:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; ʻO ke kaʻa kāleka he $10 no ke kaʻa. Ua pāpā loa ʻia nā wahi i hoʻopaʻa ʻia.

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Ma Maui Hema

Ka lua o Molokini

Ma kahi o 60-75 mau minuke e haʻalele aiPlus huakaʻi waʻaBootʻokoʻa ma muli o ka huakaʻi

He aha ka mea e hana ai kēia wahi kūikawā

He lua pele i hoʻopiha ʻia i ka wai a me ka mālama ʻana i ka moana me nā wai maʻemaʻe o waho a me kahi ʻano ʻokoʻa loa ma mua o ka snorkeling kahakai.

Kuhikuhi mai Maui Sands

Puke me ka mea hoʻolako i ʻāpono ʻia, a laila e hele i ka wahi haʻalele i ʻōlelo ʻia - ʻo ia hoʻi ma ke awa ʻo Māʻalaea a i ʻole kahi pae waʻa ma Maui Hema - a hāʻawi i nā manawa manawaleʻa manawaleʻa.

E ʻike ma mua o kou hele ʻana

Manaʻo e hoʻohana iā ia no ka hapalua lā. ʻOkoʻa nā kūlana, ka lehulehu a me nā wahi snorkeling; E koho i kahi mea hoʻohana palekana a nānā i nā koho palekana a hiki ke komo.

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E nānā i nā kūlana a me nā lula o kēia manawa

Hiki ke hoʻololi, kaʻa kaʻa, nā kūlana kai a me nā lula. Pono kēia mau kumuwaiwai kūhelu ma mua o kēia alakaʻi hoʻolālā.

Honolua–Mokulēʻia Nature Reserve ʻIke e pili ana i ka ʻĀhihi-Kīnaʻu Reserve Nā ʻōlelo aʻo kahakai no Hawaiʻi Ke Alanui wānana heʻe nalu mai ka National Weather Service
i Kepakemapa 2026.

Reef photo: Ke Keʻena ʻĀina a me nā Punawai Kūlohelohe o Hawaiʻi, Māhele o nā Waiwai Wai.

Noho 12 kapuaʻi wale nō mai ka Moana Pākīpika.

E nānā i nā kumukūʻai a me ka loaʻa