Maui wildlife is fairly easy to find on the Valley Isle. Use this guide to responsibly view these rare and often endangered Hawaiian species.
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Most of our posts are about snorkeling or sailing, but here are the best about Molokini Crater. Molokini sits a few miles off the south shore of Maui, Hawaii, and offers some of the clearest waters in Hawaii and the ocean life is protected.
Maui wildlife is fairly easy to find on the Valley Isle. Use this guide to responsibly view these rare and often endangered Hawaiian species.
While the inside of Molokini crater presents exceptional sites for seeing underwater marvels, its backside is one for the record books.
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You can enjoy brilliant views of Molokini Crater from several strategic locations on Maui’s southwestern coast.
You can’t really beat Molokini Crater in the afternoon with no wind and no one around. Doesn’t get better than that!
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These beauties belong to the Delphinidae family, a group of marine mammals that comprises toothed whales. One of the spinner dolphin’s closest living relative is the hippopotamus—the pig-like amphibian we often associate with the waters of West Africa.
Aside from the Dolphins and turtles that you will frequently see on tours, you will be able to see a few special marine types in their vibrant ecosystems while snorkeling in Maui.
Designated Hawaii’s state fish in 1984, humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa earned its moniker from ancient Hawaiians because of its pronounced schnozzle.
Prompted by oil slicks in a Mexican marine eco-park left by tourists, a study in 2008 found that sunscreen contribute to coral bleaching.