Snorkeling on Maui
 

We will be in Maui for a week in September. Any suggestions for fun places to snorkel? We aren't interested in tour groups.<BR>Thanks!!!

Black Rock at the north end of Kaanapali Beach below the Sheraton is great. Napili and Kapalua bays are good, (small parking lots, get there early), Ulua Beach in Wailea has a spot if the ocean is calm, ditto crowded parking. At the south past Wailea where the road ends at Makena, there's a rocky place called Ahihi, I think. There is milemarker 14 between Kihei and Lahaina, may be called Olowalu. Pop into a dive shop when you get there and they can direct you. All these places I've mentioned are easy to get to as long as you have a car.

Best snorkel spots in Maui, excluding Molokini:<BR><BR>1. Honolua Bay -- swim out or rock hop over to the right side of the bay<BR>2. Black Rock -- cool all the way around (except when there's strong currents) but the cove in the middle is a great spot<BR>3. La Perouse Bay (Aquarium and Fishbowl) -- kayaking to these spots is much easier but if you do choose to hike to the Aquarium, always keep an eye out for the faint red-paint trail markers or you'll be walking over raw lava (not fun for very long)

I agree Black Rock, and Honalua Bay, but the best is by far Ahihi Bay, down near LaPerouse Bay, there is no beach, only rocks, but you will see more fish here than anywhere in knee deep water. Ask any local for directions.

We tried to snorkel several years ago at La Perouse Bay and found the place overgrown with sea urchins. We are returning this winter, and would love to try the area, but not if the same problem still exists. Has anyone else experienced this?