We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. With warm tropical waters, sheltered coves, and beginner-friendly beaches offering calm conditions, shallow reefs, and an abundance of coral ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — With an uptick in tourists coming to the islands we could see more snorkeling accidents and drownings. The Hawaii Tourism Authority worked with the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association to ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials are working to raise awareness of the top cause of drowning for people visiting Hawaii: snorkeling. Out of 650 ocean drownings from 2007 to 2016, the state Department ...

David Carrillo, left, and his wife, Charlene, right, stood with granddaughter Emma Munoz, 11, and her father, Guillermo Munoz, in the shallows at Hanauma Bay last week. David and Guillermo held the ...

HONOLULU — A rise in drowning deaths or near drownings during Hawaii snorkeling excursions has been linked to a pulmonary condition that was not previously associated with snorkeling. An “alarming” ...