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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Sunlit coral gardens, reef-fringed lagoons, and tropical waters clear enough to count the scales on a parrotfish are what the best snorkeling ...

The first person to stick a hollowed-out branch in their mouth and plunge their face in the water deserves a round of applause. Now, thanks to flexible plastic tubes and watertight eyewear, pretty ...

When Joel Simon was a kid, he and his brother began snorkeling around the pilings in murky Alamitos Bay near Long Beach, Calif. "It was one of the most intriguing places I'd ever been," he says ...

State officials are heralding a decision to close a popular snorkeling spot in Kailua-Kona on Hawaii island for three half-days as an effective way to protect spawning corals. Access to parking to the ...

Bawah—a pristine private island accessible to the public as of just two months ago—is carpeted in tangles of reeds; trees with thick, braided trunks; dirt paths that wind through emerald green jungle; ...