Honolua Bay

Snorkeling

When: Early morning. It is not a midday stop.

The other half of the snorkeling morning, about ten minutes up the road instead of ten minutes on foot. It is a marine reserve, which is most of why the snorkeling there is what it is. Same rule as Kapalua: the earlier you are in the water, the better it is.

Before you go

Pair it with the Nakalele Blowhole on the way back

Eat nearby

Same side of the island

Star NoodleLost the original Lahaina location in the fire, reopened in Kaanapali with a shorter menu. The garlic noodles survived the move intact. The room does not have the old view and that is fine.Order Garlic noodles, pork bunsWorth going back14× Kaanapali

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Kapalua BayAbout a ten minute walk from Napili, which is most of why it is the one we do. The snorkeling is genuinely good. Go early, before the wind picks up and before the beach fills in, and you get the calm water and the visibility both.When Early morning, before the wind picks upNotedKapalua Nakalele BlowholeKeep driving north past Honolua and it is right there. It is pretty cool, and that is the correct size of claim. Do it on the way back from snorkeling, not as a trip of its own.NotedKapalua The spa at the Resort at Kapalua BayFormerly the Montage. We had massages there and then stayed in the pools for the rest of the afternoon, and it was one of our favorite days on the island. This is the day that makes a trip feel like a trip.NotedKapalua

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