Kanahena Cove Makena Road, Kihei, HI 96753

"Top spot for #snorkeling with a variety of fish to see just off the sand!!! Highly recommended. Launch slowly off the cement slab so not to hurt the rocks and new corral right there."

"Also known as the fish bowl. Amazing snorkeling. Park nearby at the new lot. Please only wear ocean friendly sunblock or none at all."

"If you’re only going to the cove just beyond the parking lot, be careful while snorkeling and hiking over the lava rocks, lots of sharp rocks/coral. There is no beach to speak of but ample parking and porta potties. You can park here and walk back up the main road going north and enjoy some amazing snorkeling. It’s a little over a quarter mile walk!"

"The Ahihi Cove is bordered in middle by the road, on the northern part by the high fence of a private propriety and on the southern part by high land. There is only a tiny portion on the left side of the cove where you can enter the water and eventually place 1-2 beach chairs. More than that, the only parking area is located 400 meters south of the cove on the lava field. The clarity of the water and the snorkel itself depends very much if there are waves or not. In the first part of August the water on the south-western beaches of Maui had the worst visibility conditions from the entire western coast. There were plenty of fish in the inner bay, but the visibility was not so good. Also the sheltered area is very limited. On my snorkeling marking scale in that afternoon the score for Ahihi Cove were 4 from a maximum of 5 point. In better snorkeling conditions I thing that the score can be a 4.5."

"Beautiful spot to swim & put in for kayaking. Ample parking & space for loading/unloading kayaks. Quite & not crowded. Paddling was great in low tides about 150feet from shore"