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One day to snorkel on the Big Island, Hawaii?

by stacey
(bedford,tx)

Love the website and especially your about us page :-)

So you love the place of refuge and two steps..it looks like your favorite to snorkel on the Big Island.

But you say the water is not as clear. Curious why this instead of Kealakekua bay (Captain Cook monument).

Also trying to decide on Maui - one or two places..Maybe a snorkel trip to Lanai or Molokini?

Stacey!

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May 15, 2011
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Best Big Island Snorkeling Spot
by: Galen & Nicole

Hi Stacy,

Good questions. We like both two steps and Kealakekua bay. I would not say one is really better than another, just different. Two steps has easier access which is a big plus. Yes the water clarity is not as clear as at Kealakekua, but we often see more fish and turtles at two steps. If you are going to one, why not do them both?

May 16, 2011
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Kealakakua Tsunami Damage
by: Brenda Puttaert

I would check out the damage from the Tsunami, I heard it was bad after someones 3 story house was floating in the bay for many days before any clean up started. Also there was tons of other debris that ended up there, very sad!

May 16, 2011
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No Damage at Kealakekua
by: Galen & Nicole

Brenda. We are on the Big Island right now and the house that was in the bay was all cleaned up and there was no coral damage reported. The real damage that happend was in Keauhou Harbor where you take the boats to Kealkaekua. The buildings there show a water line about half way up them, and they are pretty much unusable. But the boat companies are still in business. We have also seen damage to some beaches above the water line. But we have not seen any real damage underwater to corals.

Jun 11, 2011
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Favorite place on Big Island
by: Kathy

We spent a month in March and April on the Big Island snorkeling. Although the water is clear at Captain Cook, it also gets very crowded and we felt there was a bigger area to explore at Two Step. We snorkeled Two Step more than a dozen times and saw new things every time. Lots of turtles, a chance to be out close to the spinner dolphins, a White Tipped Reef shark,rays,octopus and one or two new fish each time we went. We thought the variety of fish was great.
We also went to Kahalu'u Beach Park a few times for really close up photography. The trick there is to arrive about 7am and be done before the crowds hit by 10am. We usually would have about 1 1/2 hrs of snorkeling all to ourself!
Of the 7 or 8 different locations we tried, Two Step was definitely the overall favorite!
Thanks so much for your website - it really helped make our trip special!

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