A manta ray dive boat ran aground Thursday night approximately 100 yards south of the Honokohau Harbor entrance, sending five people to the hospital. Five of the people were extricated and taken to ...

The Big Island's Keauhou Bay, just south of the Kona Airport, is home to a large school of manta rays, each weighing up to 3,000 pounds with wingspans of up to 20 feet. You can snorkel (or even dive) ...

For the inexperienced, snorkeling at night can be an understandably worrisome prospect. In my case, the idea wasn't far short of terrifying. Aside from the standard concerns about sharks being more ...

Kona, Hawaii, is shown. A traveler from Oregon died after becoming ill snorkeling, authorities say. Photo by Bruce Warrington on Unsplash An Oregon woman visiting Hawaii became ill while taking part ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources has drafted rules regarding proposed changes to manta ray viewing sites. The department's Division of Boating and Ocean ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — The state has asked the public to comment on a proposal to install mooring buoys to address overcrowding at two popular manta ray viewing sites off the Kona Coast. The ...