Category: Lanai

Things to Do in Lanai: 15 Best Activities for 2026 (Snorkeling-First Guide)

The short answer: Lanai rewards travelers who come for the water first. Start with a morning snorkel at Hulopoe Beach, Lanai’s only great shore-snorkeling beach, then let the island’s emptiness do the rest: a boat trip to the sea caves called the Cathedrals, a walk out to Sweetheart Rock, and a 4WD afternoon among the […]

Hulopoe Beach Snorkeling: Lanai’s Protected Reef, Tide Pools & Dolphins (2026)

Hulopoe Beach is the snorkeling beach Hawaii keeps on its smallest inhabited island — a golden crescent on Lanai’s south coast, fronting a marine conservation district that has been protected since 1976, with tide pools at one end, a shallow reef just offshore, and spinner dolphins that cruise the bay on calm mornings. It was […]