I spent two months there this yr and have been visiting for 20 yrs.
The reefs are in rough shape now, you must think outside the box. Honolua bay is still awesome but check the wind is not from the nw or if has rained a lot.
If your a strong swimmer (500 meters) you can park west of the tunnel and swim out to coral gardens, or grab a boat from Kihei. Best reef around.
For turtles Just south of Kannapali beach, and just past the outrigger club is a parking lot, and out in front are some boulders, and there no less than 20 huge turtles out there at any given time. Enter from small beach on either side and swim the length. They all hide there from the tourists on Kannapali. Also shower, which is nice.
Black rock is nice too, but go early, and don't be surprised if some tourist dies. I missed finding a body by about 20 feet.
Molokini has crazy fish life but the reef is so/soband trip is expensive.
For easy access, and an awesome beach try airport beach, but you must swim up, to lookers right, about 250 meters before the reef gets nice, and 25-50 meters out. Used to be the best, but that Westin is killing it slowly.
Kapalua reef is shit now, but my daughter did find this monster.
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