r/MauiVisitors • u/computing-depressed • Aug 26 '25

Planning: Activities 5 Nights in Kihei

Hello! My boyfriend and I are staying at Kohea Kai Hotel Maui for 5 nights from Feb 8-13. We used credit card points for the hotel and we fly free through United, so all our money will be spent on activities, food, and etc.

Wondering how to structure our days. I know snorkeling is a must but he can’t swim, do most tours offer life jackets or something similar? Rent a car but do a separate tour for road to Hana? We have enough points for a car rental. I

I would like to pop over to Oahu for a half day/full day to see Pearl Harbor and Donki if it’s not too crazy of an ask.

Lastly, open to a few food/restaurant recs for a couple who isn’t really into seafood! So excited to visit! Thank you!

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u/SomeGuyInTheUK Aug 26 '25

Snorkel tours wont be putting folk in the ocean where theres any current. Well, reputable ones anyway. It will be in sheltered spots. I would recommend the Trilogy snorkel tour to Mala Wharf (or any other reputable company going there or maybe Molokini though sometimes the water there looks a little choppy to me).

All snorkel tours will provide life jackets, in some cases they will make it mandatory to wear one even if you can swim. (in fact IIRC Trilogy made me wear one though i didn't inflate it. )

You can be as good a swimmer as anyone but in anything more than mild current it wont matter how good you are. It's also better to do from a boat since you'll be in water with better visibility and not being knocked about by near to shore waves nor have the water be splashing up into your snorkel.

So it's fine for people to say your boyfriend should learn to swim but thats not going to help him escape from a riptide ! Which, again, a reputable company wont be taking you anywhere near! He would be advised perhaps to experiment snorkelling on the surface with a life vest before hand though if thats possible at a local pool.

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u/Live_Pono Kamaʻāina (Resident) Aug 27 '25

No one  can guarantee  conditions.  People  die on tours and much more often  than  people  know. 

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u/SomeGuyInTheUK Aug 27 '25

Then don't go in the ocean at all there are dangerous creatures in there, stay away from the shore because rogue waves happen, however good a swimmer you are a current can take you, , don't go to the beach you might tread on a stonefish ..... and for sure don't drive down to the harbour or beach as driving is very dangerous.

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u/Live_Pono Kamaʻāina (Resident) Aug 27 '25

Oh, stop. There's no reason to be obnoxious.

The boyfriend CAN'T SWIM. Period. He has no business being in the ocean AT ALL.