As a guide for Kona Snorkel Trips, nightly trips sharing the manta ray snorkeling experience with first-timers never gets old. The guests arriving are usually nervous, they aren’t sure what to expect. Some have been snorkeling at Kealakekua Bay or other sites, but night snorkeling is usually a new experience for them. After getting everyone…

Beneath the tropical waters off of Kona lurks a mysterious creature. It is flat like a carpet, with triangle fins that flap up and down, almost like it is flying beneath the water. This creature is also huge! It can easily top 3,000 pounds in weight (1.4 tons), and stretch over 15 feet long (4.5…