{"id":396,"count":7,"description":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Maui\u00a0Snorkel Trips<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>About Molokini Crater<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1144\" src=\"https:\/\/activityauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/snorkeling-fish-turtle.jpg\" alt=\"snorkeling fish turtle\" width=\"230\" height=\"238\" \/>Located approximately 2.5 miles off of Maui\u2019s south shore, Molokini Crater is one of the top snorkeling destinations in all of Hawaii. For visitors interested in seeing Maui\u2019s most unique marine life and enjoying amazing underwater clarity, there is no better spot to enjoy the wonders of the Pacific.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Formed by a volcanic eruption approximately 230,000 years ago, Molokini Crater also plays an important part in Hawaiian legend. A female mo\u02bbo, or guardian lizard, once fell in love with a Maui Chief, Lohiau. Unfortunately for her, Pele, the much-feared Goddess of Fire &amp; Volcanoes, was also in love with him and cut the female in two. The head became Pu\u02bbu Olai, the cinder cone found on the north end of Makena State Park, while the tail became Molokini Crater.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Once a prominent fishing ground for ancient Hawaiians, Molokini was more recently used for bombing practice by the U.S. military during WWII. Evidence of this can still be seen today, with shell casings found on both land and underwater. 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