Sports Snorkeling/diving thumb|"Big Beach" in Makena, on Maui Island's southwest shore Snorkeling and diving are popular activities on Maui, with over 30 beaches and bays and at Molokini. Maui's trade winds tend to come from the northeast, making the most popular places to snorkel on the sheltered south and west shores. Maui's ocean water is especially clear due in part to its isolation in the Central Pacific.
Spo,rts Snorkeling/diving thumb|"Big Beach" in Makena, on Maui Island's southwest shore Snorkeling and diving are popular activities on Maui, with over 30 beaches and bays and at Molokini. Maui's? trade winds tend to come from the northeast, making the most popular places to snorkel on the sheltered south and west shores. Maui's ocean water is especially clear d:u,e in part to its isolation in the Central Pacific.