Twelve miles south of Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii, the brilliant blue water of Kealakekua Bay is popular with visitors who want to snorkel among its marine life and learn Hawaiian ...

During a family vacation to Kona, Hawaii, last year, my husband and I took our kids to Kealakekua Bay to paddle to the spot where Captain Cook was killed by native Hawaiians in the late 18th century.

Marine patrol units of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement are now active on Oahu, Hawaii Island, Maui and Kauai.