Boating and Cruises on Hawaii’s Big Island

Hawaii’s Big Island offers a variety of ways to set sail and explore the seas. Whether you want to embark on a romantic sunset catamaran cruise complete with dinner and entertainment or a glass bottom boat tour with the family, there are plenty of options to choose from at ports-of call in Historic Kailua Village (Kailua-Kona) and Hilo. Many charter boats, including manta ray dive tours, whale watching tours, fishing expeditions as well as scuba and snorkelling tours, also depart from Honokohau Harbor north of Kailua-Kona and Kawaihae Harbor on the Kohala Coast.