A manta ray dive boat ran aground Thursday night approximately 100 yards south of the Honokohau Harbor entrance, sending five people to the hospital. Five of the people were extricated and taken to ...

An Oregon woman visiting Hawaii became ill while taking part in a snorkeling trip and died a short time later, police said. Lori Trende-Landgraver, 62, from Portland, was on a guided manta ray ...

The Big Island's Keauhou Bay, just south of the Kona Airport, is home to a large school of manta rays, each weighing up to 3,000 pounds with wingspans of up to 20 feet. You can snorkel (or even dive) ...

THE DIRECT economic impact of manta ray tourism at the Kona sites alone was roughly estimated at $6.2 million in 2017, but Keller Laros, founder and president of the Manta Pacific Research Foundation ...

KAILUA-KONA Manta ray viewing site rules have yet to be implemented nearly six years after the state set out to regulate the industry, and over a year after a draft of the proposal was published.

Kona, Hawaii, is shown. A traveler from Oregon died after becoming ill snorkeling, authorities say. Photo by Bruce Warrington on Unsplash An Oregon woman visiting Hawaii became ill while taking part ...