About this guide
About Snorkel Molokini
Snorkel Molokini is owned and run by Redline Rafting, one of the boats we list. Here is how the comparison works, what happens with links and money, and who Redline's own trips suit and don't suit.
On this page
Why a boat company runs a guide
Comparing Molokini boats usually means many open tabs. One table with the same fields for every boat saves that work. You should know who is behind it, so we say so here and in a line on pages that compare or recommend boats.
How are the boats ordered?
Boats are grouped by harbor, then listed in our own order. Redline Rafting is our boat, and we list it first at the Kīhei Boat Ramp, labelled as ours, with a separate card about it near the table. You can re-sort the table by lowest price or shortest trip. Every operator gets the same fields: boat, harbor, trip length, stops, ages and child fares, and the price with its basis.
We list operators selling a Molokini snorkel trip. The state's 2023 count is about 40 permitted vessels, so the list may not be complete, and it will change as operators start or stop. Where an operator's own page shows a downside, such as an age limit or a health restriction, we say it.
Who Redline suits, and who should pick another boat
Redline offers a short ride from Kīhei (about 15 minutes), about 60 minutes in the water on the 2-hour trip, two morning starts (7:00 and 9:30 a.m.), a raft with up to 24 guests, and a promise on that trip that you visit Molokini or get a full refund.
The limits:
- The two-hour trip includes no food or drinks.
- Guests must be able to climb a vertical ladder back onto the boat.
- Guests must be 8 or older.
- Our booking pages don't permit pregnant guests or anyone with a back, neck or recent-surgery condition, the same limits the other Kīhei 2-hour trips list.
When another boat suits you better, take it. The Redline Rafting page has the full details of its trips, or call (808) 698-5837.
Does the site earn money when I book?
Every link to book another operator goes straight to that operator's own page; Redline's own trips book in Redline's booking window. If a link ever earns a commission, it will say so beside the link. A commission never changes the order of boats or what a page says about one.
How current are the prices?
Every price shows its basis and the date we checked it. Prices we read automatically expire after 14 days, and prices a person checks by hand after 60. After that the row says "See prices on the operator's site" instead of a number. How we check prices has the method.
If something is wrong
Tell us through the contact page. If you run a boat we list, send a link to the page on your own site that shows the correct detail, and we fix what we can confirm.
Start with the comparison or the guides. The privacy policy says what we collect.
Sources and corrections
The 3 sources for this page
- redlinerafting.com and its booking pages (Redline Rafting), read . Backs: Redline's 2-hour trip: about 60 minutes of snorkeling; departures daily at 7:00 and 9:30 a.m. · Redline's rafts take ages 8 and up. · Redline's health limits: pregnant guests, back or neck conditions or injuries, recent surgery, and conditions the trip may aggravate are not permitted. · Redline sells small-raft trips from Kīhei Boat Ramp. · Redline's raft ride to Molokini is about 15 minutes. · Redline's 2-hour raft takes up to 24 guests. · Redline's 2-hour trip promises a Molokini visit or a full refund.
- Redline Rafting, Two-Hour Molokini Snorkel, read . Backs: Redline's two-hour tour page calls the ride fast and adventurous, and says it can be very wet and bumpy. Guests must be able to climb a vertical ladder back onto the boat. · Redline's two-hour tours do not include food or drinks.
- Board of Land and Natural Resources, 26 May 2023, Item F-4: DAR/DOBOR briefing on Molokini rule amendments (with exhibits) (Hawaiʻi DLNR), read . Backs: About 40 commercial vessels hold Molokini permits (2023 state count), so a list of boats we could find may not be a list of all of them.