I’m a frequent visitor to Hawaii – usually at least twice a year, and Kona on the Big Island has always been a favorite spot of mine. On a recent trip, and as I do on every trip there, I set ...

Residents of the Kona Coast have been swimming with wild spinner dolphins for over 30 years. Some people even move to Hawaii Island specifically to be close to the dolphins because they feel a ...

This Aug. 15, 2012 photo provided by Murdoch University dolphin researcher Julian Tyne shows people swimming near dolphins in Makako Bay in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. (Associated Press) ...

Spinner dolphins off the Kona Coast on Hawaii's Big Island. Credit: Getty Images WAIANAE, Hawaii — Allison Alterman likes to swim in the ocean for exercise near her home on Hawaii's Big Island ...

Effective today, swimming with dolphins in Hawaii is illegal – Hawaii News | West Hawaii Today. Saturday, June 28, 2025. ... 75-5580 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740.

HONOLULU — U.S. regulators on Tuesday banned swimming with Hawaii's spinner dolphins to protect the nocturnal animals from people seeking close encounters with the playful species. Swimming with ...

Federal regulators are proposing to ban swimming with dolphins in Hawaii, a move that could imperil one of the Aloha State's most popular tourist activities and the industry that has sprung up ...

It's against federal law to swim within 50 yards of spinner dolphins in Hawaii’s ... the swimmers during a routine patrol in the South Kona ... the day because they’re swimming.

A federal agency is proposing rules to keep humans farther away from dolphins, a move that sets animal welfare and Hawaii's tourism industry at odds.

OAHU, Hawaii --Swimming with dolphins is a popular activity for many tourists in Hawaii, but a proposed federal rule could lead to a dramatic change.