You can also visit via an organized tour. Several of the best Hawaii tours feature a stop at the Captain Cook Monument on their snorkeling excursions. Captain Cook Snorkel On A Power Catamaran ...

Take time in between snorkel trips and scuba dives to behold the large white Captain Cook Monument that sits across the bay. There's also a traditional religious site, Hikiau Heiau, across the bay.

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 history.