by Scuba Steve | Jun 16, 2026 | Sea Turtle Facts
Do Sea Turtles Bite? What Snorkelers Really Need To Know If you are getting ready to snorkel with sea turtles for the first time, a small voice in the back of your mind might be asking a very fair question. Do sea turtles bite, and is there any chance one could bite...
by Scuba Steve | Jun 14, 2026 | Sea Turtle Facts
Sea Turtle vs Tortoise: What Is The Real Difference? Walk along a Hawaiian beach and someone is bound to point at a honu resting in the sand and call it a tortoise. It happens all the time, and it is an honest mistake. Turtles and tortoises look alike at a glance,...
by Scuba Steve | Jun 12, 2026 | Sea Turtle Facts
Do Sea Turtles Get Cold? How Hawaiian Honu Stay Warm Sea turtles spend their whole lives in the water, and water has a way of pulling heat right out of a body. That raises a question a lot of curious snorkelers ask once they start thinking about it. Do sea turtles...
by Scuba Steve | Jun 10, 2026 | Coral Reef, Sea Turtle Facts
Can Sea Turtles Hear? Inside the Hidden Ears of a Hawaiian Honu The Ears You Cannot See The first surprise about sea turtle hearing is that there is nothing to see. Unlike a dog or a person, a honu has no external ears, no flaps, and no visible openings. That leads a...
by Scuba Steve | Jun 7, 2026 | Turtle Talk
Waikiki Turtles And Snorkeling: Your Complete 2026 Guide Waikiki is the kind of place most people picture when they imagine Hawaii. There is the long curve of soft sand, the gentle waves rolling in, and the green hump of Diamond Head standing guard at the far end of...