You can submerge your whole family aboard Atlantis Submarines' Sea Quest Adventure and descend to 120 feet without getting a single toe wet. Nab a window seat and glide by undersea reefs teeming with angelfish, parrot fish, stingrays, even sharks. Children must be at least three feet tall to ride. At the historic Sheraton Moana Surfrider, you can sign up for lessons from Aloha Beach Services a family-run business that has been teaching folks to ride the Waikiki waves for three decades. Aloha instructors claim that any kid who can swim will be standing up on a board in an hour.
Mornings are the best times to get started.
The 54,000-acre Molokai Ranch is for people who like serenity and space, and lots of it. The tents sleep five, or families can set up house in two adjacent ones. Ranch activities range from horseback riding and mountain biking to snorkeling and kayaking. Molokai Lore Take the Molokai Wagon Ride through one of the world's largest mango groves, planted by the Hawaiian Sugar Co. in 1926. You'll ride up to Iliiliopae Heiau, the site of an ancient temple, then roll back down to the beach, where guides demonstrate old island ways how to catch fish in a net, husk coconuts, and dance the hula.