IT’S THE LAW!!! In order to protect our beautiful Reefs and their ecosystems, only “REEF SAFE” sunscreen is to be used in the State of Hawai’i. It is the law, so please be sure you are following the law. For your convenience, we sell 3oz. tubes of reef safe sunscreen at check-in that meets Hawaii’s requirements. You may also find “REEF SAFE” sunscreen at nearly all drugstores, convenience and grocery stores on the island. We do not allow spray on sunscreen. Please choose a lotion sunscreen. Don’t let the labels trick you though. Be sure to check out the ingredients list. ZINC AND MINERAL BASED SUNSCREENS RECOMMENDED. When purchasing sunscreen, please check that it does NOT contain these ingredients: oxybenzone, octinoxate, octisalate, avobenzone, octocrylene, homosalate, and nanoparticles. All Good and No Ad are great options. While regular sunscreen is hard at work protecting your skin, it is also killing the coral and reef environment. Most chemical sunscreens contain oxybenzone, which is believed to be the culprit. Oxybenzone damages the coral’s DNA, inhibiting its ability to reproduce. Found in over 3,500 sunscreens sold in the U.S., oxybenzone is the most common, harmful chemical linked to bleaching fragile coral reef populations worldwide. Its use by ocean swimmers and snorkelers contributes an estimated 14,000 tons of sunscreen into rivers and oceans each year. As little as one drop in the equivalent of six-and-a-half Olympic swimming pools can seriously harm coral reefs and marine ecosystems.