Maui is one of the few places you can jump in the water and see a sea turtle in minutes. You don’t even have to get a passport to visit if you already live in the US! (how easy!) Anyway, here are some pictures I took one day while diving off the south shore of Wailea in Maui, Hawaii. I would say I was “lucky” this day, but it is always like this.
Turtles of Polo Beach: Wailea
Here is one of my favorites, this giant Hawaiian sea turtle was heading right at me!
This huge turtle was hiding in the coral. It must be kind of hard to be so awkwardly big and try to hide from anything.
This Polo Beach turtle was on the move. These suckers can swim fast! There was no way I was going to catch up with him.
It is amazing how well these Hawaiian sea turtles can blend in. This guy was probably about twenty feet deep just chilling on the bottom.
This not so ninja turtle came at me after being scared out of the rocks. It wasn’t me who startled him.
I have to tell you. As cheesy as it may sound, swimming with sea turtles is one of the most amazing things. I hate when people invade where they live. If you are going to swim with them do just that, don’t get in their way, or let yourself be known (yea, they will know you are there, but there is no reason to be anything but passive around these guys.)
This Maui sea turtle was fun. He swam around me for a good half an hour. I probably could have gotten super close to it, but I would rather them come to me over me going to them. I wouldn’t like it if they just walked into my house and got in my face… 
these are some really cool pictures. I love sea turtles.
ah !!! the pics r just awesome !!!! i really loved them !! i would surely like to try swimming with turtles some day !
i do luv turtle… its ben so nice to me.. seeing all this pic…
Hey! Love the pictures. We’re heading to Maui in May and I’m wondering where Polo beach is, and is that the same beach as “South of Weilea”? I’d love to snorkel near these guys! Also, I’m wondering if you know about when they lay eggs and when they are hatching?
Here’s where the pictures were taken
Google Maps Link to the Turtles at Polo Beach
woooo!:O these piks ar soo totaly kewl ii reelie wona swim with turrtels it looks soo fun n fabulas yea
ii think this is 1 of tha best things ii have seen in my life cz we dont av turtels wer ii liv in tha uk!! 
ii reelie hope 1 day ii can do this woo woop woop so tootaly exiting xx
I swam with a couple of turtles today at Black Rock in Maui and have encountered them a couple of other times on this trip. I am growing to love them. They are so gentle and don’t seem to mind a visitor or two to their space. They approached me and even brushed me once or twice. They seem like the Golden Retriever of the sea! Your pictures are great.