Scooters are all the rage, even -- or maybe especially -- in the water.
We're talking about an ocean scooter, a self-propelled machine that allows people to dive and explore without expending a lot of energy. On the Big Island, the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai in Kailua-Kona lets hotel guests test drive a “scooter snorkel.”
Guests 12 and older can dive as deep as 70 feet, although a hotel spokesperson told me most people don’t plunge that far underwater.
The time underwater for each dive is limited, of course, because there’s no air supply.