I went to Roratonga back in 1994 and the snorkeling was very good and the scuba diving was fantastic. There was an abundance and wide variety of interesting corals and marine life there. There was even an option to dive with hammer head sharks if you want as well, I opted out... The Cooks were very quiet back then, but still had everything you needed/wanted. We went to Australia after the Cook Islands and diving on the Great Barrier Reef but it was a big disappointment in comparison.
A couple of years back I did some snorkeling in Kauai and Honolulu and it was pretty good for fish, but Rarotonga had way better coral. I have not been to Maui though so can’t comment on that.
I guess it all depends on the type of vacation you want...
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