The Hilton Waikoloa Village as a "Dolphin Quest" program where you can get personal with the dolphins, however it is not a cheap adventure.

(See: http://www.resqwest.com/docs/dolphinquest/hilton_webres2.asp)

It costs a minimum of $199 per person for a half hour adventure, where you actually only spend 20 minutes with the dolphins, and that 20 minutes is shared with 7 other people, or 3 other couples, if you are in a couples group. I guess that averages out to $199 for a little less than 3 minutes with a dolphin per person, or $398 for a little more than 5 minutes for a couple…. Not exactly a bargain. Marianne thinks she saw a similar program in Florida for about $75 a person….

This is the children’s program, which might be less costly, but it is still expensive…

These are some of the dolphin trainers working with the dolphins.

Two of the dolphins having fun…

More pictures of the trainers working with the dolphins