Page 195 - Hawaii: Diving, Surfing, Pearl Harbor, Volcanoes and More

HAUNTED CAVERN (FINGERS) 20’ - 50’ (6 - 15m) Beg. - Int. Boat KAIWI POINT (FISH ROCK) 15’ - 60’ (5 - 18m) Beg. - Int. Rocky
dive, called “FINGERS” because of long lava finger ridges extending shore dive with large boulders, finger coral, all kinds of tropical reef
seaward. Arches, caverns, valleys, unicornfish, surgeon fishes, many rish, huge schools of black durgon and milletseed butterflies, reef trig-
kinds of corals, green sea turtles. gerfish, whitetip reef sharks, manta rays, whale sharks.

PENTAGON 10’ - 35’ (6 - 12m) Beg. Excellent shallow boat dive. OLD AIRPORT 20’ - 30’ (6 - 9m) Beg. - Int. Entry on sand & pahooe-
Excellent snorkeling with superb cavern network. Best fish variety in hoe (smooth) lava 300’ (90m) N of parking lot. 2nd entry 750 further
region. Can be snorkeled from beach. N on pahooehoe shelf into 20’ (6m) deep water. Small caves & holes,
lionfish, cleaner wrasse servicing fishes, moray eels, eagle rays, manta
ROBERT’S REEF 20’ - 60’+ (6 - 18m) Beg. - Adv. Boat dive with lava rays, lots of shellfish, on south side is lava archway.ast fisheries man-
shelf, colorful coral heads, pyramid butterflies, sergeant majors, octo- agement area zone - No collecting or feeding.
puses, spinner dolphins. Caution: Deep drop-off, currents.
MANTA RAYS 20’ - 40’ (6 - 12m) Beg. - Int. Boat night dive. Fa-
GARDEN EEL COVE 30’ -80’ (21 - 24m) Beg. - Int. Beach or boat vorite Kona Coast dive to view manta rays at night. Mantas to 14’ (5m)
dive at Kona Internat’l Airport. Rocky & sandy bottom with garden wingspan. Excellent for scuba or snorkeling. Dive magazine rates this
eels, surrounding reef. Great boat dive at night to see manta rays amongst top 10 dives in the world.
(Franko loved this dive).
MAGIC SANDS Kona’s best bodyboarding at White Sands Beach –
PYRAMID PINNACLE 65’ - 100’+’ (20 - 20m+) Int. - Adv. Boat dive site of annual Magic Sands Bodysurfing Contest. Good surfing at “The
with rapid drop-off into clear, deep water, scattered boulders, scattered Banyan” just north of beach. Site of ancient surfing.
coral heads, all kinds of reef fish in large numbers. Note: Kona
FANTASEA REEF 12’ - 50’ (4 - 15m) Beg. - Int.Boat dive. Whitetip
SUCK-EM-UP CAVERN 30’ - 60’ (9 - 18m) Beg. - Adv. Boat dive reef shark give site alternate name, “MANO
with 100’ (30m) long lava tube with skylights. Corals, Moorish idols,
puffers, threadfin butterflies, trumpetfish, eels, lobsters, shells. Good POINT”. Large Christmas tree coral. Large skylit cavern to south.
cave for beginners.
LONG LAVA TUBE (AMPHITHEATER) 25’ - 40’ (8 - 12m) Int. -
TURTLE HAVEN/TURTLE PINNACLE to 60’ (18m) Beg. - Int. Adv. Boat dive off “RED HILL” area. Entrance to 120’ (36m) long cave
Beach or boat dives. Both areas are haven to green sea turtles. Clean- at 35’ (11m) depth. Cave has sunlit holes. Lots of fish, corals, nudi-
ing station for turtles with rainbow cleaner wrasse. Parrotfish, octo- branchs, cowries, pipefish, yellowmargin eels. Lava walls with nooks
puses, eels, scorpionfish. & crannies.