Page 223 - Hawaii: Diving, Surfing, Pearl Harbor, Volcanoes and More

POLIHUA BEACH At the end of a ridiculously long jeep ride. Nice THE COVE 20’ - 100’ (6 - 30m) Adv. Boat dive. Protected half-
beach. Breaks in winter NW or W swells. Gets blown out early. circle cove. Great night dive. Lobsters. Spanish dancers. Lemon
Beach often too windy to enjoy butterflyfish. Pelagics. Antler coral

TURTLE HAVEN 12’ - 60’ (3 - 18m) Beg. - Int. Boat dive to miles HOLE IN THE WALL 20’ -100’+ (16 - 30m+) Int. - Adv. Boat
of reef along Lana’i coast. Common area for snorkel trips to Lana’i dive. Named for above-water hole in islet. Usually inaccessible due
out of Lahaina. Volcanic rock. Coral. Sand channels. Turtle clean- to wind and high seas in Pailolo Channel. Huge pinnacle. Shal-
ing station (wrasses tang fish pluck their shells clean). Always full low: Butterflyfish. Moray eels. Colorful corals. Deeper: Black tree
of green sea turtles. Octopuses. Tropical reef fish. Caution: Best coral. Rare long nose hawk fish. Rare tinker’s butterflyfish. Sharks.
dived in morning due to afternoon trades Whales. Manta rays. Military missile at 100’ depth in sand

LOPA Superb summer swells. Enjoyed mainly by locals. Long jeep FISH RAIN 80’ - 100’+ (24 - 30m+) Adv. Boat dive. Usually inac-
ride from Lana’i City cessible due to wind and seas in Pailolo Channel. Deep drift dive.
Numerous reef fish of all types fill the water column like “Fish
STONE SHACK A jeep and some hiking shoes are required to get Rain”. Lots of domino damselfish (Hawaian Dasyllus). Palaegics
to this summer spot. The “Stone Shack” is on the shore from the deep. Whale sharks. Hammerheads. Tiger sharks. Rare
Hawaiian monk seals. Caution: Strong currents
SERGEANT MAJOR 15’ - 50’ (5 - 15m) Beg. - Int. Boat dive. Great
snorkeling. Lots of sergeant majors. Three seaward lava ridges. Lava FISH BOWL 40’ - 60’ (12 - 18m) Int. - Adv. Boat dive. Usually
tunnel connects to sergeant minor. Corals. Sponges. Tropical fish inaccessible due to wind & high seas in Pailolo Channel. Often
a drift dive. Lava boulders. Corals. Ledges. Octopuses. Lobsters.
SERGEANT MINOR 15’ - 50’ (5 - 15m) Beg. - Adv. Boat dive. Lava Nudibranchs. Colorful reef fish. Eagle rays. Whitetip reef sharks.
tunnel connects to sergeant major. Pelagic fish in deeper water. Hammerheads beyond rocks over sand area
Spinner dolphins. Humpback whales. Usually great visibility
HALAWA BAY NE swells or N swells that wrap around the end of
ARMCHAIR the island light up several surf spots around the bay. The drive there
is long, windy and beautiful, so it is well worth it. There are also a
FISH ROCK 0’ - 70’ (0 - 21m) Beg. - Int. Rock breaks surface near few spots along the road between Waialua and Keaina Bay
Manele Bay entrance. Enter at Manele Bay. Excellent snorkeling or
scuba. Every kind of tropical reef fish. Pyramid butterflyfish. Moor- SHERATON Moloka’i’s most known winter wave spot. Breaks big
ish idol. Bandit angelfish. Frogfish. Dolphins in NW to W swells. Waves barrel in toward a beautiful beach. Lo-
cated at the end of Kula Kui Rd. in front of the Sheraton