Page 229 - Hawaii: Diving, Surfing, Pearl Harbor, Volcanoes and More

KE’E BEACH. LAGOON 0’ - 20’ Beg. – Adv. Formerly a highly re- dumped WWII ordnance. Big eagle rays, turtles, scorpion fish,
garded beginner shore dive with excellent snorkeling within protec- stingrays, octopuses and lobsters. Occasional humpbacks in season.
tive reef, but huge surf of 1999 to 2000 filled it in with silt and sand. Good place to have a guide. Caution: Tradewinds make rough con-
Snorkeling is still excellent in the shallows, but caution!, extremely ditions most of the year.
strong and dangerous current sweep along shore on the outside.
Winter waves make good surfing but poor diving. PO’IPU BEACH PARK 0’ - 40’ Beg. - Int. Great beginner shore dive
and beginner snorkeling. Lots of tame fish of all kinds. Photogenic
CANNON’S REEF 5’ - 70’ Beg. – Int. .Shore dive at east end of Ha’ena schools of lemon butterfly (Lau Wiliwili). Usually calm and clear.
Beach via V-shaped slit in reef. Good snorkeling. Lots of juvenile
fish. Less popular than tunnels due to few underwater features. BRENNECKE’S LEDGE 55’ - 90’ Int. - Adv. Boat dive to undercut
ridge with lava tubes. Schools of ta’ape, squirrelfish, green sea tur-
TUNNELS REEF 5’ - 65’ Beg. – Adv. .Good beginners dive site. Ex- tles, whitetip reef sharks. Colorful coral on top of ledge. Black coral
cellent advanced snorkeling. Dive in summer, surf in winter. Lava under ledge.
tubes and tunnels. White-tip reef sharks, green sea turtles, colorful
tropical fish. Caution: High surf and poor visibility in winter. SHERATON CAVERNS 30’ - 65’ Int. - Adv. Top boat dive site
around Kauai. Three lava tubes and a wall with coral. Colorful nudi-
ANINI BEACH 0’ - 15’ Beg. Beginner shore dive and excellent snor- branchs, turtles, whitemouth moray eels, lionfish inside lava tubes,
keling. Large barrier reef good for windsurfers. Fish, turtles, lots of and all kinds of tropical fish. Almost always calm and clear.
invertebrates. Park facilities. Caution: Not advisable to dive during
winter surf. KOLOA LANDING 10’ - 55’ Beg. - Int. Excellent, easy shore ac-
cess for beginners. Diveable year-round. Advanced snorkeling. Lots
ANAHOLA BAY 0’ - 20’ + Beg. Beginner beach dive and excellent of tame, colorful fish, moray eels looking to be fed. Colorful nudi-
snorkeling, especially at north or south end reefs. Nice finger corals. branchs. Common scuba intro dive site. Facilities.
Zebra moray eels, lots of colorful fish, green sea turtles.
FAST LANES 55’ - 95’+ Adv. Deep boat dive over lava flow. Pennant
fish. Whitetip reef sharks, yellow-eyed surgeonfish, octopuses, rare
LYDGATE STATE PARK 0’ - 10’ Beg. Shallow beginner shore dive. indigenous boarfish. Generally calm and clear.
Good easy snorkeling. Near resort hotel. Lots of fish. Usually small
swells, but tradewinds make it choppy.

AHUKINI LANDING 15’ - 70’ Int. - Adv. Entry at harbor jetty in
poor visibility, clears around point. Wall diving. Reef strewn with