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patches. Octopuses. Lots of Caverns. Valleys. Unicornfish. Surgeon
invertebrates. Caution: Currents can be Fishes. Many kinds of corals. Green sea
strong turtles
LAVA DOME ROCK (THE DOME) 30' PENTAGON 10' - 35' (6 - 12m) Beg.
- 100' (12 - 30m) Beg. - Adv. Shore or Boat dive. Excellent shallow dive.
boat dive. Giant head of "Porites Rus" Excellent snorkeling. Superb cavern
coral. Valleys of coral formations & sand network. Best fish variety in region. Can
patches. Reef sharks common be snorkeled from beach
CRYSTAL COVE 30' - 75' (9 - 22m) ROBERT'S REEF 20' - 60'+ (6 - 18m)
Beg. - Adv. Boat dive. Protected from Beg. - Adv. Boat dive. Lava shelf.
wind. Clear water. Black sandy bottom. Colorful coral heads. Pyramid butterflies.
Lots of sea shells. Invertebrates. Green Sergeant majors. Octopuses. Spinner
sea turtles. All kinds of reef fish. Spinner dolphins. Caution: deep drop-off.
dolphins. Garden eels Currents.
KAUANOA BEACH ("MAUNA KEA GARDEN EEL COVE 30' -80' (21 - 24m)
BEACH") Best Beach on the Big Island. Beg. - Int. Beach or boat dive at Kona
Great swimming beach. Superb Internat'l. Airport. Rocky & sandy bottom
bodyboarding when surf is up. Limited with garden eels. Surrounding reef. Great
parking at hotel boat dive at night to see manta rays
(Franko loved this dive)
PUAKO 10' - 30' (3 - 9m) Beg. - Adv.
terrain & sealife. Urchins. Stinging GOLDEN ARCHES 30' -50' (9 - 15m)
anemones. Colorful coral. Small sandy Beg. - Adv. Boat dive. Archways &
cove entry. Lava shelf. Holes. Tunnels. bridges in lava rock. White sand. Corals.
Diverse Squirrelfish. Trumpetfish. Huge Various Butterflyfish. Potter's angelfish.
jacks. Eels everywhere Blueline snapper. Photogenic staghorn
coral on S side
MAKAIWA BAY 25' - 40' (8 - 12m) PYRAMID PINNACLE 65' - 100'+' (20 -
Beg. - Int. Boat dive. Shallow. Lots of 20m+) Int. - Adv. Boat dive. Rapid drop-
colorful corals cover bottom. Rock off into clear, deep water. Scattered
ledges,ridges, archways & caverns. boulders. Scattered coral heads. All
Numerous reef fish. Green sea turtles kinds of reef fish in large numbers. Note:
Kona Coast fisheries management area
HAUNTED CAVERN (FINGERS) 20' - zone - No collecting or feeding
50' (6 - 15m) Beg. - Int. Boat dive. Called
"FINGERS" because of long lava finger SUCK-EM-UP CAVERN 30' - 60' (9 -
ridges extending seaward. Arches. 18m) Beg. - Adv. Boat dive. 100' (30m)
