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long lava tube with skylights. Corals. MAGIC SANDS Kona's best
Moorish idols. Puffers. Threadfin bodyboarding at White Sands Beach – site
butterflies. Trumpetfish. Eels. Lobsters. of annual Magic Sands Bodysurfing
Shells. Good cave for beginners Contest. Good surfing at "The Banyan"
just north of beach. Site of ancient surfing
TURTLE HAVEN. TURTLE
PINNACLE to 60' (18m) Beg. - Int. FANTASEA REEF 12' - 50' (4 - 15m)
Beach or boat dives. Both areas are haven Beg. - Int. Boat dive. Whitetip reef shark
to green sea turtles. Cleaning station for give site alternate name, "MANO
turtles with rainbow cleaner wrasse. POINT". Large Christmas tree coral.
Parrotfish. Octopuses. Eels. Large skylit cavern to south
Scorpionfish
LONG LAVA TUBE
KAIWI POINT (FISH ROCK) 15' - 60' (AMPHITHEATER) 25' - 40' (8 - 12m)
(5 - 18m) Beg. – Int Rocky shore dive. Int. - Adv. Boat dive off "RED HILL"
Large boulders. Finger coral. All kinds area. Entrance to 120' (36m) long cave at
of tropical reef rish. Huge schools of 35' (11m) depth. Cave has sunlit holes.
black durgon & milletseed butterflies. Lots of fish. Corals. Nudibranchs.
Reef triggerfish. Whitetip reef sharks. Cowries. Pipefish. walls with nooks &
Manta rays. Whale sharks crannies. Yellowmargin eels

OLD AIRPORT 20' - 30' (6 - 9m) Beg. - KEALAKEKUA BAY 5' - 100'+ (2 -
Int. Entry on sand & paho'oehoe (smooth) 30m+) Beg. - Int. Easy sandy beach entry.
lava 300' (90m) N of parking lot. 2nd Fabulously diverse dive area for
entry 750 further N on paho'oehoe shelf snorkeling or scuba. Huge sandy area to
into 20' (6m) deep water. Small caves & right. Barracuda. Ulua. Reef area to
holes. Lionfish. Cleaner wrasse right. All kinds of reef fish. Eels.
servicing fishes. On S side is lava Lobsters. Octopuses. Freshwater springs.
archway. Moray eels. Eagle rays. Manta Turtles
rays. Lots of shellfish
KE'EI 15' - 100' (3 - 30m) Beg. - Adv.
MANTA RAYS 20' - 40' (6 - 12m) Beg. Lava shelf entry just S of underwater park.
- Int. Boat night dive. Favorite Kona Clear water. Colorful Corals. Many
Coast dive to view manta rays at night. tropical reef fishes. Whitetip reef sharks.
Mantas to 14' (5m) wingspan. Excellent Turtles. Seastars. Morays. Garden eels
for scuba or snorkeling. Divemagazine in sand at 90' (27m). Stonefish
rates this amongst top 10 dives in the
world PLACE OF REFUGE 0' - 100' (0 - 30m)
Beg. - Adv. Most diverse, accessible,
excellent shore dive site on Hawaii. Easy