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beach entry. Many reef fish. Yellow POHO'IKI 20' - 100' (6 - 30m) Beg. -
tang. Moorish idols. Achilles tang. Adv. Best shore dive in East Hawaii.
Green sea turtles. Crown of thorns Incredible variety of fish & invertebrates.
seastar. Sandy flats at 80'+ (24m+) Depth. Green sea & Hawksbill turtles. Caution:
Caution: This area is sacred - please be Big waves. Boat traffic. Surfers
respectful
RAINBOW FALLS One of Big Island's
INSIDE ILLUSIONS 30' - 80' (9 - 24m) best waterfalls. Best seen in morning.
Int. Boat dive. Two huge pinnacles. Cave behind falls where some say
Many canyons & holes inshore. Lionfish. Kamehameha I buried his father's bones
pipefish. Rare yellowfin squirrelfish.
Razor wrasse. Ghost shrimp. Garden RICHARDSON BEACH <20' (6m)
eels. Tiger cowries Inside. to 100'+ (30m+) Outside Beg. -
Adv. Excellent snorkeling. Beginner
MILOLI'I BAY 6' - 65' (2 - 20m) Beg. - scuba or scuba tune-ups. Also good for
Adv. Wharf or sand and rubble beach bodyboarding. Green sea turtles.
entry. Tide pools. Good snorkeling over Sergeant majors. Trumpetfish.
shallow pahoehoe lava. Small corals. Unicornfish. Variety of surgeonfish.
Lots of fish. Marine Life Conservation Whales. Caution: North swell. Strong
District. Caution: Boat traffic. Currents currents outside
on outside. Surf
LELEIWI 10' - 70' (3 - 21m) Beg. - Adv.
PUNALU'U (BLACK SANDS) 5' - 60' (2 Hilo's best shore dive. Six lava arches.
- 18m) Beg. - Int. Beautiful Black Sands Large coral heads. Variety of hard corals.
Beach with coconut palms & freshwater All kinds of reef fish. Green sea turtles.
lagoon. Lots of hawksbill turtles. Spinner dolphins. Whales in Winter and
Colorful corals. Reef fishes. Moray eels. Spring. Caution: North swell. Strong
Whales in Winter & early Spring. currents
Caution: Waves & strong currents. Good
surfing on S swells PUHI BAY 10' - 60' (3 - 18m) Beg. - Int.
Beach dive. Good alternate if Leleiwi is
LAVA FLOW DIVE It is no longer no good. Small lava tubes. Caves.
possible to scuba dive the lava flow in Walls. Colorful corals. Green sea turtles.
bathtub-warm water 100' (30m) from Variety of tropical fish. Invertebrates.
molten shore. Divers formerly witnessed Caution: North swell. No good during &
the snapping, crackling, rumbling, after heavy rain
bubbling water where lava invades the
sea. Scary! AKAKA FALLS Akaka & Kahuna Falls
are over 400' (120m) tall. Bamboo. Giant
