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tubes. Colorful corals. Trumpetfish. morays. Spanish dancer. Eels breeding
Eels. Eagle rays. Jacks. Caution: site. Butterflyfish. Dolphins
Currents. Surge. Deep drop-off
KAIWI POINT (FISH ROCK) 15' - 60'
PYRAMID PINNACLE 65' - 100'+' (20 - (5 - 18m) Beg. - Int. Rocky shore dive.
20m+) Int. - Adv. Boat dive. Rapid drop- Large boulders. Finger coral. All kinds
off into deep water. Scattered boulders. of tropical reef fish. Huge schools of
Scattered coral heads. All kinds of reef black durgon and milletseed butterflies.
fish in large numbers. Note: Kona Coast Reef triggerfish. Whitetip reef sharks.
fisheries management area zone - No Manta rays. Whale sharks
collecting or feeding.
Adjacent sites include SKUNK OLD AIRPORT 20' - 30' (6 - 9m) Beg. -
HOLLOW and KALOKO ARCHES Int. Entry on sand & paho'oehoe (smooth)
lava 300' (90m) N of parking lot. 2nd
SUCK-EM-UP CAVERN 30' - 60' (9 - entry 750 further N on paho'oehoe shelf
18m) Beg. - Adv. Boat dive. 100' (30m) into 20' (6m) deep water. Caves and
long lava tube with skylights. Corals. holes. Hawaiian lionfish. Cleaner wrasse
Moorish idols. Puffers. Threadfin servicing fishes. On south side is lava
butterflies. Trumpetfish. Eels. Lobsters. archway. Moray eels. Spotted eagle rays.
Shells. Good cave for beginner Lots of shellfish
LONE TREE ARCH 20' - 60' (6 - 18m) KAILUA 20' - 35' (6 - 11m) Beg. - Int.
Beg. - Adv. Boat dive. Large archway Easy beach entry at the Southern little
aka "BIG ARCH". Lava rocks. Sand beach by pier. Stay S of buoys and boats.
chutes. Coral heads. Orange cup coral. Coral encrusted anchors. Lava flats w.
Coral shrimp. Frogfish. Yellow tangs. Shelves. Nudibranchs. Seastars. Crabs.
Cleaner wrasse. Caution: Surgy by shore Shrimp. Octopus. Cardinalfish.
Whitetip reef sharks. Good night dive
TURTLE HAVEN. TURTLE
PINNACLE to 60' (18m) Beg. - Int. MANTA RAYS 20' - 40' (6 - 12m) Beg.
Beach or boat dives. Both areas are haven - Int. Boat night dive. Favorite Kona
to green sea turtles. Cleaning station for Coast dive to view manta rays at night.
turtles with rainbow cleaner wrasse. Mantas to 14' (5m) wingspan. Excellent
Parrotfish. Octopuses. Moray Eels. for scuba or snorkeling. Top 10 dive in
Scorpionfish the world
MORAY EEL COVE 30' - 60' (9 - 18m) PAHOEHOE BEACH PARK 15' - 40' (3
Beg. - Adv. Beach or boat dive. Green - 12m) Beg. - Int. Enter at tiny beach at
coral reef. Sandy bottom. Yellow north end of park. Rocky, sandy bottom.
margin. White mouth, zebra & dragon