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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
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