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road, the smaller more sheltered beach MOKU HOONIKI ROCK This island and
further away is Kamaalaea Beach. A smaller Kahana Rock are cinder cones
boat-launching ramp is located there. The which were used during WWII for
larger and more exposed beach is Kawili bombing practice. Today they are seabird
Beach. Swimming can be safe near the sanctuaries, off-limits to visitors due to
shore in the summer time, but there are no unexploded warheads still littering the
lifeguards. In the winter months the surf islands.
can be huge and should be ridden by SCUBA DIVING Dive boats from
experts only. Maui County maintains a Molokai Fish and Dive visit pristine sites
small pavilion with restrooms and a at Molokai's east end, although wind,
shower. Do not drink the water.
waves, currents, and distance make these
HALAWA BAY There is a gorgeous advanced dive sites rarely dived. They are
beach at the mouth of Molokai's unique and superb. PINNACLE is often
magnificent Halawa Valley. This is called FISH BOWL. Its main feature is a
where some of the original visitors to huge pinnacle, the top of which is bowl-
Hawaii first landed. The drive there is shaped. This is often a drift dive, with
beautiful and well worth the effort. lava boulders, corals, and ledges. The are
many invertebrates, whitetip reef sharks,
KULEANA GARDEN TOURS Visit a
working Flower Plantation in Halawa eagle rays, and hammerheads. FISH
Valley and see a variety of over 100 RAIN's water column is filled with fish,
gingers, heleconias, and other tropical including domino damselfish. HOLE IN
flowers. Open daily from 10am to 4pm. THE WALL is named for an above-water
Follow the signs near the church and hole in the islet. It features rare long nose
introduce yourself to Kalani. Here you hawk fish and tinker's butterflyfish. A
can enjoy incredible island smoothies military missile sits in the sand at 100'
made with papaya and banana and secret depth. THE COVE is a protected half-
citrus. (808) 336-1149 circle cove. It is a night dive with lobsters,
Spanish dancers, and antler coral. Other
PUU O HOKU RANCH 14,000 acres of dives include CAVERNS, and THE
ranch in Molokai's lush and green east end ABYSS. There is much yet to be
is located off the 25 mile marker of Hwy. discovered here.
450. This lodge and retreat has a private
setting including equestrian facilities,
kitchens, a pool, and beautiful scenery for
patrons to escape from the real world.
(808) 558-8109
