East Side
The Corsair
This is a boat dive
The only "real" wreck, crashed in 1946. It lays at about 108'.
What you might see: Garden eels, eels, leaf scorpion fish, various tropical fish
Sea Cave
This is a boat dive
I only have done this one once - about a year ago, before I started taking pictures - but it was a nice dive. It was a drift dive. There is a cave on the coast line that you swim into (careful of the fishing lines!). There were starfish every where and when you get to the back and look up you see the light entering the cave and the water crashing at the surface...just beautiful. For obvious reasons not always do-able
Average Depth about 45'
Just out side of the cave there is a cold water layer that is brought in from the Molokini current. Is about a 10 degree difference. If you look closely you can see the two different water layers "waving" (like when you look into the distance at a hot road) as they mix.
South Side (Waikiki)
The Sea Tiger
This is a boat dive
This ship was used to smuggle illegal immigrants into the US. It was auctioned off 3 times. The last company that bought it sunk it in 1998 as a submarine tourist attraction. The company went broke so it's just for us divers now . Lays at about 110-120'
What you might see: sharks, eagle rays, manta rays, frogfish, leaf scorpion fish, octopus, eels, turtles
YO-257 at 100 some feet/San Pedro at 86'
This is a boat dive
Two wrecks within swim distance of each other. The YO was a military oil tanker from WWII. Don't know too much history on these two but they were also sunk in the 90's (not at the same time) by a submarine company as a tourist attraction. They still go thru and you can wave to the tourists inside.
What you might see: sharks, eagle rays, frogfish, leaf scorpion fish, octopus, eels, turtles
Kewalo pipe/ 40- about 60'
This is a boat dive
A storm drain (no longer in use) that has lots of coral and fish. Haven't gotten to see it yet, but they say there is a dragon moray there. Off to the one side the UH has fish habitats...also interesting to see.
Out this way you can also dive turtle canyon, Kehi pipe - people are not too thrilled about Kaisers reef.
What you might see: sharks, eels, frogfish, octopus, pipe fish, starfish, unique urchins...I've even seen dolphins at the pipe
West Side
MS Mahi
This is a boat dive
Oahus' first artificial reef (max depth 92') was a WWII mine layer known as the USS Scrimmage. Changed hands a coupl'a times before it was sunk in 1982. Over the years that I have been diving it I have been watching it fall apart. It is no longer safe to swim thru and if the current is strong you can see the top cabin, better said what's left of it, move back and forth, but it still is a great dive as groups of up to 18 (from what we have seen) eagle rays love to hang around.
What else you might see: Sharks, frog fish, octopus, slipper lobster, eels, pillow star fish
Makaha Caverns
This is a boat dive
Also known as "The Lava tubes" (max depth about 45')- Lots of swim thrus, arches and caverns. You can see lots of turtles there! Really fun and it would be wise to bring a flash light along.
Also out that way is A-Frames, Stars, 5" reef (lots of live ammo laying around), turtle canyons, black rock
You might also see: sharks, eels, titan scorpion fish, devils scorpion fish, star fish, pillow star fish