tarponchik
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Thanks! I would make descriptions more detailed, though. For example:
Honokohau Harbor
Last Updated by Darker View on Jul 20
A very good dive site just out from the harbor. Yes, the local dive boats use this site! It can be reached very easily from shore. The entry is well sheltered from the south and north, this site is often diveable when much of the coast is experiencing swell.
Do not swim on the surface out from shore. The boat traffic is very heavy in the channel here. Use of a dive flag/float is highly recommended for safety. DLNR enforcement officers also patrol the site, their office is in the harbor.
Keep an eye out for the resident tiger sharks. They are often seen at the harbor mouth and around the can. Eagle and manta rays are also common sights here.
Add here: This site is also called Alula beach. Park on lava in at the end of the road and hike across some lava formations toward the sea and to the left. Access from lava tip or from the sandy beach. Best time to dive is early enough, before 10 boats with snorkelers will show up. The best route is to go straight, this will take you down the slope to sandy flats at ~60 ft where eagle rays are common. Go left (south) along the edge of the slope, and be on lookout for eagle rays to the right and octopus and various coral fish to the left. Then go up the slope and return along huge boulders and coral formations at ~20-40 ft, watching a variety of coral fish and moray eels. Once you pass the rocky cliff, turn right into the gully that will take you back to the sandy beach.
Honokohau Harbor
Last Updated by Darker View on Jul 20
A very good dive site just out from the harbor. Yes, the local dive boats use this site! It can be reached very easily from shore. The entry is well sheltered from the south and north, this site is often diveable when much of the coast is experiencing swell.
Do not swim on the surface out from shore. The boat traffic is very heavy in the channel here. Use of a dive flag/float is highly recommended for safety. DLNR enforcement officers also patrol the site, their office is in the harbor.
Keep an eye out for the resident tiger sharks. They are often seen at the harbor mouth and around the can. Eagle and manta rays are also common sights here.
Add here: This site is also called Alula beach. Park on lava in at the end of the road and hike across some lava formations toward the sea and to the left. Access from lava tip or from the sandy beach. Best time to dive is early enough, before 10 boats with snorkelers will show up. The best route is to go straight, this will take you down the slope to sandy flats at ~60 ft where eagle rays are common. Go left (south) along the edge of the slope, and be on lookout for eagle rays to the right and octopus and various coral fish to the left. Then go up the slope and return along huge boulders and coral formations at ~20-40 ft, watching a variety of coral fish and moray eels. Once you pass the rocky cliff, turn right into the gully that will take you back to the sandy beach.
