Hawaï Dive Sites

[Hawaï général] [Kauai] [Lanai] [Maui] [Oahu]

The Pentagon: 30 feet - Novice

Surgeonfish, triggerfish, Moorish idols and tangs are just a few of the colorful reef fish that patrol this cavernous lava structure. Small archways and tunnels.

Cavern Point: Intermediate to advanced (two dive sites)

Twin Lava Tubes:

two underwater tubes more than 200 feet long

Three Room Cave:

a series of caverns with high arching ceilings and interconnecting tunnels. You'll encounter soldierfish, leaf scorpionfish, frogfish and a half-dozen species of lobster.

Pine Trees: 20-100 + feet - Novice to intermediate

Lava tubes, arches, caves, tunnels and pinnacles in 20 to 60 feet of water. Frogfish are common, as are tiger cowries as big as your hands, octopuses, pufferfish, scorpionfish and trumpetfish.

Place of Refuge: 20-100 + feet - Novice to advanced

Located in Honaunau Bay, Place of Refuge features a variety of tropicals in about 35 feet of water. Farther out, the flat, sandy bottom drops to more than 100 feet. The wall is clouded with schools of baitfish and tangs. Check with a local dive operator to make sure there's no south swell, which can make diving dangerous.

Red Hill: 15-75 feet - Intermediate to advanced

Includes a half-dozen dive sites with caves, tubes and tunnels adorned with yellow tube coral. Whitetip reef sharks hiding under ledges, moray eels, turkeyfish and swarms of colorful tropicals. A favorite night dive.

Kona Surf: 15-30 feet - Novice

The hotel shines powerful floodlights into the water to attract plankton, which attracts manta rays. It's not unusual to see as many as a dozen rays gliding in the clear waters.

The Sixth Hole: 20-60 feet - Novice to intermediate

Just off the sixth hole of Mauna Lani golf course on the Big Island. The crevices are carpeted with morays, lobster, octopuses and fist-sized cowries.

South Point: 15-60 feet - Advanced

This site is off the tip of the Big Island. Time your entry to weather the ever-present swells, but once below you'll find a hard bottom strewn with old engines, anchors, fishing weights and boulders. South Point is a favorite with locals hoping to spot rare species including Fowler's snake eel, the many whiskered Brotulid and Barber's scorpionfish.