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Kohala Coast Dive Moorings (Puako to Black Point)
20° 4.5′ N · 155° 51.9′ W
South of Kawaihae and along the Mauna Lani and Puako shore, lava-tube caverns and arches are buoyed with day-use moorings: Ulua Caverns, Kei Kei Caverns/Horseshoes, Frog Rock, Lava Dome Rock, Crystal Cove and Black Point north of Kawaihae, and Haunted Cavern, Turtles and Paniau off Mauna Lani.
Practical
Coordinate is the Ulua Caverns mooring (Malama Kai layer), about 3 nm north of Kawaihae. Others: Kei Kei Caverns 20.08040, -155.86763; Black Point 20.10582, -155.88477; Crystal Cove 20.05367, -155.84582; Frog Rock 20.06492, -155.85443; Haunted Cavern 19.94682, -155.87232; Turtles 19.94928, -155.87098; Paniau North 19.95983, -155.85992. These are the closest dives to the Kawaihae harbors; go in the morning before the Kohala trades pick up in the afternoon. Day use only.
Best for
Cavern dives within a few miles of Kawaihae
Nearby
- Kawaihae Marketplace and Da Fish House2.9 NM away
- Kohala Burger & Taco (Kawaihae)2.9 NM away
- Kohala Divers (Kawaihae)2.9 NM away
- Kawaihae Commercial Harbor3 NM away
- Seafood Bar (Kawaihae)3 NM away
- Kawaihae Commercial Harbor Anchorage3.1 NM away
- Kawaihae Harbor (North and South Small Boat Harbors)3.4 NM away
- Pelekane and Hale o Kapuni Shark Heiau3.6 NM away
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