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DIVING & SNORKELING
HawaiiCasey Mahaney
MELBOURNE | LONDON | OAKLAND
© Lonely Planet Publications
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see Maui CountyIndex page ??see Lanai &
Molokai page ??
see West Maui,Molokini Crater
& Kahoolawe page ??
see Oahu page ??
see Kauai & Niihau page ???Hanalei
Bay
BayWaimanalo
PearlHarbor
BayKane‘ohe
KahuluiBay
Bay
Kanapou
Ma‘alaeaBay
Bay
BayKeanahaki
HarborKaumalapau
Honolua
Ha‘ena Princeville
Kapa‘a
Lihu‘e
Hanalei
Waimea
Po‘ipu‘Ele‘ele
Hanapepe Koloa
Kailua
Waimanalo
Kahuku
Hale‘iwa
Wahiawa
Honolulu
Nanakuli
Kapolei
Ka‘a‘awa
Kilauea
Ke‘anae
Pa‘ia
Kahului
Waihe‘e
Wailuku
Kahakuloa
Hana
Kaupo
Kihei
Keokea
Makena
Olowalu
Wailea
Ki‘i Landing
Pu‘uwai
Makaha
Wai‘anae
Kualapuu
Kaunakakai
Kalawao
Kamalo
Lana‘i
Maunaloa
Ho‘olehua
City
Waialua
Kapalua
Kahana
Ka‘anapali
Lahaina
Waialua
Park
HaleakalaNational
159º30'W
158º00'W
156º00'W156º30'W
160º00'W
22º00'N
21º30'N
157º00'W
21º00'N
20º30'N
Kaua‘i
O‘ahu
Molokini
Kaho‘olawe
Maui
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Mt Kawaikini(5243ft)
Mt Kahili(3089ft)
Mt Wai‘ale‘ale
(4040ft)Mt Ka‘ala
Pu‘u Kukui(5788ft)
(10,023ft)Pu‘u ‘Ula‘ula
Luamakika(1477ft)
(1161ft)
Paniau(1281ft)
(4961ft)KamakouPu‘u Nana
(1381ft)
Lana‘ihale(3370ft)
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Hanauma Bay
Sheltered bay with curious fish captivates divers and snorkelers
Some of Hawaii’s best divingis found at this submerged
offshore crater
Molokini Crater
Lehua Rock
species and large pelagics lureadventurous divers to Ni‘ihau
Pristine diving conditions, rare
First & Second Cathedrals
Stained-glass-like lightingbrings devout divers to these
underwater grottoes
Po‘ipu Beach
Stunning marine life andtopography make this area
the 'Grand Canyon of the Pacific'30 km
20 miles00
30 km20 miles
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20 miles30 km
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O‘ahu Leeward Side
Exciting wreck dives provideunique photo ops of marine
life, ships and planes
P A C I F I C O C E A N
P A C I F I C O C E A N
P A C I F I C O C E A N
SandIsland
EasternIsland
SpitIsland
GooneyIsland
not for navigation
Midway Islands
30 km20 miles
00
28º12'N
28º14'N177º20'N177º22'N
P A C I F I C O C E A N
Remote dive region featuresGalapagos sharks, largefish and other pelagics
Midway Islands
Hawaii
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Honokaa
Hilo Bay
P A C I F I C O C E A N
P A C I F I C O C E A N
Bay
KailuaBay
Kealakekua
O C E A NP A C I F I C
Hilo
Pahoa
Volcano
Kea‘au
Hawi
(Kamuela)Waimea
Mahukona
Kawaihae
Waikoloa
Pahala
Punalu‘u
Kona
Keauhou
Kealakekua
CookCaptain
Miloli‘i
Ho‘okena
Kailua-
Na‘alehu
National ParkHawai‘i Volcanoes
see Hawaii(The Big Island) Index
page ??
see KohalaCoast page ??
seeKona
Coast
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155º00'W
154ºW166ºW 162ºW 158ºW
155º30'W156º00'W
20º00'N
19º30'N
170ºW174ºW
19º00'N
178ºW
28ºN
24ºNTropic of Cancer
20ºN
18ºN
Moloka‘i
Maui
Hawai‘i(The Big Island)
IslandNihoa
Kaua‘i
O‘ahuNi‘ihau
NeckerIsland
Lana‘iKaho‘olawe
(The Big Island)Hawai‘i
MaroReef
LisianskiIsland
LaysanIsland
IslandsMidway
AtollHermes
AtollKure
Pearl and
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Ka‘u
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(13,677ft)Mauna Loa
(13,796ft)Mauna Kea
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Manta Ray Village
Get up-close and personalwith manta rays during their
nightime feeding frenzy
Kona Coast
Lava caves, tunnels andridges line the Big Island’s
leeward coast
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20 miles
300 km180 miles
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Hawaii
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Diving & Snorkeling Hawaii2nd edition – September 2006
Published by Lonely Planet Publications Pty LtdABN 36 005 607 98390 Maribyrnong St, Footscray,Victoria, 3011, Australiawww.lonelyplanet.com
Lonely Planet OfficesAustralia Locked Bag 1, Footscray, Victoria, 3011Phone 03 8379 8000 Fax 03 8379 8111Email [email protected]
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UK 72-82 Rosebery Ave London EC1R 4RWPhone 020 7841 9000 Fax 020 7841 9001Email [email protected]
Author Casey MahaneyPublisher Roz HopkinsPublishing Manager Chris RennieCommissioning Editor Ben HandicottDesign Manager Brendan DempseyMapping Development Paul PiaiaProject Management Annelies MertensProduction Pepper Publishing (Aust) Pty LtdPrint Production Manager Graham Imeson
Printed by C&C Offset Printing Co Ltd, ChinaPhotographs Casey Mahaney (unless otherwise noted)
ISBN 1740591291
© Lonely Planet 2006© Photographers as indicated 2006
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With Many Thanks toJennifer Bilos, Jo Vraca, Alison Lyall, Carol Chandler, Amy Carroll, Angus Fleetwood, Tom Calderwood, Sayher Heffernan
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CASEY MAHANEY
Casey Mahaney has been a dive indus-try professional since 1983. He is an internationally published author, has co-written five marine life identification guides and has also co-authored Lonely Planet/Pisces series guides to Fiji and the Maldives. Casey took up underwa-ter photography while captaining live-aboard vessels world-wide as a licensed Coast Guard Captain. His dive travel company, Blue Kirio Travel, specializes in personalized dive tours to the world’s top dive destinations. The tours cater to underwater photographers and marine-life enthusiasts, and generally utilize top rate live-aboard dive boats.
FROM THE AUTHOR
A variety of people and organizations assisted in compiling and updating this guidebook. I would like to thank every-
one in the Hawaiian dive industry for their contributions of local knowledge and expertise, use of dive vessels and accommodations over the years. I would also like to give a special thanks to the following individuals for their assistance with this most recent update.
From the Big Island; Paul Warren of Hualalai Watersports, Teri Leicher, Jacks Diving Locker, Rich Kersten, Sea Para-dise and Mendy Dant, Fairwind Cruises. From Maui; Eric Stein, Extended Hori-zons, Pauline Severens, Mike Severens Diving, Diana Madaras, Maui Dive Shop, Hannah Bernard, President Hawaii Wildlife Fund and Charley Neal, Scuba Shack Maui. From Oahu; Randy and Suzette, Captain Bruce Scuba, Bob, Oahu Dive Center, Captain Nick, Waikiki Dive Center, Devon Merrifield, Reef Trekkers Hawaii, Aqua Zone Scuba and Andre. From Kauai; Linda Marsh, Sea-sport Divers, Bubbles Below and Marvin Otsuji.
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
Though digital photography is becom-ming the norm, you will find that all photographs in this book, unless noted, were taken by Casey and Astrid Ma-haney using a variety of film cameras and formats.
For macro and close-up photography the Nikon 8008s and N90s fitted with either a 105mm or 60mm lens in an Ikelite housing were used. Wide-angle photographs were taken using either a Nikon 20mm or 14mm lens in a Nexus housing, or with Nikonos III and V cam-eras with a 15mm lens.
Topside shots were taken with Nikon cameras and a wide variety of lenses, including zoom lenses. The preferred film of choice was Fujichrome slide films, which included Velvia, Provia and Sensia II.
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