Reef
down to 15 m
Kahalu'u Beach Park
- Open Water
- Turtles
Advanced≤30 m
Au Au Crater
Dive site in Kona (Big Island), United States
- Usual dive
- 24 m
- Deepest point
- 61 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Season
- All year
The dive
A wall and rock formations dive. Known for hammerhead sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks and frogfish.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: konahonudivers.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wall, Rock formations
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Hammerhead sharks
- Oceanic whitetip sharks
- Frogfish
- Nudibranchs
Season in Kona (Big Island)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Diveable all year.
Source: dive-the-world.comWhere is Kona (Big Island)?
The point shows the Kona (Big Island) area, not the exact dive site.
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down to 30 m
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- Whitetip reef sharks
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.