Reef
down to 15 m
Kahalu'u Beach Park
- Open Water
- Turtles
Open Water≤18 m
Golden Arches
Dive site in Kona (Big Island), United States
Lava arches and a wide lava swim-through with whitemouth morays, and occasional Commerson's frogfish and leaf scorpionfish.
- Usual dive
- 15 m
- Deepest point
- 18 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Season
- All year
The dive
A reef and rock formations dive. Known for whitetip reef sharks, dolphins and frogfish.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: blog.padi.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef, Rock formations
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Whitetip reef sharks
- Dolphins
- Frogfish
- Moray eels
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.
More dives in Kona (Big Island)
Reef
down to 15 m
Kailua Pier
An in-town shore dive to 15 m: eagle rays over the sand, turtles in the shallows and occasional large akule bait balls.
- Open Water
- Turtles
Reef
down to 12 m
Mahukona
A shallow shelf (max 12 m) scattered with old mill equipment and boat parts from the SS Kauai, good for nudibranchs.
- Open Water
- Nudibranchs
Pinnacle
down to 18 m
Turtle Pinnacle (Turtle Heaven)
- Open Water
- Dolphins
Wall
down to 30 m
Two Step (Pu'uhonua o Honaunau)
- Open Water
- Whitetip reef sharks
Wall
down to 61 m
Au Au Crater
- Advanced
- Hammerhead 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.