Hawaii Scuba Diving with
Kona Honu Divers

Nai'a - The name of this dive site translates to dolphin from it's native Hawaiian and the site lives up to it's name by providing us with the best chance to dive with our beloved Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins. Large pods gather here while resting during the early morning hours. We stay a respectful distance from them but more often than not they come in for a closer look at us :-)

Kaloko Arches - One of our favorite spots featuring the most dramatic topography on the Kona coast. Numerous arches and canyons with vertical walls make this a very unique dive. This is one of our best octopus encounter sites so if you want to get a peak at this shy cephalopod make sure to request a dive here during your stay.

Turtle Pinnacle - This site is known as a turtle cleaning station. Schools of surgeon fish wait for turtles to lay on the bottom or hover just a few feet above and then they move in to eat the algae off of the turtle's shell and skin. This behavior is unique enough to make this one of the two sites filmed by the IMAX crew for "Coral Sea 3D" while they were here in Kona. The other was Garden Eel Cove for the Manta Ray Night Dive.

Eel Cove - Not to be confused with Garden Eel Cove (a.k.a. Manta Heaven). This site affords us with the best chances of Dragon Eel encounters. Wyatt is the "Dragon Master". If he is on the boat follow him for your best chance of seeing this spectacular eel. Frog Fish and Leaf Scorpions make this site one of our best "critter dives".

Pawai Arches and Rock Awash - A great site for a variety of topography and fantastic fish populations. Butterfly Rock is found here where schools of Millet Seed, Pyramid, and Raccoon Butterflies congregate. A cool double arch way can be found just off the stern of the boat. Carousel Cave is within kicking distance and there is a small cave with a sandy bottom near by where white tip reef sharks can sometimes be found sleeping.

Long Range/Advanced Sites - Our more adventurous sites afford the best chances of seeing large pelagics including Manta Rays, Giant Jacks, Eagle Rays, and occasional Hammerheads. Some of these dives have maximum depths at around 100 feet and these trips are restricted to divers with at least 50 dives under their belt.