Kickin’ It, Maunalua Style

Weather seemed a little iffy as we pulled out of Hawaii Kai onto Maunalua Bay this afternoon. It was a pleasant surprise to find partly sunny skies and calm seas at both our stops this day. At Koko Craters, 10 Divers (plus 2 Instructors) hopped in to enjoy some pretty decent visibility and nice diving conditions. Cruising around the main craters, some moray eels and a few green sea turtles were spotted. And, special thanks to Jarrod for locating my dropped dive light (less than a week old). It was a short steam over to our second site, Turtle Canyons, where we toured some of the nicest coral growth in this area and came across the cutest little Honu ( Sea Turtle). We also saw some Puhi (eels), lots of Uhu (Parrot Fish), even a Leaf Scorpion Fish and two Devil Scorpion Fish. Eel species included a Zebra Moray, Viper Moray, White Mouth Moray, and a Stout Moray, pretty nice variety. Overall, it was a very pleasant afternoon with another great group of Divers. Mahalo to you all for joining our trek out on the Bay.

 

Staff: Captain Joe, Crew Kelsey, Instructors Matt Negaard and Mark Savel
Conditions: Wind 5 – 10, Seas 1-2 feet, Current near zero, Partly Sunny, Air Temp. 80 F
Dive Sites: Koko Craters, Turtle Canyons, Visibility 50-60 feet, Bottom Temp. 74 F
Marine Life: Green Sea Turtles, Various Moray Eels, Parrot Fish, Scorpion Fish (Leaf and Devil), Coral