Site Review by
Bill Stohler
Date: 07/28/2002
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Reviewer
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Site Condition
(1=worst, 5=best)
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Name:
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Bill Stohler
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Entry:
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3.00
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Email: |
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Bottom:
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4.00
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City: |
Honolulu
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Reef:
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3.00
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State: |
HI
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Animal:
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3.00
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Country:
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USA
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Plant:
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2.00
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| Diving:
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13 years |
Facilities: |
3.00
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Dives:
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1665 |
Solitude:
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2.00
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Roads:
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3.00
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Evaluation |
*Average: |
2.93 |
| This is a popular training site on the weekends in the wintertime. It makes a great night dive, but NEVER leave your vehicle unattended at night. I've done three night dives here, and the first two times was lucky. The third time, we had 4 cars broken into, and there was glass everywhere! There are two tubes (concrete, ~8 feet in diameter) just offshore from the entry point. You can tell about where they are by watching for turbulent water on the surface. They discharge warm cooling water from the power plant across the street, and attract a large variety of life. Just don't go directly in front of the discharge point, or you will find yourself a couple hundred feet away and on the surface in a matter of seconds (EXHALE)! Great way to warm up. To the right, there's a nice ledge with (usually) some white tip reef sharks, and a fairly extensive reef. The reef fronting the park is shallow, but filled with pukas (holes) that contain a lot of marine life. Once, I saw the rare and endangered Hawaiian monk seal sunning itself on the beach here. |
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Enjoyment Level |
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Snorkel:
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3.00
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Beginner:
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4.00
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Intermediate:
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4.00
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Advanced:
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3.00
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Night diving:
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4.00
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Seasonal Information
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Season:
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Winter
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Year: |
2000 |
| Visibility: |
3.00 |
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Current:
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3.00
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Surf:
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3.00 |
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