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12/21/2007 Brian Xavier (Avg: 4.60 Review) - Great dive to the north of the beach around the reef. Dove straight out to 45 feet. Saw large barracudas and many very nice fish. Great dive. Doesn't look like a nice dive, but on the north side this is an excellent dive.

09/28/2006 Yuri (Avg: 2.19 Review) - Don't waste your time on this one. We entered from the North end of the park, North of the Magic Sands resort, not from the sandy beach South of resort. Not much of the wildlife, though the reef looked good. The visibility was not the best on Hawaii. I also did snorkeling from South of the resort and some night snorkeling in hope to see some lobsters, but saw none. Go to the Place of Refuge or to Puako.

01/04/2004 Paul and Charles (Avg: 3.26 Review) - I dived this site with my 11 year old son when the (winter) conditions were making many of the other Kona Coast sites too rough. It's very impressive to consider what it must have been like as the lava entered the ocean here in a tongue of fire. Parking is easy and the showers make it a very pleasant dive.

08/06/2002 Kim (Avg: 3.99 Review) - Very pretty site to dive - lots of fish, turtles, colorful flatworms. We followed the reef to the north and never got below 40 feet. It was a very relaxing 90 minutes. Being able to shower is GREAT.

06/13/2002 Steve Frisbie (Avg: 3.26 Review) - A nice little dive, not one of Kona's very best, but if you want a quick, easy, decent shallow dive that's right in Kailua town you might want to give it a shot. A great dive for those unsure of their navigation skills. Just follow the pahoehoe lava flow outward. You'll see patchwork reef and sand and lots of interesting nooks and crannies in the lava flow for eels and such- I've always wanted to try a night dive here to see what comes out at night. Further out there is a decent reef in about 30-45 feet of water.

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