Puako Village End

Puako Village End

Waimea, Big Island, Hi
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Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Puako Village End

Puako Village End is 3.0 miles from the turn off of Rt. 19. The diving is excellent and entry is easy. This is a favorite site of the Kohala locals. Directions: The turn off to Puako is on Highway19 about 3.4 miles South of the junction of 270 and 19. Continue down Puako Road for 3.0 miles.
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Magnus SN
Magnus SN
Feb 12, 2012, 12:00 AM
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Awesome spot. Saw plenty fish and a whitetip off the 'cathedral'. Recommend to go all the way past the houses on your right and you have good parking spaces and a trashcan. Enter the water just after the parking on the right side, just before the lava 'wall' begins. A lone tree marks it for future access. Swim directly out and slightly angling to the north, into the old lava tube that starts there, about 20ft down. Follow this out and to the right and into the next lava tube that ends in the 'Cathedral', an awesome swim into where the light enters from holes from above. Saw a turtle and a whitetip resting in there! Unfortunately no facilities, but there's a small shop just up the road, and easy access to rental gear and tanks just up the coast!
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