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[
] Here I am day dreaming about Hawaii again (still)...
Anybody want to share where the best snorkeling/snuba beaches are with us?[
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I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.
Mahalo
Rick
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.
Mahalo
Rick
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SNUBA is not commonly used here, but the are a few nice spots around Puna, including Kapoho, Kehena, Poiki & then the Hilo Keahaka Beaches(limiting thing in Puna & the whole windward side are access points...more waves, less gentle beaches, more shifty currents)....of course there are the snorkeling spots on the other side, which have the gentler. leeward access....
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Snuba is so cool, I will buy the equipment once we are setteled in next year...
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.
Mahalo
Rick
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My fav spot is in Kapoho - you have to walk through the woods a bit to get there.
Turn makai onto Kapoho Kai Rd. off Kapoho-Kalapana Rd. (past Hot Ponds Park). Go past the mailboxes to the first stop sign and turn right onto Waiopae Rd. Follow that road around slowly to the next Stop sign - Kapoho Kai Dr. *You're going to walk by taking a right at that stop sign. (can't drive there).
Find a place to park - easy parking on streets. Walk as described above and you will see a small sign and path on the left past the 1st house at that intersection. Follow that path over branches, under trees and it will open up to the tide pools. Continue on the path past the concrete wall and you'll discover an opening to plant your folding chairs and towel. Adorn snorkel mask (no fins needed - warm and smooth) Enter and Enjoy - My absolute FAV place to snorkel. *sigh*
NOTE: if you stay past high tide, the path will be puddled. Don't wear expensive shoes :-)
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Originally posted by Anna
My fav spot is in Kapoho - you have to walk through the woods a bit to get there.
Turn makai onto Kapoho Kai Rd. off Kapoho-Kalapana Rd. (past Hot Ponds Park). Go past the mailboxes to the first stop sign and turn right onto Waiopae Rd. Follow that road around slowly to the next Stop sign - Kapoho Kai Dr. *You're going to walk by taking a right at that stop sign. (can't drive there).
Find a place to park - easy parking on streets. Walk as described above and you will see a small sign and path on the left past the 1st house at that intersection. Follow that path over branches, under trees and it will open up to the tide pools. Continue on the path past the concrete wall and you'll discover an opening to plant your folding chairs and towel. Adorn snorkel mask (no fins needed - warm and smooth) Enter and Enjoy - My absolute FAV place to snorkel. *sigh*
NOTE: if you stay past high tide, the path will be puddled. Don't wear expensive shoes :-)
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The Waiopae Tide pools as discussed many times are not a public park so please observe the following:
Please drive slowly in our neighborhood as we have children, older people, and pets that live here too. Park off the pavement so emergency vehicles could pass between your car and car across the st if needed (20 ft clearance is mandatory). Do not block people's driveways. No public restrooms here except one porta potty which is supplied by the neighborhood,
at this time. Take your trash home. And please leave the monk seals and turtles alone if you see them.
And please drop a dollar or two in the donation box so we can maintain the area. There is no county funding, and the neighborhood does all it can.
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Thanks Kapoho Kat. Well said about our tide pools!
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I love to snorkel and dive Two Step on the west side there in Honaunau. Only down side is there isn't any showers. No biggy if you are camping at Ho'okena. Nice beach there and good diving too! As a bonus, you can swim with the dolphins quite often.
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quote:
Originally posted by Kapohocat
The Waiopae Tide pools as discussed many times are not a public park so please observe the following:
Please drive slowly in our neighborhood as we have children, older people, and pets that live here too. Park off the pavement so emergency vehicles could pass between your car and car across the st if needed (20 ft clearance is mandatory). Do not block people's driveways. No public restrooms here except one porta potty which is supplied by the neighborhood, at this time. Take your trash home. And please leave the monk seals and turtles alone if you see them.
And please drop a dollar or two in the donation box so we can maintain the area. There is no county funding, and the neighborhood does all it can.
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Originally posted by aunty
Thanks Kapoho Kat. Well said about our tide pools!
Wow, there's some Aloha for you ... and keep your kids off my lawn or I'll squirt them down with my hose.
Your tide pools? Sorry Aunty but those aren't your tide pools and they're are not Kapohocat's either, they belong to everyone and no one should be denied access. You don't own the ocean or the fish or the tide pools just because your house is built close to the formerly pristine tide pools in a tsunami zone with YOUR excrement flowing into OUR tide pools. Thanks for the ****ty snorkeling (literally!).
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Wow. Really? Takes all kinds...
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Seriously :-(. Hey since it is NOT maintained by the state, I think they (Kapohocat, and Aunty) asked quite respectfully, since there ARE those who would come into a private area, use it, abuse it, and leave, we must be mindful of the fact that these areas are maintained solely by the people who live here. Nobody is denying access, just simply asking anyone coming to be aware that residents are in close proximity. MHO [:I]
