Dive 34 : Kapalua Bay, Maui, Hawaii
Dive No. 34 of 236Date Aug 14, 1999
Bottom Time
To Date18:22
This Dive0:53
Cumulative Time19:15
Location Kapalua Bay, Maui, Hawaii
Time IN 15:19Time OUT 16:13
SI
0:05		 PG
A		 PG
O
36'
DEPTH
15ft STOP
0:53
Air Temp 86F
Water Temp 78F
Visibility 50'
Buddy Lily
Dive Chart
Notes
The second dive we did was a fairly well protected bay. Once we snorkeled out past the swarms of swimmers and snorklers, we descended and headed out to the right side, where some other divers told us we could find the best stuff.

On the way out we saw a school of Goatfish just sitting on the sandy bottom. The coral formations where larger and more impressive than the previous site. The visibility was quite bad, mostly because there was tons of little bits of algae floating in the water everywhere you looked.

We saw many Pufferfish this dive. We also saw the following: Blue Boxfish, Trumpetfish, two Zebra Moray Eels, one tiny Eel in a hole, various Triggerfish, Pennantfish, various Wrasses, various Butterflyfish, many Pebble Collector Urchins, various Hawkfish, several Slate-Pencil Sea Urchins. There were also some Blue Cravelle off in the distance. Lily said she saw in Ray of some sort, but I didn't see it and she couldn't tell me what kind it was.

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Can you spot the Commerson's Frogfish in this picture? I was surprised I found it on my own without a divemaster. Here's a hint: It's slightly above the middle of the picture and brown with white patches.
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Here's the school of Goatfish in shallow water.
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As we were swimming out we were passed by a couple divers with these cool underwater scooters!
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The Pebbled Butterflyfish is endemic to Hawaii.
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I took a picture of this Urchin because it looked deep blue under water. The blue didn't really come out in the picture.
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I think Filefish are cool, and this Fantail Filefish is no exception.
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As I swam by, I saw this huge Zebra Moray Eel mostly out of its daytime hiding place.
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He moved really slowly so I was able to snap this picture from a closer perspective, but the head was already in a hole.
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Not a very good picture, but my first of a Spiny Porcupinefish.
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I guess this Lei Triggerfish is pretty common in Hawaii, but I didn't see that many.
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