The Place of Refuge (also known as Two Steps) is a 'must-do' site. The drive to get there is wonderful, the entry is easy, and the diving is great. Turtles abound! The facilities are a little sparse. Take some water and a picnic lunch. There are porta-potties on the site.

Directions: From Kealakekua Bay, you can continue to travel South on Highway 160 for 3.2 miles to find the turn off. If this is your first destination of the day, you can take a faster route: from Kailua, drive south on Highway 11 for about 19 miles, well past Captain Cook. Take a right on Highway 160, Ke Ala o Keawe Road, (about mile mark 104) to Kealakekua Bay, and wind your way about 3.5 miles down to the ocean.

Place of Refuge (Pu'uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park)

WHAT A DIVE! We tagged along with a diver who was familiar with this spot and gosh did we have a dive! First, there were some spinner dolphins there that we got to see while on the dive! We could have ended the dive right there with great success. There is a beautiful wall of plate coral there that belongs in an underwater fantasy photo. Eels galore! Turtles galore! We saw some people spear fishing here....how ignorant! I'm sorry, with the great accessibility and all the people using this area for it's great underwater beauty...go fish elsewhere! This area should be an underwater park or reserve. Doesn't this state realize what it has? Don't miss this spot!

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