Mile 4.9 is another excellent site just up the road from Mile 6.3.  This is also a popular site for boat divers.  The road is pretty much impossible to drive, so be prepared for a two hundred yard hike.  Carry a bottle water in with you.

Found at Mile mark 4.9 North of the junction of 270 and 19.

Mile 4.9

No markings on the highway - just a rough road down to the water.  4wd barely got us down the road, but we made it.  Parked on top of the last ridge.  Great reef - untouched & diverse.  Flopped up on the rocks like a seal to get out of the water.

#2 - Mile 4.9

Mahukona is an excellent dive for those who have a few dives under their belt. The entry is very easy, the parking is good, and there is a hot water shower to alleviate the chills of an hour long dive (the shower pipe runs over the lava, and is heated by the Sun -- very nice!). Since this is still used as a small boat harbor, a dive flag is recommended, as always.

Directions: Located on the North West tip of Hawaii on the North Kohala Coast on Highway 270 about 13 miles from the junction of 270 and 19.

Mahukona Beach Park

Paved road takes you down to the park, with stairs into the water.  There is a bathroom on the far side of the park.  The vis was poor because of all the wave action, and the bottom was beat up compared to most other places I dove.  Probably because it mostly runs at 20' and the waves have more affect on the reef.

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