Five Caves is know by several names including Five Graves and Nahuna Point.  This is a must-do dive for Maui, as the entry is easy and formations and sea creatures are impressive.  If it is your first time to the area, a guide is recommended to ensure you find the caves on your first dive.  The nearest facilities are at Makena Landing, just a short drive up the road.

Vast reef with plenty to see. There are five caves found throughout the site. Aquatic life includes: pacific snake eel, schools of needlefish, and the infamous green sea turtles.

This site is located right next to an old cemetery, thus the correct name "Five Graves". I think dive boat operators want to call it 5 caves so you don't realize it is such a great shore dive!

There is no beach and no facilities. You need to climb down a little wall into the water, but it is well worth it.

Five Caves is also known as Five Graves.

At the South End of Highway 31, bear right onto Wailea Iki.  Continue to the T, turn left on Wailea Alanui.  After 2.2 miles, turn right onto Makena Road.  In a couple of hundred yards, you'll see the parking area.

Five Caves

Easy entry via sand boat ramp. Surface swim about 150-200 yards around point to the right of the boat ramp (facing water) to second house. Dropped down and followed shoreline looking for caves   The first cave was further around the point than we expected and was the first wide open area with rubble and rock bottom where shore goes back in an alcove. Cave had one small white tip. Good sized cavern.  Next cavern (bubble cave) had large air dome and several turtles. Fair variety of reef fish along shoreline; butterfly fish, tangs, puffers, Moorish idols, trunk fish, and more turtles. Found a couple other caverns with turtles also schools of fish. Also a nice set of swim through.  Very nice dive.

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