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)

My favorite dive site so far in Kona. Park is crowded with both tourists and locals, so get there early. Free parking is tight but you can always shell out 2 bucks for a spot. Very easy entry on lava steps. Awesome visibility and abundant Hawaiian fish and turtles. We started at the "ALOHA" sign and circled around from there, went down to about 80ft but found the shallower depths (30-40ft) had more interesting fish.

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