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)

I fish with a boat in and out of Honaunau and am very wary of snorkelers and divers in the area.  To all who come here to enjoy the water, please be aware that the boaters have only a narrow, tricky and crooked channel to return to the boat ramp.  There is no room for error in our steering correctly especially when it's rough.  We'll watch for you divers and snorkelers, but please watch for us boaters, as well.

Richard in Hawaii's Dive Log

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