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About this site
Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve sits on the southwest coast of Maui, Hawaii, covering the coastline and lava fields near La Perouse Bay. It was Hawaii's first designated natural area reserve, protecting a stretch of coast formed by relatively recent lava flows. The dive here is considered a beginner level site.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Porites compressaReported here · unconfirmed
Hump CoralPorites lobataReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow TangZebrasoma flavescensReported here · unconfirmed
Saddle WrasseThalassoma duperreyReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Goldring SurgeonfishCtenochaetus strigosusReported here · unconfirmed
Corrugated CoralPavona variansReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Orange-spine UnicornfishNaso lituratusReported here · unconfirmed
Orangeblotch SurgeonfishAcanthurus olivaceusReported here · unconfirmed
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