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About this site
Papawai Point sits along the West Maui coastline in Hawaii, facing the Auau Channel between Maui and Lanai. It is a reef dive rated advanced, with generally great visibility. Manta rays are a regular sighting here, and divers have also reported eagle rays, octopus, pufferfish, and triggerfish on the reef.
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.
Saddle WrasseThalassoma duperreyReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Goldring SurgeonfishCtenochaetus strigosusReported here · unconfirmed
Bird WrasseGomphosus variusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow TangZebrasoma flavescensReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate ButterflyfishChaetodon ornatissimusReported here · unconfirmed
Hawaiian Spotted TobyCanthigaster jactatorReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus spilurusReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
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