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| Land
of OZ |
Dive Site: Land of OZ Depth:
20-70 feet Location: West Shore Visibility:
50-100 feet Level: Beginner - Intermediate Sea Life:
Variety of tropical fish endemic to Hawaii, lobster and turtles |
| Further North from
Makaha is the Land of Oz, named after a hard-core Australian diver,
Ozzie. He insisted on diving in adverse weather conditions and this
led to the discovery of this site. This dive is essentially the
same type of dive as Makaha, except the tubes and archways are smaller,
but more plentiful. Not having much in the way of sealife, the topography
is the main drawing card. The reef formation runs parallel to the
shore in 20-70 feet. A ravine runs perpendicular to shore and then
the south side turns into a wall that drops to a cave at 65-70 feet.
Besides a variety of tropicals, it is a good site for lobster and
sighting turtles. Immediately north, along the Keaau Ledge, are
a couple of sites with variations of the same basic topography,
which inspire their names - Outside Makaha, Four Arches and Tube
Two. The sites range from 20 to 70 feet, and almost always yield
octopus to the sharp-eyed searcher. |
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| Water Temperature:
70/75 F, 21/24 C from November to April
75/80 F, 24/27 C from May to October |