Kauai
United States · Hawaii
Hawaii's oldest and most geologically dramatic island, Kauai offers pristine reef diving along the Na Pali Coast, rare access to the protected waters off Niihau, and lava tube systems teeming with endemic Hawaiian species and spinner dolphins.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is fairly quiet.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
19 species across the dive sites here
Brown Anole
Seen 21 days ago
at General Stores
Least concern
Red Junglefowl
Seen 21 days ago
at General Stores
Least concern
Red-Crested Cardinal
Seen 21 days ago
at Sheraton Caverns
Least concern
Hawaiian green sea turtle
Seen 22 days ago
at General Stores
Least concern
Hawaiian spinner dolphin
Seen 23 days ago
at Sheraton Caverns
Least concern
Hawaiian Goose
Seen 1 month ago
at Sheraton Caverns
Near threatened
Black-Necked Stilt
Seen 1 month ago
at Sheraton Caverns
Hawaiian monk seal
Seen 2 months ago
at Niihau
Vulnerable
Yellow tang
Seen 4 months ago
at General Stores
Least concern
Whitemouth moray
Seen 5 months ago
at Sheraton Caverns
Least concern
Great Frigatebird
Seen 6 months ago
at Niihau
Least concern
Pacific Orange-Spine Unicornfish
Seen 10 months ago
at Niihau
Least concern
Pinktail Triggerfish
Seen 10 months ago
at Niihau
Least concern
Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major
Seen 10 months ago
at Niihau
Least concern
Day octopus
Seen May 2025
at General Stores
Least concern
Bluefin trevally
Seen year round
at Niihau
Least concern
Galapagos shark
Seen year round
at Niihau
Least concern
Scalloped hammerhead shark
Seen year round
at Niihau
Critically endangered
Spotted eagle ray
Seen year round
at General Stores
Endangered
