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Hotels, dive operators, gear, and how to get here are on the Kona Coast location page.
Overview
Volcanic pinnacle rising from a sandy plain off Kona's south coast with lava arches, swim-throughs, and a resident garden eel colony at the base. Dolphins and pilot whales pass overhead and the occasional tiger or oceanic whitetip cruises through.
What you'll see
4 species curated- seasonalSpinner dolphin
- rarePilot whale
- year-roundGarden eel
- year-roundHawaiian green turtle
Sightings evidence
1 record on file- medium confidenceSpinner dolphin
- Last confirmed
- May 2026
- Recent records
- 45 within 50 km
Sources & methodology
How we summarise this
We aggregate confirmed occurrence records from GBIF and OBIS within a fixed radius of each dive site. Occurrence records confirm presence and reveal seasonality clustering, but they DO NOT measure per-dive probability — there is no eligible-effort denominator. We deliberately do not publish a numeric '% chance of sighting' from this data.
Sources
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF Secretariat
- Ocean Biodiversity Information System — IOC-UNESCO
- iNaturalist — California Academy of Sciences & National Geographic Society
- OBIS-SEAMAP — Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab / OBIS
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — International Union for Conservation of Nature
- WoRMS — World Register of Marine Species — Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
- FishBase — FishBase Consortium
- Atlas of Living Australia — CSIRO / GBIF Australia
- REEF Volunteer Fish Survey — Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Conditions
| Month | Water | Visibility | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23–25 °C | 25–40 m | moderate |
| Feb | 23–25 °C | 25–40 m | moderate |
| Mar | 24–25 °C | 25–40 m | moderate |
| Apr | 24–26 °C | 25–40 m | moderate |
| May | 25–27 °C | 25–40 m | moderate |
| Jun | 26–27 °C | 25–40 m | moderate |
| Jul | 26–28 °C | 25–40 m | moderate |
| Aug | 27–28 °C | 25–40 m | moderate |
| Sep | 27–28 °C | 25–40 m | moderate |
| Oct | 26–28 °C | 25–40 m | moderate |
| Nov | 25–27 °C | 25–40 m | moderate |
| Dec | 24–25 °C | 25–40 m | moderate |
Season calendar
Peak season highlighted · current month outlined
Gear for this site
Beyond the basic kit- Dive computer — Multi-level pinnacle profile.
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