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| Kapa'a (Kauai) |  
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Description:
Nicknamed The Garden Island, is the oldest, fourth largest and least populated of the Hawaiian Islands. Divers visiting Kauai will discover a host of excellent dive sites along the shoreline as well as from boat dives in offshore waters. Kauai offers an interesting topography of lava ridges, pinnacles,archways, caves and caverns formed by molten lava meeting the sea. Wave action and erosion over the centuries formed coral reefs and miles of sand beaches. The warm tropical waters are teaming with marine life around the beautiful coral reefs in an array of pastel colors.
Kapa'a is located in the Eastern shore. | |
| Details: |
 Nearest commercial airport: Lihue airport is about a 75-90 m |
| Average watertemp: Min 20 - Max 30 oCelcius. |
| Average visibility: 15 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Sand, Rocks, Vulcanic |
| Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water |
| Seasonality: Spring-Summer is the best time April to Sept. |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Green turtles |  | | |  | | | | | | | | |  | |
| | | Whitetip reef sharks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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