Kealakekua Bay

Kealakekua Bay is a piece of paradise, both on land and under water. The bay hosts one of the most abundant coral reefs on the island and is located on the lush and tropical Kona coast. The center of the bay is deep and you can often find a pod of spinner dolphins that use the bay as resting grounds. The bay is one of the best places in the entire state for snorkelling. Fish are plentiful, colourful and swarm over a well-developed reef that slopes steeply from the shore into the nearby deep water, making it easy to see different kinds of reef in a relatively short time. Kealakekua Bay is an important historic location because it is where Captain James Cook landed for the first time on the island of Hawaii. One year later, on February 14, 1779, the same James Cook was killed here during his 3rd visit to the Hawaiian islands. Bay is one of the best places in the entire state for snorkeling. Fish are plentiful, colourful and swarm over a well-developed reef that slopes steeply from the shore into the nearby deep water, making it easy to see different kinds of reef in a relatively short time. (Kealakekua Bay, South Kona, Hawaii, USA)