Maunala Bay Beach Park in Hawaii Kai

With nearly 20 dive sites ranging from wreck dives tonotable also for boating, fishing, and snorkeling. When
coral dives, Maunalua Bay is any scuba diver's Mecca.snorkeling though, watch out for strong currents and
The Corsair Wreck, the only real dive site in Oahu, isrising tide; the water can be treacherous.
found here. There are also artificial wreck dives suchMaunalua Bay Beach Park is a man-made beach
as the LCU Wreck, the Kahala Barge, and the Babydeveloped by Henry J. Kaiser. Its white sand beach is
Barge, as well as numerous coral dives including Chinamade up of 535,000 feet of corals and other materials
Wall, Sea Cave, Spitting Caves, Fantasy Reef, anddredged from the sea.
Angler's Reef.Services and amenities: no lifeguards; there are
Trips to the dive sites often start at the Maunala Bayrestrooms, phones
Beach Park, which fronts the town of town of Hawaii5 Unique Things about Maunalua Bay Beach Park:
Kai on the southern part of Oahu. At the beach park, a- The only real wreck dive site in Oahu, the Corsair
plethora of dive boats and rental companies offeringWreck, sits at the bottom of the Maunalua Bay.
equipment for jet-skiing, parasailing, scuba diving, and- Maunalua Bay has the most numerous dive sites in
other ocean-bound activities.Oahu.
Manualua Bay Beach Park also offers scenic sights.- Maunalua Bay Beach Park is the launch site of many
At the eastern end of the beach park stand the iconicocean-bound activities such as scuba diving, jet skiing,
Koko Head and Koko Crater - which is why the bay isand parasailing.
named Maunalua. In Hawaiian, it means "two- 535,000 feet of corals were dredged from the sea
mountains."to create the white sand beach of Maunalua Bay
Though the beach makes poor swimming, it offersBeach Park.
wind conditions excellent for windsurfing and kite- Maunalua Bay is located at the base of two peaks:
boarding. This happens especially when the Konathe Koko Head and Koko Crater.
winds blow across the Maunalua Bay. The beach is