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by ALOHA DEAN

Welcome to the Underwater world of hawaii. Diving in Hawaii means you are assured of seeing species you have not seen before. This is because Hawaii has a high percentage of species that are endemic, meaning they are found only here. Currently 23% of the fish, 20% of the mollusks, 18% of the algae and about 20% of the corals are considered endemic.

Corsair Plane, depth 107 feet
by ALOHA DEAN

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The pilot of this Corsair ran out of fuel on a training mission in 1946 and ditched his plane off Hawaii Kai. He got out of the plane before it settled on the sand bottom at about 32m (105 feet). It is the only wreck in Hawaii visited by divers that was not sunk intentionally

Waikiki Aquarium Sharks tank
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Hunters on the reef, Sharks are not the only hunters on coral reefs. Jacks, or "trevally", are among the largest and most common reef predators. Locally, they are known by their Hawaiian names: "ulua" for the adults and "papio" for the young. The white jack, or ulua aukea, is the largest species reaching a length of five feet and weights of over one hundred pounds.

Lanai Lookout, depth 40 feet
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Experienced Lanai Lookout, divers good on air may want to enjoy "windchime canyon", click for great map

Hawaiian Monk Seal at Sandy Beach
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The Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi) in the Family Phocidae, is an endangered marine mammal that is endemic to the warm, clear waters of the Hawaiian Islands. `Ilio-holo-i-ka-uaua as it was known to the indigenous people of Hawaii, received its name Monachus schauinslandi because the first skull known to science was brought back from Laysan Island by Dr H. Schauinsland. It gets its common name from its round head covered with short hairs, giving it the appearance of a medieval friar. The name may also reflect the fact that the Hawaiian Monk Seal lives a more solitary existence, in comparison with other seals that in places collect in large colonies. The Hawaiian Monk Seal comes from ancestors that go far back in time and are the most primitive living members of the Family Phocidae, having separated from other true seals perhaps 15 million years ago.

Kahe Power Point, depth 20 feet
by ALOHA DEAN

My first underwater panoramas created in 2005, Kahe Point Power Plant, Kahe, the westernmost section of the district of ‘Ewa, was acquired by the Campbell Estate in the late 1800s and relinquished to the State in 1960, when the land was condemned for an electric power plant site. The Kahe Point Power Plant went on line in 1963 with the state’s first reheat turbine generator. Still in operation today, the plant has six generators. The reason they call this place Electric Beach is because there is an electric power plant right next to the shoreline. About 200 yards offshore is an underground pipeline that the electric company uses to cool down their systems. After cooling their systems, they let the warm salt water out of this large pipe thus creating a large reef about 20ft. high. On this reef you'll see hundreds of different types of reef fishes, some of which are very rare and expensive in the aquarium trade. There are also a lot of sea turtles that hang out, enjoying the nice warmth of the water, Delphins, Reef Sharks, Rays,...

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	PADI Dive Master with with over 600 dive Ikelite housing for Nikon D70, substrobe DS 51, Sigma Macro 70mm, Nikon 10.5mm, 12-24mm,....for the full selection of U/W still images, please visit HawaiiMarineLife.com
Mano, Honu, Monk Seal, Eel,.
	Sharks, Sharks are known as MANO in Hawaiian. In old days , and even in presents, individual sharks were belived to physically embody the spirit of certain family ancestors. The haunts of these sharks were known and they were given regular offering of food in return the sharks were said to protect their worshipers. Rays There are two general names for rays in Hawaii, LUPE, which mean "kite" and HIHIMANU, "magnificent. Only 2 species of monk seals survive in the world today. Hawaiian Monk Seal One lives in the remote areas of the Mediterranean Sea, and the other lives in the Leeward chain of the Hawaiian Islands. A third species used to inhabit the Caribbean, but was forced to extinction in the 1950s by the increased human use of the seal's habitat. The food of the monk seal consists of eels and small octopus. Eels are well known to Hawaii as PUHI, Great favorites of Divers, morays are among the most easily to observed member of the reef community. They peer from coral watching the underwater world go by. while they thich muscular bodies remain securely hidden. Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle, or "honu" is listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. In 1978, the Hawaiian population of the green turtle was listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973. Green turtles were a source of food, tools, and ornamentation for early Hawaiians. Presently The most serious threats to the Hawaiian green turtle, however, are the fibropapilloma tumor and the rapid deterioration of its foraging sites.

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