Where exactly is the "Hawaiian Reef" dive site?

[divebrasil]

I was in Maui last year and now I am writing an article for a brazilian scubadiving website. I remember that on my last day, I was with Ed Robinsons' and we tried to do the back wall of Molokini but the conditions weren't good. So we did Enenui, and the so-called "Hawaiian Reef".

I can't remember exactly where it was and how was the dive. Do you have any info on the dive site? Could you please direct me to some website where I can find more info about it?

Thank you so much,

Yan

 

[divebrasil]

anybody?

 

[DiveMaven]

Call Ed Robinsons. It might be their generic name for a sight, like "turtle reef", which is all up and down the Maui coast.

 

[Damselfish]

Not positive - but I think one end of Molokini is Reef's End (Enenui), and the other end is Hawaiian Reef.

 

[kidspot]

agreed - I've not heard of "hawaiian reef" either - calling them is probably your best source of info.

Aloha, Tim

 

[divebrasil]

I found this on their site

We gave this area the name "Hawaiian Reef" because of it hosts a good cross section of topography and animal life typical of Hawaiian waters. Diving to depth of 85 ft., you'll see everything from lava formations to coral reef, to sand and rubble, plus a diverse range of invertebrate and fish life, both shallow and deep-water creatures. Commonly seen are large helmet shells, a healthy garden of large antler coral heads, and large schools of snapper. Divers can see for themselves why this area was so popular with ancient Hawaiian fishermen.

Taape Reef is about fifty yards inshore of Hawaiian Reef. it has many of the characteristics of it's deeper neighbor, and an additional (large) school of Taape, or Blue-lined snapper.



http://www.mauiscuba.com/divemap/mdive9.htm

 

[DiveMaven]

There you go. It's an Ed Robinson's name for the area.

 

[dbittner]

I was in Maui last year and now I am writing an article for a brazilian scubadiving website. I remember that on my last day, I was with Ed Robinsons' and we tried to do the back wall of Molokini but the conditions weren't good. So we did Enenui, and the so-called "Hawaiian Reef".

I can't remember exactly where it was and how was the dive. Do you have any info on the dive site? Could you please direct me to some website where I can find more info about it?

I did a number of dives with ERDA back in February. We went to "Hawaiian Reef" one day. The DM giving the briefing said that this site is often called "85" (because of the depth). From what i could tell, we were near the Pu'u Ola'i (spelling?) site, but farther offshore. I don't have my dive log with me right now (I'm still at work), so this is all the info I can remember offhand.

Dave

 

[Charlie99]

Hawaiian Reef seems to be an Ed Robinson name rather than one in general usage.

The location and description sounds like what Mike Severns calls the "85' Pinnacles". Same area NW of Red Hill and www.mikesevernsdiving.com description also calls it a pre-contact fishing ground: "85 ft. pinnacle
One of the few known pre-contact Hawaiian fishing sites, Mike recognized this as the first underwater archaeological site in Hawaiian waters. Hundreds of carved stones from lures used in fishing for octopus were recorded as part of the first systematic survey of such a site in Hawaii. They provide insight into pre-contact Hawaiian fishing strategies and allow us to view this site in a cultural as well as biological context. "

There are an awful lot of dive sites NW off Red Hill / Puu Olai since it's a mixture of sand & algae with scattered rock & coral formations. Sometimes different operators have different names for the same divesite.

 

[Charlie99]

Not positive - but I think one end of Molokini is Reef's End (Enenui), and the other end is Hawaiian Reef.

Enenui is one point (the NE) and Reef's End is the other (Northwest)

Reef's End is an appropriate name for the NW corner of the crater since the point only slowly gets deeper and there is an awful lot of reef at the end.

As with Hawaiian Reef and 85' Pinnacles, other dive sites at Molokini have a variety of names. Everybody agrees on Enenui and Reef's End, but asking for the "Elevator Shaft" or "End of the World" or the "Pie Slice" will get you dropped at different spots according to who you are diving with.