 Shark Cave
A cache by Scuba Steve Hidden: 7/1/2007
Size:  (Not chosen) Difficulty:  Terrain: (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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Marked by a permanent dive marker, you can locate this unusual
formation a half mile south of Kona Village Resort/Four Seasons
resort in Hualalai
A large outcropping of lava and black coral measuring sixty-five
feet across at the widest point. This unique black coral formation
is usually swarming with schools of sergeant majors, tangs, raccoon
butterfly fish and your new little friend.
Once you are in the area, you will see two unmistakable formations.
Under the deeper one is where you will find this cache. The
shallower arch has many pukas where lobster can be found but please
be reminded On May 4, 2006 Gov. Lingle signed into law Act 77,
which prohibits the taking or killing of female ula (spiny
lobsters), Kona crabs, and Samoan crabs. The law took effect the
same day. Closed season for spiny lobsters and Kona crabs runs from
May through August, but there is no closed season for Samoan
crabs.
To log this cache you must enter the cave and locate a log book we
have placed inside on a ledge. Although this is not an
exceptionally deep dive, it does require scuba gear. An extra star
of difficulty was added for the
shark that calls this cave home.
This is NOT a shore dive!
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10 user(s) watching this cache.
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)
Vg'f n pbeny nepu jvgu na bcravat 60' jvqr!(Decrypted Hints)
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 December 21, 2009 by huffinpuffin2 (1147 found)
Dang! Hope it wasn't chum............. Cancel the dive rental for this trip. No reason to go now. Mahalo for being diligent in coming on down to keep things running, alive and well. Until next year then!  B
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 December 21, 2009 by Team GeoBlast (545 found)
Going -down- in January to take a look at things. Until then, please hold off.
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 December 5, 2009 by Doggydude (49 found)
Wow, Nice find! The log had fallen to the ground, so we stuck the weight back in the hole, the log is totally algea'd up, so couldn't write on it, but its underwater, so who cares?
TFTC! oh, and I went out with Jimmy from Kona, heard you used to work there, great place!
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March 23, 2009 by Boxer Crew (847 found)
Yippee,After many emails and phone calls I managed to find someone to take me out diving. I haven't done this for years, so it was very scary. Used up my whole tank in 30 minutes. NO shark but I found the cache. Thanks to everyone at Kona Village Resort and Team Geoblast. I've done a 5/5 cache and got some cool photos. Will add them when I get home. TFTC
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December 21, 2008 by MedicOne (2071 found)
I've been diving the Big Island for 10 years now with 200+dives along the Kona and Kohala coasts. Today my brother and I were the only divers on the boat compliments of four no-shows who pretty much paid for our trip. This was our eighth and last day of diving and the Captain and divemaster said they'd take us anywhere we wanted to go; I picked this spot. We really came for the sharks although I was a bit enamored with the idea of doing another scuba cache. I'm not sure how people do this as a breathhold dive OR a shore dive. Came for the sharks and saw two (photos attached). TFTH!
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Current Time: 2/10/2010 4:22:20 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (12:22 PM GMT)
Last Updated: 12/21/2009 2:10:45 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (10:10 PM GMT)
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
