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2 Conditions were pretty 💩 for our first two weeks in Hawaii, to the point of boats not going out due to high winds and swells, and the water stirred up and…
3 The honu were taking advantage of the sun making a rare appearance to nap and warm themselves on the old boat ramp. Luckily, the best entry path is on the right…
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5 The Hawaiian Sergeant is related to Sergeant Majors throughout the world, but is endemic to Hawaii. They lay eggs in profuse purplish mats across the rock…
6 The large mushroom head of coral along the western flank of Koloa Landing
7 Divemaster Will holds up what I thought was a juvenile slipper lobster that was floating down in the water column. Upon closer inspection it was some type of…
8 Underwater, Koloa Landing was chock-a-block with loads of honu at every turn 🐢
9 I've tried for many years to get a decent pick of a juvenile Peacock Razorfish. They are only an inch or two long and circle extremely rapidly around their…
10 I've tried for many years to get a decent pick of a juvenile Peacock Razorfish. They are only an inch or two long and circle extremely rapidly around their…
11 My first time getting a good capture of a Bluespine Unicornfish
12 Flowery Flounder taking off from its hiding spot on the sandy bottom
13 It's a lunchtime algae buffet and all the honu are crowding up to the salad bar 🐢🥗
14 It's a lunchtime algae buffet and all the honu are crowding up to the salad bar 🐢🥗
15 I'm ready for my closeup Mr. Demille 🐢👁️
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17 The Spanish Dancer nudibranch lays these beautiful crimson ribbons of millions of eggs, looking like an underwater rose 🌹
18 This Blue Dragon nudibranch was about 2 inches long
19 The Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby is a species of pufferfish endemic to Hawaii and is only 3 inches long
20 Leaf Scorpionfish come in all sorts of colors, but it had been a while since I'd seen a white one
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