Cathedrals (Lanai)

Lava cave

Depth: 10–25 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterAll year round

Two lava tubes — Cathedral I and Cathedral II — turned into enormous chambers entered through vaulted arches. Light filters in through the openings in the rock and produces the stained-glass effect that gives the site its name. Second Cathedral is the larger, a tube of some 30 m with entrances and exits on all sides.

Depth

10–25 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

30 m

Lava formations with caverns lit by shafts of light that recall the stained glass of a cathedral.

Did you know?

On the ceiling of Second Cathedral's main chamber grows black coral, uncommon and known locally as "the chandelier". Unlike in Kona, there is no system here for attracting manta rays: if they turn up, it is by chance.

Sources consulted: Scuba Diving Magazine · Kona Honu Divers · Go Hawaii

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