Cathedrals (Lanai)
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
Water temperature
25 °C
Current
Moderate
Access
Boat
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Cavern Diver
Approx. price
120 USD / dive
Plan your dive
- Best time
- All year round
- Approx. price
- 120 USD / dive
Lava formations with caverns lit by shafts of light that recall the stained glass of a cathedral.
Did you know
En el techo de la cámara principal de Second Cathedral crece coral negro, poco frecuente y conocido localmente como 'la lámpara de araña'. A diferencia de Kona, aquí no hay ningún sistema para atraer mantas: si aparecen, es por casualidad.
Sources consulted: Scuba Diving Magazine; Kona Honu Divers; Go Hawaii
Location
See on the interactive map15 species documented in Cathedrals (Lanai)
Least ConcernBallena jorobada
Megaptera novaeangliae
Foca monje de Hawái
Neomonachus schauinslandi
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Bonito listado
Katsuwonus pelamis
Calamar hawaiano de espadín
Euprymna scolopes
Cirujano amarillo
Zebrasoma flavescens
Coral negro de Hawái
Antipathes griggi
Delfín girador
Stenella longirostris
Falsa orca
Pseudorca crassidens
Pez erizo
Diodon hystrix
Pez rémora
Echeneis naucrates
Pez volador tropical
Exocoetus volitans
Ecosystem
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