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In Asia, some pearl oysters could be found on shoals at a depth of 5–7 feet (1.5–2.1 meters) from the surface, but more often divers had to go 40 feet (12 meters) or even up to 125 feet (38 meters) deep to find enough pearl oysters, and these deep dives were extremely hazardous to the divers.
Snorkel boats inside Molokini crater. Molokini is a destination for scuba diving, snuba, and snorkeling.Its crescent shape protects divers inside it from waves and the channel's powerful currents, though diving also takes place off the 300-foot (91.5-meter) sheer outer wall.
The island is known as the birthplace of cultured pearl aquaculture. The island is owned by Mikimoto Pearl Museum Co., Ltd. (株式会社ミキモト真珠島, Kabushiki-Gaisha-Mikimoto-Shinju-Jima), which operates the island as a tourist attraction, exhibiting pearls and pearl craft goods, and holding shows featuring ama divers.
Today, Kīhei-Mākena is the second largest tourism area on Maui with a population of more than 22,400, in a 10 miles (16 km) strip of urban/suburban development. With more people and the paving of the road to La Pérouse Bay/Keoneʻōʻio in the 1990s, the reserve and adjacent areas became an increasingly popular destination.
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Makawao is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 7,297 at the 2020 census. Located on the rural northwest slope of Haleakalā, the community is known for being the hub of Upcountry Maui, a part of the island dominated by mostly agriculture and ranch land. Makawao Forest Reserve is to the ...
In the rainy winter season, high water levels enlarge the freshwater pond to more than 400 acres (1.6 km 2). [7] [8] By spring, water levels begin dropping [9] and by summer, the pond shrinks to half its winter size, leaving a salty residue behind: this accounts for its name, "Kealia", meaning "salt encrusted place"; [7] Coastal salt pans once produced the mineral from seawater. [4]
Keʻanae is an unincorporated community in Maui County on the island of Maui in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Keʻanae is a peninsula best known for being one of Hawaii's major taro farm growing regions. Keʻanae shares the zip code of 96708 with Haʻikū. The peninsula was originally made from lava that originated from Haleakalā Crater. [1]