Makena Landing
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Makena Landing offers divers access to one of the best and most unique dive sites on the island of Maui. This area is home to numerous ledges and grottos, and actually encompasses a few different individual dive sites known as 5 caves/5 graves, turtle town, and turtle arch.
Wildlife encounters here are spectacular and include the smallest of creatures like nudibranchs and crabs to large manta rays, eagle rays, white tip reef sharks, and turtles.
Dive Activity & Environmental Conditions
Top Wildlife Sightings
Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs
#1
Green Turtle
215
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#2
Moray Eel
107
Total Sightings
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A
M
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#3
Whitetip Reef Shark
91
Total Sightings
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M
A
M
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N
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#4
Triggerfish
80
Total Sightings
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M
A
M
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J
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N
D
#5
Angelfish
72
Total Sightings
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M
A
M
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J
A
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N
D
#6
Butterfly Fish
67
Total Sightings
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M
A
M
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J
A
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O
N
D
#7
Trumpetfish
57
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
S
O
N
D
#8
Pufferfish
55
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
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N
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#9
Octopus
46
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
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O
N
D
#10
Boxfish
43
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
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J
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S
O
N
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