Knob Hill description By Myke Capps
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KNOB HILL - This dive site is packed with amazing wild life. Here is a good balance of formations and lava structure type diving with an abundance of marine life. The site is named after a pinnacle which has a "knob" perched on top of it. This knob is supported by three legs making room for cup corals galore. When these corals are open and feeding there is an amazing display of vibrant orange. As you move away from the knob and into 50-60 feet of water there is a huge coral head, the last remaining of three, full of damsel fish. If you watch closely you will see the damsels swimming above the coral head, but as you approach they will move closer into the coral to protect their home. If you listen carefully you may be able to hear their characteristic chirping. If you have ever had an encounter with these Chihuahua of the seas, you probably feel the same way I do, you're glad that they don't grow to be more than a couple of inches. As you move away from the coral head there will be ledges and archways full of ta'apa and the occasional white tip reef shark. We frequently see octopus and free swimming eels at this dive site. This is a great site for cruising around and looking into cracks and crevices. Go slow and see what this site has to offer.
This page was scored on 2/9/96 All photos and intellectual property © Erik Stein/Myke Capps
Knob Hill description By Myke Capps
E mail to info@scubadivemaui.com
Viewers Since March 20, 1996
Namasté