 1 Dave did 3 days of shore diving at Tunnels Beach on the North shore of Kauai, followed by a boat night dive off the South shore |
 2 The Blackside Hawkfish, Hilu Piliko'a in Hawaiian, is named because of the black bands along the rear half of its body |
 3 A Cushion Star, feeding on coral |
 4 This Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle is just trying to take a nap |
 5 Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle or Honu |
 6 A school of Blue-Stripe Snapper, Ta'ape in Hawaiian |
 7 The Crown of Thorns star sports very toxic venom in its spines. Do not touch! |
 8 A Yellow Margin Moray |
 9 The Whitemouth Moray is very common. You cannot tell from these pictures, but it is named for the bright white color of the inside of its mouth. |
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 11 Arc-Eye Hawkfish |
 12 Sea urchins abound |
 13 A nudibranch called the Fried Egg Slug |
 14 School of Bluestripe Snapper |
 15 Yet another Green Sea Turtle taking a rest |
 16 During a night dive off the South shore of Kauai, I encountered this Peacock Flounder right at the base of the mooring line |