Second Cathedrals, Lanai
Enter the dimly lit cavernous world of Lanai scuba diving. Filled with lava tubes, arches, caves, and caverns, the coast of Lanai is an adventurous scuba divers playground. Unusual creatures hide out in the overhead environments here and can be quite common while eight miles away on Maui are rarely seen. We took a trip with Lahaina Divers out of Lahaina to explore some of Lanai's underwater sights. I had dove out here before but never at Second Cathedral. A huge coral covered mound from the outside, once penetrated you see that the mound is hollow and filled with openings and exits, giving it an eerie swiss cheese appearance from within. Outside the water is a beautiful aqua blue but inside the cavern a dusky haze permeates like twilight. It is a very beautiful light to work with as a photographer and I always leave dives like this wishing I could go back and shoot more. Giant schools of ta'ape, or bluestripe snappers circle the outside of the dive site. Gold lace...