Comments on: Hanauma Bay: Oahu’s Natural Aquarium http://www.gourmantic.com/2009/08/04/hanauma-bay-oahus-natural-aquarium/ where travel and culinary passions meet Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:11:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Gourmantic http://www.gourmantic.com/2009/08/04/hanauma-bay-oahus-natural-aquarium/#comment-1443 Gourmantic Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:35:51 +0000 http://www.gourmantic.com/?p=581#comment-1443 Hi Veronica and welcome :) It's worth a look though I am told that it is no longer as unspoilt as it was, and the marine life has dwindled. Thank you for the kind words :) I look forward to getting to know you through your travels! Hi Veronica and welcome :) It’s worth a look though I am told that it is no longer as unspoilt as it was, and the marine life has dwindled.

Thank you for the kind words :) I look forward to getting to know you through your travels!

]]> By: Veronica http://www.gourmantic.com/2009/08/04/hanauma-bay-oahus-natural-aquarium/#comment-1438 Veronica Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:12:39 +0000 http://www.gourmantic.com/?p=581#comment-1438 This is fascinating. I have been to Oahu many times, but never to this incredible place. It is now definitely on my to do list. I just linked to your AMAZING blog. I just got started on this, and your blog is certainly something to look up to. Kudos gourmantic! V This is fascinating. I have been to Oahu many times, but never to this incredible place. It is now definitely on my to do list.
I just linked to your AMAZING blog.
I just got started on this, and your blog is certainly something to look up to.
Kudos gourmantic!
V

]]> By: Gourmantic http://www.gourmantic.com/2009/08/04/hanauma-bay-oahus-natural-aquarium/#comment-675 Gourmantic Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:04:31 +0000 http://www.gourmantic.com/?p=581#comment-675 <strong>Neddy</strong>: I heard of late that it has become a non-event due to the lack of marine life and dead coral as you describe. It's a shame that something that was once so beautiful is now nearly destroyed. I saw the same pattern in Tahiti on Moorea and it saddened me. 10,000 people?! There wouldn't have been room to lay a towel! Neddy: I heard of late that it has become a non-event due to the lack of marine life and dead coral as you describe. It’s a shame that something that was once so beautiful is now nearly destroyed. I saw the same pattern in Tahiti on Moorea and it saddened me. 10,000 people?! There wouldn’t have been room to lay a towel!

]]> By: Neddy http://www.gourmantic.com/2009/08/04/hanauma-bay-oahus-natural-aquarium/#comment-672 Neddy Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:24:10 +0000 http://www.gourmantic.com/?p=581#comment-672 I was UNDERWHELMED by Hanauma Bay - it didn't do it for me at all. It was pleasant but in comparison to any reef I have swum on the Great Barrier Reef it was dull. The coral was mostly dead, dieing or just bleached out. Sure there was an abundance of fish but not a huge variety. The highlights for me were a 4 foot long Moray eel catching crabs in about an inch of water and the 2 turtles we spotted. The lowlight was the 10000 people who we shared the beach with. Highly over-rated.   Neddy   I was UNDERWHELMED by Hanauma Bay – it didn’t do it for me at all.
It was pleasant but in comparison to any reef I have swum on the Great Barrier Reef it was dull. The coral was mostly dead, dieing or just bleached out. Sure there was an abundance of fish but not a huge variety.
The highlights for me were a 4 foot long Moray eel catching crabs in about an inch of water and the 2 turtles we spotted.
The lowlight was the 10000 people who we shared the beach with.
Highly over-rated.
 
Neddy
 

]]> By: Gourmantic http://www.gourmantic.com/2009/08/04/hanauma-bay-oahus-natural-aquarium/#comment-287 Gourmantic Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:51:15 +0000 http://www.gourmantic.com/?p=581#comment-287 <strong>Jen</strong>: I hope you do. And I don't recommend you only see Waikiki. Day trips are very easy to do and Hawaii's other island have so much to offer. Jen: I hope you do. And I don’t recommend you only see Waikiki. Day trips are very easy to do and Hawaii’s other island have so much to offer.

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