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Kahe Point

Honolulu County, Hawaii · United States

What have people found?

Laurent's hermit crab, desirable flabellina and sculptured slipper lobster turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Pillow cushion star, red pencil urchin and blue dragon are the usual finds. ~258 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide from Pearl Harbor Entrance, Bishop Point, 10.6 miles away.

See low tide times at Kahe Point for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 154:41 PM0.3 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 165:10 PM0.2 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark2:43 AM0.9 ft5:36 PM0.2 ft

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from May and September.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 500 feet away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code

What lives at Kahe Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Pillow Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineae
Red Pencil UrchinHeterocentrotus mamillatus
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperi
Gold Lace NudibranchHalgerda terramtuentis
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Laurent's Hermit CrabCalcinus laurentae
Spotted LinckiaLinckia multifora
Desirable FlabellinaCoryphellina exoptata
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Cauliflower CoralPocillopora meandrina
Pustulose Wart SlugPhyllidiella pustulosa
Sculptured Slipper LobsterParribacus antarcticus
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Imperial NudibranchHypselodoris imperialis
Pacific White-spotted Sea CucumberActinopyga varians
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