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Puako Bay

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Puako Bay is the sunniest spot on the Big Island, with an annual rainfall of under six inches, and is home to the largest collection of petroglyphs in the state.

Puako Bay is a small indentation in the coast 20 miles NE of Keahole Point. There is no protection for large vessels, and very little is available for small craft. The bay is open to W and NW winds and is foul with coral heads and reefs. The shores are mostly black, smooth lava extending into the water on a gentle slope, with many detached rocks of the same material. A small landing is at Puako, on the SE side of the bay, and many houses are along the S shore. Small boats can approach the landing on a course of 137° until within 250 yards of it, where the channel is marked by private buoys; a private light is on shore near the landing. A reef off Waima Point, 1 mile SW of Puako, is easily recognized from a safe distance offshore. Anchorage can be found about 0.8 mile NW of Puako in depths of 12 to 15 fathoms, sand and coral bottom. [www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/coastpilot_w.php?book=7] Chapter 14
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Coordinates:   19°58'29"N   155°50'4"W

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  • Aloha. It's spelled Puako.
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