Heh...where all the tiger sharks hang out..? I've snorkeled this bay and the area "beyond the rocks" is not for the faint of heart....
Even the baby white tips are enough to give cause for pause.
Great place to snorkel though. Used to be a caldera which had collapsed to the ocean and now a protected bay.
Only problem is the wastewater treatment plant just north of Sandy Beach dumping effluent into the ocean sometimes gets washed back in for some higher turbidity.
I was just there last month. I enjoyed snorkeling Hanuama Bay more than most of my Scuba diving trips in the cold waters off of the Azores Islands, where I was stationed. I swam with a pair of sea turtles for about an hour and ended up “beyond the rocks”. The worst part was trying to get back when the surf was really pounding me into the rocks, and I knew if my head hit, I was done for. I just reconciled myself to getting chewed up on the rocks as I crawled over while the waves smashed me every few seconds. Fortunately I managed to do it with only a few scrapes and bruises. Swimming with the huge sea turtles there is quite an experience. Amazing creatures.