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Public Moorage

Driftwood Day-Use Mooring

Category : Mooring buoyNearest body of water : Pacific Ocean (Hawaiʻi Island)
Max boat size (LOA):45 feet
Enter water depth at 'zero tide'43 feet
Last inspection date:Sep 30, 2026
Anchor type:Embedded anchor

Day-use mooring at Driftwood (South Kona), in about 43 ft of water. Day-use mooring buoys at popular dive and snorkel sites off Hawaiʻi Island, part of the state DLNR/DOBOR program that protects coral reefs from anchor damage. The moorings sit about 10 ft below the surface. They're free and first come, first served, with a 2.5-hour limit when another boat is waiting. The Malama Kai Foundation maintains them and accepts donations.

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