1) Predator Wreck

This former military landing craft was purchased for use as a shark cage-diving platform before it sank to its final resting spot in 96 feet of water. Divers often spot the Atlantis submarine circling the wreck on its tours of the area; plastic skeletons atop the Predator were placed to spook the sub passengers.

2) Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

See the summit of majestic Kilauea v­olcano — one of the most active in the world — when you do the Crater Rim Drive. The 11-mile route through this ­incredible national park lets you visit a caldera and drive through desert and tropical rainforest landscapes.

3) Black-water Night Dive

For something different, find yourself suspended 50 feet down on a ­tether with 4,000 feet of wide-open water ­below you during black-water night dives beyond the reef. Wait it out in utter ocean calm while the weird and wonderful creatures of the deep — including translucent larval fish and cephalopods — are illuminated in the glow of your torch.

4) The Hive

There’s a good reason this pinnacle frequented by liveaboards has a bee-­related moniker. You won’t get stung, but you’ll get swarmed by a cloud of hundreds of colorful chromis. Guides can point out a cleaner shrimp station and deftly ­camouflaged leaf scorpionfish.

5) Ho’Okena Beach Park

A day off diving isn’t so rough at this stunning beachfront park that’s ­popular with boogie boarders and perfect for camping, with ocean views. Make time for a snorkel session as spinner dolphins often cruise the clear waters.

Divers Guide

Average water temp: From 76 to 80 degrees F

What to wear: 3 mm in summer, 5 mm in winter

Average viz: From 60 to 100 feet

When to go: Year-round

Operators: Jack’s Diving Locker, Kona Aggressor II, Kona Honu Divers

6) Mile Marker 4

Kona’s underwater terrain slopes down from the volcanoes, and shallow reef dives accessible right from the shore abound. This spot 4 miles from Kailua is a local favorite for seeing ­turtles that frequent the lava tubes and coral heads. Spinner dolphins and eagle rays are known to frequent the bay here too.

7) Da Poke Shack

Hawaii’s iconic grab-and-go food is distilled to its essence at this wildly popular poke joint, where raw-fish salads piled with jewel-hued tuna are spiked with avocado, limu kohu (seaweed) and Japanese spices.

8) Golden Arches

The happy meal here is a feast for your eyes! This favorite dive site gets its name from the sand bottom and the mostly yellow taape — blue-lined snapper — swarming the lava arches. Pods of dolphins are often seen cruising past the site, but don’t forget to look for triggerfish and white-mouth moray eels too.

9) Manta Dive

Enormous mantas — some with wingspans approaching 16 feet — swoop and soar above you during this iconic night dive in just 30 feet of water near Garden Eel Cove. A bank of lights set in the sand attracts the animals as divers settle in for what’s surely one of the greatest shows in the ocean.

10) Kona Coffee Living ­History Farm

Stop by this historical homestead for a souvenir of 100 percent Kona coffee while getting a fascinating education on the 1900s Japanese migration that first brought coffee and macadamia farming to the area.