What are the Kapoho Ponds / Tidepools / Lagoons?
The Kapoho ponds are labyrinths formed by lava flows and honeycombed by erosion from the waves. This created a very unique area which the land developers put to use, incorporating these natural formations into the house lots. As a result, many of houses in the neighborhoods on the easternmost tip of the island have ponds of various sizes, from small water features to astounding ones (Lagoon House 1 is probably the best in the area – its back “yard” is nothing short of a 500,000 gallon private snorkeling aquarium! Lagoon House 2 is similar, but on less of a grand scale). Many of the ponds are also fed by fresh, geothermically heated springs, and two of the most popular public ponds, Champagne Pond and Millionaires’ Pond, are famous for their year-round water temperatures of 90 and 98 degrees, respectively! The water in all the ponds is a mix of sea water and fresh water from underground rivers, is crystal clear and full of pretty tropical fishes. The bottoms of the ponds are lava rock.
