Oriental Kaneana Cave Kapiolani Park Kawaiahao Church Tide Pools Tide Pools are created where rocky shores are covered and uncovered daily by the ocean. Organisms have made this area their home and are well adjusted to drastic changes in their environment that come with the changing tides. Tide Pools can be very beautiful but they are also very dangerous and carelessness can result in injury or death.
Seabirds use rocks to lay their eggs and raise their young.
Do not disturb these animals. Watch your step - tide pool organisms are fragile and they live everywhere. Even barnacles are damaged by being walked on. Some animals use seaweed or rocks as protection from predators or the hot sun. If you move anything, gently replace it exactly as you found it.