Here is a link to the US Coast Pilot. A series of documents giving specific information about locations in your area. Book 7 deals with the West Coast including Hawaii.
Highly recommend you download and print the book for your specific region.
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/cpdownload.htm
Highly recommend you download and print the book for your specific region.
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/cpdownload.htm