Holy Grails of Hawaii Diving

[buknbull]

for me, It would be a dolphin or a humpback. seen the turtles, rays, and eels.. I actually thought the monk seal was extinct so that would be great too. but I think the Holy Grail would be a mermaid.... that would be a real winner in my book...

 

[scottitheduck]

Great dolphin photo above!

I'm still looking for any species of shark other than white tip. I would really love to look over one day and see a Hammerhead cruising by. Lots of stories about Tigers, but I haven't seen mine yet. As far as rare fish..... would be cool to see a Hawaiian Morwong

 

[Teamcasa]

for me, It would be a dolphin ...

My wife and I were fortunate enough to get this video just outside the harbor at Kona.

 

[jjgibo]

I am able to check off the Hawaiian Sting Ray, Tiger Shark 10-15 footer (about 50 feet away), moray eating a tako, frog fish (couple different kind), spinners (about a hundred of em, well maybe but in one of the photos you can count about 20 of them), mantas, spotted eagle rays, but the elusives I still want to see are the great white, whale shark, that darn dragon eel, and NEMO!

 

[twhi]

I've been very lucky - holy grails that i've seen:
humpbacks underwater (three times! -maui, kona, o'ahu lana'i lookout),
spinner dolphins, monk seal (Ni'ihau), morwong (at Pupukea) , tinker's butterflyfish, hammerhead, tiger shark, sea horse (maui and pupukea)

still on my list:
longfin anthias, whale shark, oceanic whitetip, Jolly Green Giant nudibranch, and others.
but i'm probably too late for jessica alba <sigh>

 

[jjgibo]

awesome, I would love to see humpbacks underwater, ive heard them at lanai lookout, hmm lanai lookout ive encountered the monk seal there numerous times, in the cave near the exit.

 

[Turtleguy9]

Aloha Everyone.
For me, the Holy Grail was the Yellow Mouth Moray. I have lots of Monk seal shots, and Whale shark shots, Mantas, etc.. I would post more pictures, but am not so hot at getting them up.
Aloha
Turtleguy9

 

[jjgibo]

turtleguy does that mean you are back in the water? I heard you were holed up for a bit and couldn't do any diving

 

[Turtleguy9]

I was diving Saturday, did the Sea tiger and the Secret reef. My big thing in the last 12 months was completing the Honolulu Marathon. My wife would prefer that I get a real job.
Aloha
Roger

 

[Kevrumbo]

PB4Y Navy Bomber at 200' (who's got helium to blend in Maui?). . .