Tomorrow I depart from HI (sniff).
Not knowing where else to post, and not wishing to start another thread, I'd like to offer the following observations from my personal experience diving through Gabe.
1. It was awesome and I'd do it again in a heartbeat (I did ten dives over several days). In fact, I would pass by closer shops just to deal with him/Drew since my experience with them was awesome;
2. I am not used to having a dive shop pick me up at my hotel and drop me back there after the dives. Gabe did this, at no additional cost. This service is awesomely appreciated in a city such as Honolulu which has lousy traffic that a local can navigate with more proficiency than a GPS;
3. I got the feeling that, with Gabe, you are more likely to dive (be it in inclement weather, etc.). When one captain canceled his trip owing to wind, Gabe called another, then another. That day everyone canceled. However, he seems to know most of the local operators and can find out quickly if anyone is left diving that day; and
4. The DM/Guide/Instructor Gabe used, Drew, was excellent.