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I booked a car at a "reasonable" price through Turo. Also, check out the Hawaii-only rideshare operation called Holoholo. You can get their app under the name Holoholo Mobility.

The boat captains choose the dive sites on a day-to-day basis, based upon conditions and diver experience and preferences. The "advanced" and "long range" charters are more likely to go where you couldn't get from shore. Shore diving on Kona is great, but be sure to get some advice from...

That includes Divers Alert Network.

I'm not familiar with the Flathead VI, but I have the Zeagle Enjoy. It came set up for yoke, but when I started using DIN tanks, I purchased the DIN assembly parts. It takes less than five minutes to switch the reg between yoke and DIN, including searching around for the appropriate wrench...

I did my first two OW certification dives in a driving "film at 11" rainstorm in Monterey. All the other classes cancelled and my fellow students did a no-show, so it was just me and my instructor. It was coming down so hard that we had to walk past the Coast Guard filling sandbags to get into...

I've always used and really liked Fathom FIve Divers in Poipu, both for shore diving (Koloa Landing in Poipu and Tunnels Beach on the north shore) and boat diving out of Poipu. For boat dive sites, let the Captain decide what is best for the day's conditions when doing a local dive. However...

I HIGHLY recommend you get the book &/or app Kauai Revealed. It will cover all sorts of catergories, including great places to eat. The app is updated regularly, so it often contains better information than in the book. This is especially so, with all the changes to travel and to business...

I heartily recommend Fathom Five Divers in Poipu for both instruction and diving (boat & shore).

For singles, here in cold water country (7mm farmer johns or drysuits), we use 30 to 40 pound wings with steel tanks. When I'm diving in 3mm, my 18 pound wing is quite sufficient.

I tried one of those silicone necklace octo holders. It was horrible. The octo can come out rather easily. The purpose of the necklace octo holder is for it to be very secure. That's your octo there and it needs to always be there. Far better to simply make your own with bungee and some...

These boxes are used to haul dive gear onto the very large boats that ferry people between the mainland and Catalina Island. It's not a dive boat. These boxes would be totally inappropriate on a dive boat.

It all depends upon whether the diver wants to become competent. If the diver does, then s/he will pay attention to what the good divers around are doing, will seek out further training and mentorship and will seek out diverse dive experiences.

I turn it off. I don't want to worry about losing gas. I ALWAYS pre-breathe both regs just before entry, so I will catch it if I have forgotten to turn it back on.

Give Fathom Five a call. Explain your situation and I think that they'll have some options for you two.

I don't have any Oahu-specific advice, but I agree that going solo and staying in one spot for quite a while will help your photography. i have often done such dives in Maui and the Big Island (as well as California). Find a spot with easy entry/exit, where you can hover for a long time, so...

I used my label maker and have my name and phone number on labels that are inside my housing and on each of my rechargeable strobe batteries. That's nine places.

That's my standard for driving to a dive site. Saves a bunch of time and hassle onsite. For vacation diving, my tropical gear (save the tank) is all assembled before I get to the boat. Again, it saves a lot of time (and hassle for the DM who likely doesn't know how to set up a BP/W, let alone...

I have taken the DAN 02 Provider course, with refreshers. My original course, was taught by a doctor. It's very helpful and does not cover what is covered in your Nitrox course.

I often use nitrous oxide in my ISI whipper, for making whipped creams, mouses and other culinary delights. It's quite standard in modernist kitchens these days.

@Adobo: Give Extended Horizons, in Lahaina, a call. They are a smaller operation that can (and has) cater to a wide range of diver experiences. They like to personalize the experience.