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I used to, and my wife still does. I thought it was pretty fun for a while, but the novelty of it ran out kind of quickly for me. I found myself wishing out was out diving at an actual dive site instead of in the Dome. My wife thoroughly enjoys it though, after doing it for 4 years or so.

I know several divers who use Weezles and have that problem. They typically put a strip of elastic or velcro on the arm of the undergarment where the valve is to prevent it from interfering with the valve. Brian

We used Sea Sport Divers, but we only did shore diving while we were there and only needed to rent tanks. They do have a shop within a mile of Koloa Landing which is nice, and they also have another shop in Kapaa. Fathom Five and Bubbles Below come highly recommended for boat dives. One...

I use a FredT .188 SS bp with the "light" (2 piece) STA's and an Oxycheq 45# Sig. Series wing.

I use spit as well, lube will not only pick up gunk, it can make them come off a little easier than you want them to. If you do get some air trapped in the glove underwater and the O-rings are lubed, the glove will pop off much easier.

I'm partial to Maui so I'd say option 2, but you can do a lot worse than diving on Oahu! Have a great trip. Brian

I had a fantastic dive at Koloa Landing. Very easy site, and wasn't expecting much as evidently a lot of ow classes are done there. We did a dusk/night dive there and was very impressed. Lot's of life and some cool topography as well. Make sure when you enter, you go to the right. That's...

I have an Oceanic Versa Pro that I originally used in computer mode, but have since switched over to gauge mode. It wasn't a conscious effort though. It got to the point where I knew where I was "at" at any given point during the dive and found myself not using the computer as a 'computer'...

Thanks for the clarification Steve. I did not witness the incident, though I personally know 2 people who did. It was explained to me that 1 student ran out of air on the ascent, but still relatively deep, and had to do an air share with a divemaster. The second incident occured within...

Steve, my reply was more directed towards sandjeep, who stated he wanted to be tricked and chewed out when he screws up. In response to your reply to me...IMO, AOW is many times 5 (or 6, depending on agency) guided tours. The deep dive is done to show the student what narcosis feels like...

I think most students, when diving with their instructor (whether their instructor is their assigned buddy, or just supervising), are going to 'follow'. It's inherent in the class...they are paying for supervised diving and to learn. If the instructor goes deeper than the predetermined plan...

In my experience, they can be somewhat finicky. They don't fire on occasion (infrequent, but always seem to fail on the dive you need it most). You need to treat the light head with care, they don't like being dropped, banged, etc. They can leak, if not they aren't cared for regularly (check...

Where will you be staying? Maui has some awesome shorediving, but most of the shore dives I've done have been in the Kihei/Wailea area. Maui Dreams is who we use for our tank and weight rentals. They are the shore diving experts and are the shop most of the locals use and they have a...

Bob, I am teaching a Rescue class Saturday and Sunday, but I'm hoping to be done early enough on Sunday to hop over and do a dive with you guys. Brian

I second Maui Dreams....Very competent and friendly staff.

For what's it's worth...I know these two divers very well. They are frequent buddies of mine. They are both exceptional divers and this is the first time either one of them have gone inside the boundary area let alone all the way to the dock. One of them probably has 120 dives at Cove 2...

It depends on where you're staying. If you're staying in Kihei I recommend Ed Robinson, they are the only op I use when I go there. Mike Severns and B & B Scuba have good reputations as well. I you're staying up north, Lahaina Divers seem to be pretty popular, but are more of a cattle op...

I taught a Rescue Class in Cove 3 this weekend and had that seal with us almsot the entire day Sunday. I don't think it's Junior as he doesn't seem to be quite as friendly....cute little guy though.

Are you looking for an actual 'shark dive'? If so, I haven't heard of any, outside of the shark dive at the Maui Ocean Center. Having said that, I think that pretty much any dive site in Hawaii has the potential to have Tiger sharks present. Your greatest chance of seeing them will...

JD- That's a good point. I typically spend the first day of Open Water at Cove 1, for several reasons. First, I try to knock out as many required skills as I can on the first day, so I can spend the second day focusing on planning, buoyancy, buddy contact, etc....actually diving. The first...