Heading to Hawaii this summer (early August) and wanted a recommendation for a boat diving operation in the Kona area.
About me, because, well, it's all about me isn't it:
1. I really, really, really hate cattle boats. I respect the DM's and such at Lahaina Divers, but I'll never dive with them again. Too much "all the ducklings follow momma duck around in a nice line at just the same speed." Last summer I dove with Prodiver Maui and loved it. They gave me credit as an instructor with a camera in hand as being a tolerable diver and gave me a lot of latitude to do my thing. In other words, 6-packs are preferred to massive boats.
2. I will have a camera in hand. Not huge (Olympus TG-6, twin video lights, Go-Pro on the cold shoe).
3. I'll have an insta-buddy, since nobody in my group dives but me.
4. I'd love to do the manta night dive, and would tolerate a cattle boat for this. If I have to. I guess. (Bonus points if you can recommend a good night snorkel boat for the non-divers in my group. Is this a Jack's Diving Locker thing primarily?)
Mahalo in advance!
About me, because, well, it's all about me isn't it:
1. I really, really, really hate cattle boats. I respect the DM's and such at Lahaina Divers, but I'll never dive with them again. Too much "all the ducklings follow momma duck around in a nice line at just the same speed." Last summer I dove with Prodiver Maui and loved it. They gave me credit as an instructor with a camera in hand as being a tolerable diver and gave me a lot of latitude to do my thing. In other words, 6-packs are preferred to massive boats.
2. I will have a camera in hand. Not huge (Olympus TG-6, twin video lights, Go-Pro on the cold shoe).
3. I'll have an insta-buddy, since nobody in my group dives but me.
4. I'd love to do the manta night dive, and would tolerate a cattle boat for this. If I have to. I guess. (Bonus points if you can recommend a good night snorkel boat for the non-divers in my group. Is this a Jack's Diving Locker thing primarily?)
Mahalo in advance!