Dive ops on the big island.

[Midge907]

Any recommendations for dive ops near kona?

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Type "Kona" into the search box, and you will have enough reading for a couple days. I am partial to Kona Dive Company myself, both for the boat, and renting tanks. As a experienced diver like yourself, I really suggest doing mostly shore diving if diving on a budget matters at all. So the big question I think is what are the expectations of your trip.

 

[Peter_C]

My opinion is the Kona side of the Big Island is the perfect place for shore diving. In fact you can dive many of the same dive sites the boats hit from shore. The locals have named one of the sites "Rip Off Reef" LOL Better yet you get to do them at your leisure.

We used Jack's Dive Locker for air tanks and maps, which are awesome. The fills were solid, as in always above 3,000 psi, and my CO meter never moved. For boat diving...well check the DM's air for him...

Scuba Shore Diving Site Listing for: The Big Island, Hawaiian Islands

 

[dwhthediver]

Kona Honu divers, staff was friendly, knowledgable and boats run very professionally.

 

[ivakdiver]

Kona Diving Company was great last November.

 

[spoolin01]

Big Island Divers - easy to get to, good parking, great rental gear prices, two boats, full shop, nice people. Used them many times.

 

[smellzlikefish]

Another vote for KDC. Kerry and Katie will take very good care of you.

 

[Chocoholic]

Try Wannadive with Steve. They were awesome. We got 70 to 75 minutes out of our Alum80s. They stopped and watched dolphins along the way. they weren't on a schedule like some dive ops are. Basically we dove our computers.

 

[Tunaman68]

Try Wannadive with Steve. They were awesome. We got 70 to 75 minutes out of our Alum80s. They stopped and watched dolphins along the way. they weren't on a schedule like some dive ops are. Basically we dove our computers.

+1 for Wannadive!

 

[UWRCN]

Thanks to all, had some good warm water dives.


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