Diving in Hawaii
- Thread starter RedBull
- Start date
Please register or login
Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.
Benefits of registering include
- Ability to post and comment on topics and discussions.
- A Free photo gallery to share your dive photos with the world.
- You can make this box go away
Maui Bound
Guest
We just got back from two weeks on Maui. Stayed on Kaanapali Beach. Shore diving at Old Airport Beach is good shore dive as is Black Rock. We dove with Lahaina Divers to Lanai and Molokini. Pretty easy dives. Also Mala Warf and Olowalu. Maui offers a lot of other things to do as well. Best of luck.
I agree that Maui is a great place to dive. You'll get lots of suggestions on who to use but I wouldn't take a boat out of Lahaina to dive Molokini. Unless you like getting there a couple of hours after everyone else has, doing the dive after the chop has come up and getting back midafternoon. Do it with a Kihei operation such as B&B Scuba.
mrjimboalaska
Contributor
If destination is Oahu, check out Islanddivershawaii.com, great charter selection and a SAFETY minded staff. YO257 and San Pedro dive is awesome.
NW_DiverDude
Contributor
The Big Island has several nice locations for novice shore diving. In particular, near the town of Kona is a location know as "Place of Refuge". Lots of turtles, lots of fish, reasonably calm, and you do not have to go very deep. One of the great things about this location is that the snorkeling is quite good so you can do your surface intervals while snorkeling to get the most out of your underwater experience.
Even though I have been diving since 1977 with trips in some really increadible places around the world, I find that diving around the Hawaiin islands is still fun and interesting. So much so that I will be diving Oahu for the first time in just over a week to see what she has to offer.
If your sister and boyfriend like to explore topside as well, the Big Island is increadibly diverse with all kinds of hiking, horseback riding, jeep adventures, and an awsome array of beaches ranging from white to pink to green to black sand. The Kona area is very sunny, dry, and warm but lush vegetation and waterfalls are only a short drive away.
Hope they have a great - and safe time in Hawaii, wherever they end up going.
NW_DiverDude
Even though I have been diving since 1977 with trips in some really increadible places around the world, I find that diving around the Hawaiin islands is still fun and interesting. So much so that I will be diving Oahu for the first time in just over a week to see what she has to offer.
If your sister and boyfriend like to explore topside as well, the Big Island is increadibly diverse with all kinds of hiking, horseback riding, jeep adventures, and an awsome array of beaches ranging from white to pink to green to black sand. The Kona area is very sunny, dry, and warm but lush vegetation and waterfalls are only a short drive away.
Hope they have a great - and safe time in Hawaii, wherever they end up going.
NW_DiverDude
Similar threads
