EDIT: Looks like this post has been modified while I was making my comments. Thanks MOD!
Can we please get back to the original topic about Primier Scuba? I know Jerry, he's a good guy and he does have many years of experience here on Maui. I've never seen him in trouble in the water with people and I think his guests all walk away happy with their experience. I don't know what his permit situation is but let's just all agree here that the permit situation here on Maui is bad and getting worse.
As I recall, Jerry and I both were accidentally bit on our fingers by moray eels only a week apart in January of 2000. (So I've known him for at least that long.) We even compared wounds at the time and I think that's when I officially met him (other than passing by on the reef or beach parking lot). Just in case you're wondering how the scars turned out, I superglued my finger back together while he got 8 to 10 stitches. I think my scar ended up prettier than his and I was back in the water in less than a week. Ask him to show you his eel bite if you dive with him. I'm sure he's happy to tell you the story of how it happened, I know I am about mine.
So Tim, did you e-mail him back to comment about the similarities on your sites yet? Don't you know Jerry? He's been around quite a while, I would think you would have at least seen him around with all the diving you do. Anyway, he's OK in my book and I'll bet he's just struggling along like the rest of us in the dive biz. I don't figure he's getting any special breaks from the government here either but he's probably trying to be as legit as he can considering the situation.
Just my .02 and I shouldn't even be reading SCUBABOARD today! I'm still on vacation!!!!
