IslandDiversHI
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You'd be welcome to check us out of course. You'll probably like the price, $85 with tanks and weights for a 2 tank dive.
We do depart from Hawaii Kai on a daily basis, but we have boats in Kewalo Basin (south) and Waianae (west) as well, though we don't operate those daily. Example - tonight was 2 tank dive and fireworks show from Waikiki, tomorrow is a scheduled west side dive (actually, that one is doubtful now due to a big swell, but you get the idea). Special events.
Wrecks from Hawaii Kai include the Corsair 4FU fighter, but there are three barges all 65 to 90ft that are pretty good sites as well (sharks, turtles, rays, black coral) as well as an upside down LCU. On Sundays we usually do a 3 tank dive that includes both wrecks in Waikiki, the YO-257/San Pedro (that's the one where you saw the submarine from Atlantis) and the Sea Tiger. We finish up that day with a drift in Hawaii Kai. Hawaii Kai also has a great wall dive along China wall that can be done weather permitting, great marine life there as well as caves where you often find monk seals and sleeping sharks. Fantasy Reef as a drift dive can be pretty fantastic as well.
We have separate boats for intermediate and "intro" divers, so our advanced trip stays that way. In fact, every day part of our before we leave the dock briefing, includes the chance to change your mind and head out on a boat that is doing two shallow dives at 9am (half hour later).
Wherever you end up, hope you have a great trip!
We do depart from Hawaii Kai on a daily basis, but we have boats in Kewalo Basin (south) and Waianae (west) as well, though we don't operate those daily. Example - tonight was 2 tank dive and fireworks show from Waikiki, tomorrow is a scheduled west side dive (actually, that one is doubtful now due to a big swell, but you get the idea). Special events.
Wrecks from Hawaii Kai include the Corsair 4FU fighter, but there are three barges all 65 to 90ft that are pretty good sites as well (sharks, turtles, rays, black coral) as well as an upside down LCU. On Sundays we usually do a 3 tank dive that includes both wrecks in Waikiki, the YO-257/San Pedro (that's the one where you saw the submarine from Atlantis) and the Sea Tiger. We finish up that day with a drift in Hawaii Kai. Hawaii Kai also has a great wall dive along China wall that can be done weather permitting, great marine life there as well as caves where you often find monk seals and sleeping sharks. Fantasy Reef as a drift dive can be pretty fantastic as well.
We have separate boats for intermediate and "intro" divers, so our advanced trip stays that way. In fact, every day part of our before we leave the dock briefing, includes the chance to change your mind and head out on a boat that is doing two shallow dives at 9am (half hour later).
Wherever you end up, hope you have a great trip!
