raviepoo
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My question is simple - is it possible? Is there a dive shop on the island that rents tanks and/or gear?
Shore Diving Lanai???
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Charlie99
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I have no info on how good they are, but check out http://www.adventurelanai.com/rentals.html
I think this is the same guy that can be reached at trekmaui@maui.net
I'm pretty sure that Trilogy has contracted with the main hotels to provide scuba and snorkel gear, instruction, and trips. They are a large company, multiple boats, based on Maui.
The concierge at Manele Bay Hotel or the Keole (sp?) Lodge might be able to connect you with tank and equipment rentals.
I think this is the same guy that can be reached at trekmaui@maui.net
I'm pretty sure that Trilogy has contracted with the main hotels to provide scuba and snorkel gear, instruction, and trips. They are a large company, multiple boats, based on Maui.
The concierge at Manele Bay Hotel or the Keole (sp?) Lodge might be able to connect you with tank and equipment rentals.
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The link Charlie99 provided you above is the only information I found when researching gear rental on Lanai this past summer.
Trilogy is the only dive operator on Lanai. I believe they have a set schedule, so you'll have to see if it works for you. They are very expensive - a 2 tank dive was about $180 or so, with a discount if you book it online. I had booked a Saturday afternoon dive with them but ended up not going because the night before I arrived their boat needed repairs done. I was only there for a weekend and couldn't dive any other day.
However, the snorkeling in Manele Bay is excellent. If you can rent gear, I would definitely try a shore dive there. The best area is opposite from the hotel - looking toward the water, all the way to the left.
Trilogy is the only dive operator on Lanai. I believe they have a set schedule, so you'll have to see if it works for you. They are very expensive - a 2 tank dive was about $180 or so, with a discount if you book it online. I had booked a Saturday afternoon dive with them but ended up not going because the night before I arrived their boat needed repairs done. I was only there for a weekend and couldn't dive any other day.
However, the snorkeling in Manele Bay is excellent. If you can rent gear, I would definitely try a shore dive there. The best area is opposite from the hotel - looking toward the water, all the way to the left.
I was just talking to the people at the Trilogy shop at Ka'anapali Beach Hotel. I am trying to figure ut what I am going to do over the next few days. Are you on the island now?
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chepar:
Um, if you're not staying at the Four Seasons, is there access to Manele Bay? We're staying elsewhere.
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Manele Bay is the area where the ferry docks. It isn't really a good idea to dive there. The next bay over, about 200 yards to the west of the docks is a state park with public access. That's the beach pretty much directly below the Manele Bay hotel. It is a nice snorkeling area and is where Trilogy takes people from Maui on the Lanai snorkel/whalewatch/Lanai tour/BBQ trip. The one time I went there it looked like it would be a reasonable spot to dive. It's fairly shallow and is where Trilogy takes non-certified divers for a Discover Scuba tour.raviepoo:
Cathedrals I is not very far offshore from the rocky point that separates Manele Bay from the state park to the west. Before I attempted to dive that area, I'd just grab a snorkel and do some surface exploration to figure out where to come back to with a tank. The visibility is usually very good and you should be able to check out even the 60' deep dive areas while snorkeling. The south shore of Lanai gets some pretty good sized swells, and there is a lot of surge, so of course you have to be cautious about getting caught up in surge and slammed into rocks.
Lighthouse/Shark Fin cove are popular boat dive sites. They are right next to shore, a few miles to the west of Manele Bay. You might be able to get there on land, but IIRC, the shoreline is steep enough that although you might get into the water with a gigantic stride, you aren't going to be able to climb back out.
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Charlie99:
Edit: just looked at Mapquest. It's Hulopoe Bay, and Hulopoe State Park
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Charlie99:
Whoops - I thought the place I was talking about was called Manele Bay.
No - the bay that has good snorkeling is NOT where the ferry docks - it's the bay below the hotel that Charlie99 is talking about. The public access appeared to be closer to the left end of the bay, on the opposite side of the hotel. Lots of locals out for a day at the beach there.
Are you staying at the hotel in town? There is a shuttle stop right in front of the hotel that you can take to the resorts, but if you're going to be renting dive gear, it's probably best that you rent a car.
The car rental place is just a couple blocks from the Hotel Lanai. The shuttle stops there too.
Reviving this thread almost 15 years later with the same question in case the situation has changed. What are the options for shore diving on your own in Lanai? Are there dive shops renting tanks? I have been spoiled by how easy it is to do it in Maui and wonder if this can be done in Lanai as well
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