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Jack's Diving Locker/ Holiday Inn Express & Suites
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Kona, Big Island |
"Reefs Are In Poor Health/Jack's Target Demographic Diver is Novice :("
This was a return trip for us, not having dived in Hawaii since 2019, pre- COVID. A rental car is necessary on the Big Island. We s... Full report |
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5/2024 |
 Love Sharks
500+ Dives |
2 |
Jack's Diving Locker 
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"Wonderful afternoon and Manta night dive"
Jack's dive locker had very good rental equipment & ran excellent day trips out of Kona / Kailua . Staff were very attentive especi... Full report |
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10/2022 |
Marc Paris
250+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker
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Kona |
"Magic Pelagic Night Dive"
This is a unique diving experience. After a classroom lecture on how the dive works, safety tips and an overview of several creat... Full report |
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10/2022 |
Alissa Ralston
250+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker
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Kona |
"Magic Pelagic Night Dive"
This is a unique diving experience. After a classroom lecture on how the dive works, safety tips and an overview of several creat... Full report |
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10/2022 |
Alissa Ralston
250+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Mauna Lani Resort
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Big Island - Kona |
"Surprised by Jack's Dive Op"
During my dive trip to the Big Island of Hawaii, I ended up using 4 different dive ops during my stay, each of which had unique fe... Full report |
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10/2022 |
 Francis Loncar
250+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ N/A
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Kona |
"Same experience after two year hiatus"
My last dive before COVID was with Jack's 2 years ago. So my first time back in the water I returned to them. I was glad to see th... Full report |
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11/2021 |
 Michael Kay
100+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Kona Reef Condos
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Big Island |
"5 dive shops, 7 mostly good dive days"
We were required to get a covid test before entering Hawaii and sign up with Safe Travels Hawaii to upload it. When I arrived they... Full report |
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5/2021 |
Mr Jeffrey Zankel
1000+ Dives |
2 |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Fairmont Orchid
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Kona Coast |
"Jack's is a well run dive operation"
Jack's is an excellent dive operation. The staff, from the shop to the boat and dive crews, were outstanding. Friendly, helpful, a... Full report |
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2/2020 |
Steven B Pittman
1000+ Dives |
1 |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ N/A
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Kona, Big Island |
"Good Diving at jack's"
Return visit to Kona, using Jack's again. They take care of setting up your gear, observe all safety requirements. The staff are k... Full report |
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11/2019 |
Michael Kay
100+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ N/A
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Kona, Big Island |
"Comfortable, safe diving"
Second time diving with Jack's. Three two- tank dives. Each one left harbor at a relaxed 9: 30 AM. Crew set up all gear on the 46' K... Full report |
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7/2019 |
Michael Kay
100+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Air bnb[same]
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Kona[N/A] |
"Kona manta dive"
Sure a great dive and operator we had six mantas swim with us for an hour the crew did everything for us, , loaded our gear on the b... Full report |
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3/2018 |
Thomas huggins
1000+ Dives |
2 |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Kona Islander Inn
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Hawaii Big Island |
"Top Notch Diving Outfit"
Water was colder than anticipated, which meant that I rented a 5 mm wetsuit from Jack's, and used my lavacore. Jack's is well sto... Full report |
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11/2017 |
Janet Westin
100+ Dives |
1 |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Hilton Waikoloa
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"Manta night dive on Kona Coast"
Did 4 boat dives with Jack's diving Locker, including fantastic night dive with manta rays. Reef dives were good with lots of trop... Full report |
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1/2017 |
 John Yavorsky
1000+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Rental house in Kona
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Big Island |
"Many Mantas and Shrimp on a Salp"
Our second vacation visit with Jacks. Did three 2 tank morning dives, the 2 tank Manta night dive and the Pelagic Magic.
Had o... Full report |
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5/2016 |
 Joel Horie
<100 Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker
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"Jack's Dive Locker, Kona, Hawaii"
Enjoyed diving with Jacks. They ran a well organized operation They set up your gear between dives and their personnel were very w... Full report |
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3/2016 |
Edward Leibowitz
250+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Kona Alii Condominiums
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N/A |
"Kona, HI / Jack's Diving Locker"
After a 15 year hiatus from recreational diving, I brought my wife and daughter to Kona to complete their openwater certifications... Full report |
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11/2015 |
Leonard Vaughn
<100 Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker
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Big Island |
"Good Days at Jack's"
Day diving, best suited to divers with some day boat experience. Relatively crowded boats, but really good organization makes it ... Full report |
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10/2015 |
Martha & Jeff Hubbard
1000+ Dives |
1 |
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Jack's Diving Locker
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"MANTA DIVE - AWESOME"
We had the privilege of diving with Keller Laros who is the founder of the Manta Pacific Research Foundation. He also works for J... Full report |
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9/2015 |
William J Marlow
1000+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Royal Kona Resort
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Kona |
"Fun Time in Kona"
We dove with Jack’s Diving Locker for three days while vacationing in Kona. They were a very professionally run operation. The fri... Full report |
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6/2015 |
Leigh Vinzant
1000+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Royal Kona
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"Manta diving"
This trip was planned with Manta dives in mind. Unfortunately, we got to the island the day before hurricane Ana hit. Lucky for ... Full report |
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10/2014 |
Joe Hamernick
250+ Dives |
1 |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Kona Coast
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Kona, Big Island |
the bad: not great diving but ok for beginners; they do NOT go deep;
the coral was bleached or dead, still there were tropical f... Full report |
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8/2014 |
Eldon Okazaki
1000+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Hapuna Prince
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Kona |
"Pelagic Magic and Mantas with Jack's Diving Locker"
Wow! Cool stuff floating past you at night time while hanging from a 50' rope in the dark. Hard to describe the ctenophores unles... Full report |
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8/2014 |
Mark Etter
500+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ RAVC Keahou Kona
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Kona |
"A good trip to Kona"
• Dove three days with Jack's. The main retail shop is in the Coconut Grove shopping center. You can enter from Alii Dr, but it's... Full report |
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7/2014 |
Joel Horie
<100 Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Bay Club
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Kona |
The Pelagic Magic Night Dive is unique in the world. You are taken 3 miles off the Kona Coast in an ocean area well over a mile de... Full report |
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8/2013 |
Ernest Lavagetto
1000+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker
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Kona |
Jacks diving locker is well organised and ran. Three boats. They have classic dives (that are more suited to beginner divers) and ... Full report |
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2/2013 |
Jonnie Stubbenhagen
1000+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Outrigger Kualoa Beach Resort
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Kona Coast |
Jack's is a large shop and dive operation and my group of about 20 fitted easily onto the boat. Keller, the divemaster, and the cr... Full report |
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12/2011 |
Michael Traylor
500+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker
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Kona |
They have such nice gear I should have left my wet suits, mask and fins at home - especially since we just had the 2 dives. The b... Full report |
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11/2010 |
Hollie Lindauer
250+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ N/A
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Big Island |
This was the 4th or 5th time we have dived with Jack's and their service keeps us coming back. Large, well maintained boats. Ver... Full report |
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6/2010 |
Erin and Jim
100+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Wyndham Kona Hawaiian Resort
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Kona |
This was our third stay on the Big Island and diving with Jack's Diving Locker. Service and staff at Jacks' was great as usual. We... Full report |
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12/2009 |
Jim & Patrice Murray
<100 Dives |
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Jack's Diving/
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Kona |
I am never sure how to report on Hawaii diving. I love to dive but I also like to see things when I dive. The dive shop did a gr... Full report |
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10/2009 |
Jan C
1000+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker
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Big Island |
Best dive operation on the Big Island and I've dove with most of them over the years. Jack's service is consistently outstanding ... Full report |
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10/2009 |
Bob DeFeo
250+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker
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Big Island |
This was my first dive trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. My girlfriend, Margi, and I scored big by diving with Jack’s Diving Locke... Full report |
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3/2009 |
Eric Eckes
500+ Dives |
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Jack's Dive Locker/ n/a
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Big Island |
Shore Diving in Kona allows the freedom to choose your own sites, times and profiles. Rent tanks and weights at Jack's Diver Lock... Full report |
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12/2008 |
Jack Gullo Jr.
500+ Dives |
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Jack's Dive Locker
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Big Island |
"Pelagic Magic" Night Dive, Advanced dives, Classic dives performed with Jack's. While all the diving done with Jack's was superb... Full report |
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9/2008 |
Bob DeFeo
250+ Dives |
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Jacks Dive Locker/ --
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Big Island |
Shore diving the Big Island on your own is the best. Rent tanks for the week from Jack's, get a dive site map and go. The tough ... Full report |
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11/2007 |
Jack Gullo
250+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Kona Sea Village
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Kona |
A group of ten divers and 4 snorkelers spent Halloween week in Kona staying at Sea Village, booked through SunQuest Vacations. My... Full report |
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10/2007 |
Rick Back
100+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Vacation Rental Home - Aloha House
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Big Island - Kona Coast |
We shore dove at Honaunau (Place of Refuge) off two step - this was a nice dive with lots of coral and lots of reef fish. We also... Full report |
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2/2007 |
Craig Lazanich
<100 Dives |
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Jack's Dive Locker
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Big Island |
Shore diving at its best. Daily tank rentals with unlimited fills make diving easy. Shop provides maps of the dive site - both o... Full report |
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11/2006 |
Jack Gullo
250+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ n/a
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Big Island |
Although Jack's is a large operation, they never crowded their boats. Diving is valet style, which I have never been fond of, but ... Full report |
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8/2006 |
Robin E. Green
100+ Dives |
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Jack's Dive Locker
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Big Island |
Tank rentals at Jack's are great - rent by the day, with free re- fills. They will give you maps of the shore dive spot and sugges... Full report |
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11/2005 |
Jack Gullo Jr.
250+ Dives |
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Kona Coast Divers
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Kona Coast |
I completed an Advanced Open Water course with Kona Coast Divers in September, 2005. I was very pleased with the quality of their ... Full report |
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9/2005 |
Bud
250+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Hale Kona Kai condominium
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Kona |
Jack's is a very professional, well run operation. They were unfailingly accommodating and friendly. There were no time limits... Full report |
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8/2005 |
Marc & Anne Bressman
250+ Dives |
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Kona Coast Divers/ N/A
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Big Island of Hawaii] |
We found Kona Coast Divers to be a friendly and accommodating operation. It is located in the harbor a few miles north of the tow... Full report |
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7/2005 |
James Heimer
250+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker
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Kon |
I dive the night Manta Ray dives off Kona airport and off of the old Kona Surf (Sheraton)
Jack's is reportedly the "best" in Kona... Full report |
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6/2005 |
bob peterson
100+ Dives |
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Kona Coast Divers/ Paniolo Greens
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The Big Island |
Resort was clean and large enough, though falls short on amennities. It is on a golf course and apx. 30 min. drive to dive s... Full report |
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10/2004 |
Scott
100+ Dives |
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Jacks Diving Locker/ Kona Nalu Condos
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Big Island |
The Big Island of Hawaii has great shore diving, so much so that I spent most of my UW time there shore diving instead of boat div... Full report |
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9/2004 |
Steven C Williams
<100 Dives |
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jacks Diving Locker
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Kona |
The manta dive is a hit or miss with any of the dive ops. Theres always the possibility that they wont show up, as in our case - ... Full report |
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6/2004 |
Clare Petosa
100+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Kona Islander Inn
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Kona (West Coast) |
Recently got certified (Open Water) with Jack's Diving Locker in Kona, Hawaii. My instructor, Doug Farr, was excellent. He was pa... Full report |
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5/2004 |
Richard Swan
<100 Dives |
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Jack's Dive Locker/ Local condo
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Big Island |
The new shop at Jack's Dive Locker is world class. The friendliness of the people that work there may be the best you ever encount... Full report |
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4/2004 |
David Richardson
100+ Dives |
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Kona Coast Divers
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Big Island |
Good: Divemasters did a great job, I never touched my gear and it was set up perfect. I want to dive their dock, what a predive sh... Full report |
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12/2003 |
Kevin Elman
1000+ Dives |
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Jacks Diving Locker/ Fairway Villas - Waikoloa
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Kona |
Jack's Diving Locker is one of the cadillacs of dive operations. Service is great. You meet everyday at the dive shop which is ab... Full report |
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11/2003 |
Martin Raffauf
100+ Dives |
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Jacks Dive Locker/ Keahou
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Big Island |
It was a chance that there might be Mantas, we knew this going into the dive. There were no sightings. The coral was not in great... Full report |
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7/2003 |
Jerry
500+ Dives |
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Jack's Diving Locker/ Orchid at Muana Lani
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Kona Coast - Big Island |
Diving: Kona Coast diving was as nice as I thought it would be. The staff at Jack's was friendly and helpful. The 2- tank trips b... Full report |
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3/2002 |
Eric A. Frick
100+ Dives |
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