Dive Review of Dive Makai in
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Dive Makai, Nov, 2008, by Michael Judd, OR, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports). Report 4551.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Dive Makai was a good outfit. Dives generally are timed at about 45 minutes, but you can linger longer if you have the desire and the air. Briefings were helpful. Good liquid and munchies on the boat. Divemasters took their time and pointed out lots of sights. If you are doing a number of days, you leave your BC, reg & fins on the boat. The only (minor) complaint would be that one day there were 11 divers/snorkelers on the boat, which was a couple too many. They also have a modified "no pee" rule: If you must, take off your wetsuit in the water to wash it before you come back on the boat. Seemd a bit anal to me (pun intended), but no big deal. Visibility was consistently good. Good quantity and variety of small tropicals, especially butterfly fish. Quite a few nudis and colorful worms. The boat was closely approached by groups of dolphins more than once, although we never saw them when we were submerged. The coral isn't exciting, but the lava flows make for interesting subsurface topography. The night manta dive is worth doing. It's hardly a wilderness adventure, with a large group of people sitting on the bottom and floating with snorkels on top, but the mantas seem to enjoy the game, including bumping the audience.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	77-79°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Generally followed dive leader, but could wander.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Dive Makai in Hawaii/Big Island

Dive Makai, Nov, 2008,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Dive Makai in
Hawaii/Big Island