Dive Review of Dive Makai/None in
Hawaii/Kona

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Dive Makai/None, Sep, 2006, by Peter Tsugawa, CA, USA . Report 3037.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	I had spent a fair amount of time researching which dive operator to go with on Kona (my first trip there) and Dive Makai really stood out as one of the only ones I was interested in (Pacific Rim looked good). After emails and phone conversations with Tom Shockley (the original owner), I was sold. I’ve done a lot of diving in California and Micronesia over the last 11 years and my experience with Dive Makai (and its new owner Mike Henshaw) was nothing short of outstanding. I was trying out a new digital camera system and Dive Makai and Kona waters were a great combination to learn to shoot. All of the guides and Mike were fantastically friendly, very service oriented, gave very detailed briefings of each site and most importantly the fish we would try to see. I learned more about fish on this trip then all the years of diving prior to this trip. We saw things not many other dive operators would have been able to point out (blue stripe pipefish, Whitley's boxfish, gigantic preganent frogfish and male side kick, etc.) Slow paced dives (great for photographers) and I averaged 60-75 minute dives well within safe recreational diving parameters and computer NDL. They were a great group and Tom found a great new owner to carry on the traditions he had established over the years. I was not fortunate to meet Tom in person or Dive with him, but his legacy surely lives on. It's not a fancy operation, no shop, limited snacks but a very fun group to dive with and oustanding service. They rinse and storage gear for multiple dive days. A memorable experience and I highly recommend Dive Makai.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Mendocino, Monterey, Channel Islands, Cozumel, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap, Palau
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	77-80°F / 25-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	75-150 Ft/ 23-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Able to dive own profile with strong encouragement to be responsible and not exceed safe recreational parameters. Stay within visual contact with guides, don't touch, collect, chase marine life.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	I had just switched from my trusty N5 system to a dual strobe digital system and Dive Makai and Kona combination was about as good as it gets for learning a new system. Very slow and stopped diving pace, very small groups (as low as 2 - 6 max per guide), great pre-dive fish identification briefings and extended bottom time at your ability. Crew was very careful handling camera gear.

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Dive Review of Dive Makai/None in Hawaii/Kona

Dive Makai/None, Sep, 2006,

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Dive Review of Dive Makai/None in
Hawaii/Kona