Dive Review of Dive Makai in
Hawaii/Kona

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Dive Makai, Jun, 2009, by John Woolley, WA, United States ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports). Report 4874.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	Poor Hawaii. Having read a reader report bemoaning the loss of fish in Hawaii's reefs, I thought I was prepared. But I wasn't. Reefs are the ocean's nursery and Hawaiian's have murdered their young. I'm told that there are no limits on the taking of reef fish, most of which go to the commercial aquarium trade. Whatever the reason, Hawaiians' need to wake-up to what they are doing. While the Manta night dive was absolute magic, it is a manufactured event. The true joy of diving is experiencing the natural underwater world. I've now experienced Hawaii's and it ain't pretty. When you go, to try to salvage the experience, try the following: 1.) Manta night dive; 2.) The "adventure dive", which means actually taking the boat far enough to find some fish. While very expensive ($205 for three tanks), you at least get some insight to what diving use to be like; and, 3.) Take your rental car on a day trip to the Volcano National Park. As a hard core diver, it is hard for me to say, but I will: the land adventure to the volcano out-shined the diving. Poor Hawaii. I hope the rest of the world doesn't try to catch-up.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Bahamas, Belize, Puget Sound, Roatan, Thailand
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Reasonable expectation to surface with enough air for a safety margin.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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/Kona

Dive Makai, Jun, 2009,

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Dive Review of Dive Makai in
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