Dive Review of Ed Robinson/Makena Surf in
Hawaii/Maui

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Ed Robinson/Makena Surf, Jun, 2010, by Mark Rizzo, TX, US ( 2 reports). Report 5538.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Ed Robinson runs a solid operation; they do a great job accommodating more experienced divers. 4 to 6 people on his boat while we dove. You could dive on your own, or follow around great dive masters like Joe, who were just critter finding machines. That said, as an avid diver, I would always dive a couple of days if I were in Maui, but probably wouldn't come to Maui specifically to dive. We saw a couple of white tip sharks on the back side of Molikini. Dove the WWII Hellfire wreck ... pretty cool way to spend a 1/2 tank. Saw an eagle ray, LAYING IN THE SAND AT A CLEANING STATION! (not a Stingray, an EAGLE RAY!) ... have never seen that before. At the same dive site, there were two of the largest sea turtles just lounging on the bottom ... maybe 4' long. Cool little critters like Hawaiian Lion Fish, leaf scorpin fish, nudibranchs, and harlequin shrimp. Ed Robinson does a good job diving some less visited sites, accommodating advanced divers while maintaining reasonable and sensible boundaries. I'd certainly recommend his operation.
Websites	Ed Robinson
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Galapagos, Red Sea, Grand and Little Cayman, Cozumel, Belize, Bay Islands, Florida Keys, Flower Gardens, Bonaire, Curacao, Virgin Islands
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	75-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-120 Ft/ 18-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Common sense (at least keep in distant site of other diver's bubbles), 130' on air, appropriate depth for Nitrox FO2. Dive your computer's bottom time ... stay out of deco.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	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	Good macro, usually one big pelagic of some sort per dive. Not a lot of breathtaking corals ... no surprise for Hawaii.

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Dive Review of Ed Robinson/Makena Surf in Hawaii/Maui

Ed Robinson/Makena Surf, Jun, 2010,

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

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Dive Review of Ed Robinson/Makena Surf in
Hawaii/Maui