Dive Review of Island Divers Hawaii in
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Island Divers Hawaii, Apr, 2007, by David Schwab, AE, USA . Report 3289.
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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
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Dive Masters were capable & very safety conscious. Boat had divers from other dive operations, so it wasn't "our" boat. Decisions on dive sites were made by the captain (??); I ended up diving day 1 and day 2 on the same sites. On day 3 the owner of Island Divers Hawaii dived with us and we got to dive different sites!! First dives were wrecks to 30 metres; second dives were shallow after 40+ min surface interval. I rented gear . . . good equipment (BCs were new) and well maintained. Owner Matt allowed me to trade in a BC for a wing (first time for me) on my last day and then dived with me. Personal attention was appreciated; I'd dive with him in more challenging dive conditions. DMs generally took real good care of the novices and too much care of experienced divers. I suspect most of their clients are learning to dive or are occasional once-every-couple-of-years divers. But once they had observed that I was a frequent diver as well as an instructor, they relaxed. DMs take lots of photos (see the excellent website at www.oahuscubadiving.com). Every effort made by DMs to show critters and other interesting sights to all divers. Super experience for novices; average to above averge for experienced divers who just have to be patient. Great place to dive with a non-diving spouse/girl/boyfriend or child.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea, Thailand, Burma, Cayman Islands, Florida, Missouri, Italy, Turkey, France, Spain, Malta, England, Scotland, Norway, Croatia, Germany, Netherlands
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	72-74°F / 22-23°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	10-25 M / 33-82 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	DM kept divers together and enforced depth limits, air limits. DM did not allow wreck penetration.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Big bucket for cameras.

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Dive Review of Island Divers Hawaii in Hawaii/Oahu

Island Divers Hawaii, Apr, 2007,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Island Divers Hawaii in
Hawaii/Oahu