Dive Review of Kohala Divers/Hilton Waikaloa in
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Kohala Divers/Hilton Waikaloa, Jun, 2010, by Wade Smith, CO, US ( 2 reports). Report 5554.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling
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Comments	The boat was roomy, partially covered, and did have a bathroom. They were well equipped with emergency equipment and even had life rafts. There was a warm, freshwater shower to use to rinse off after the dive if you wished. They had fresh fruit, cookies, water, juice and soft drinks to consume between the dives. The back of the boat had a wide dive platform which made it easy for entering and exiting the water. Capt. Stephen was very helpful and efficient in getting our BCDs and tanks set up, along with helping us in and out of the boat. Their dive shop was well equipped. Everybody we talked to from the shop keepers, divemasters and boat captain were very friendly and helpful. While traveling between dive sites they do throw out fishing lines to catch dinner which was fun. The dive sites were interesting with quite a bit of fish and hard coral. I did not realize that Hawaii has virtually no soft coral or sponges. We did see turtles and eels on every dive. I would definately recommend Kohala Divers and will use them again when I return.
Websites	Kohala Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Bonaire, Cozumel, Jamaica.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	surge, no currents
Water Temp	76-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	They were pretty easy going with whatever we wanted to do.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	They did have a clean water tub for the cameras.

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Dive Review of Kohala Divers/Hilton Waikaloa in Hawaii/Big Island

Kohala Divers/Hilton Waikaloa, Jun, 2010,

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Dive Review of Kohala Divers/Hilton Waikaloa in
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