Dive Review of Kona Honu Divers/Hapuna Prince Beach Resort in
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Kona Honu Divers/Hapuna Prince Beach Resort, May, 2005, by Tom Dudnyk, PA, United States . Report 1712.
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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	My wife and I work hard, so when we go on vacation, we like to pick tour operators that cater to us 100%, requiring us only to suit up and jump overboard. We hate schlepping gear and weight belts and then rinsing stuff when done. I"ve done lots of dives, in some far flung places, and have never come across a dive operation that matched this one (Tortuga Divers in East End, Grand Cayman was close). The boat is very large (46') and real comfy. The crew is outstanding, knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful (a 10 out of 10). The only thing better than this dive operation was the dive itself. We did a night Manta Ray dive, after a brief tutorial of the individual manta rays we might see, we all knelt on the sea floor in a circle with our lights held over our heads. In the middle of our circle was a milk crate with two more lights pointed toward the surface. At least 6-8 very large mantas swam and circled-inches from our faces-for 40 minutes nonstop. Of particular fun was Big Bertha, a 14' beast that just couldn't stop gorging herself on the plankton. My wife and I have never seen anything in our lives so surreal and amazing. Two red fish swam over the lights in the lightbox. A moray then swam into the light box and stuck his head out. Then, a turtle swam up to everyone in the circle wondering what all the fuss was about. This is a 'must do' dive if you are on Big Island, and Kona Hanu Divers is a 'can't miss' dive operation. I am saving up for an underwater video camera so I can shoot a home movie of this next time I go. Just amazing!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Caymans, Virgin Islands, Rangiroa, Bora Bora, Bermuda, Florida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	75-77°F / 24-25°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-85 Ft/ 23-26 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Back at 500 PSI, no exceptions
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Kona Honu Divers/Hapuna Prince Beach Resort in
Hawaii/Big Island