Dive Review of Lahaina Divers (Maui) in
Hawaii/Molokai

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Lahaina Divers (Maui), Mar, 2009, by Dennis Jacobson, CO, USA ( Reviewer 6 reports). Report 4708.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	Molokai Hammerhead Shark Dive. This is a specialty trip for advanced divers,once a week and is a bit pricey ($199.00 per person for 2 tanks). It is worth it though, as we saw a large school and some isolated hammerhead sharks. It is an open blue water dive, and on the day we went we had 25 knot winds, 12 foot seas, and stong current. We were forewarned about all of these and have no complaints. Our one complaint is that there were divers on the trip who should not have been allowed, certainly not under the conditions we encountered, and those conditions were known days in advance. Poor divers cost us bottom time, as of necessity all divers had to descend and ascend together (open seas, boat pick up, and really challenging conditions). I recommend this dive to compentent, advanced divers in good shape. We were led to believe there is a more thorough screening of divers then there actually was, so if you go, ask about who you will be diving with. The sharks are deep, the current can be strong, and the weakest diver in each group will set the bottom time and depth limits. Overall, Lahaina Divers is the best operation on Maui, and my wife and I always use them for boat dives. This day trip to Molokai was no exception, but we had a weak diver on each dive, and accordingly had our time (and depth) cut way back from what it might have been.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	recent dives to Cozumel; Bahamas; Riviera Maya
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	73-76°F / 23-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-125 Ft/ 24-38 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	This was the hammerhead shark trip to Molokai in high seas and strong current- all divers of necessity had to stay together in groups of 6 or less as assigned
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish	N/A
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 Lahaina Divers (Maui) in Hawaii/Molokai

Lahaina Divers (Maui), Mar, 2009,

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Dive Review of Lahaina Divers (Maui) in
Hawaii/Molokai