Dive Review of Makena Coast Dive Charters/Kihei Kai in
Hawaii/southwestern Maui

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Makena Coast Dive Charters/Kihei Kai, Nov, 2013, by Robert and Laura Mosqueda, CA, US ( Contributor 14 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 7459.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation	N/A	Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Great dive operation! We went for 5 consecutive days and had a wonderful time. Most days the DM was Benha, a very experienced, knowldgeable and friendly DM. Steve, the owner, dove with us on one of the days and was terrific. On 4 of the days we were with other experienced divers so we went to more challenging sites (in terms of current and need for good air consumption), although the diving was relaxed and easy most of the time. We had a wonderful manta encounter on one of our dives... the manta stayed with us for about 10 minutes and circled around us many times. The way it works: meet at the Kihei boat ramp, park your car in a conveniently located lot after dropping off your dive gear. The boat is then taken down the ramp and passengers get on after it's in the water. The boat ride is fast and pleasant over to Molokini, about 20 minutes, and then another dive is done on the way back. You go early (around 6:30 am) in order to minimize the tradewind-driven chop which typically arises in the afternoon. On the windy days the water is pretty choppy when you get back to the surface. We did a couple of drift dives and the boat was right there to pick us up. Other than a ladder that's not so easy to climb the boat is comfortable. A crew member is right there to help get up the ladder. No bathroom on the boat, so be advised! We stayed at some condos in the northern part of Kihei, called Kihei Kai and this worked out really well. It's a small oldish apartment building that's away from the town but easily accessible. It was about a 15 minute drive from the condo to the boat ramp.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	California, Cocos, Sulawesi, Komodo, Socorro, Cozumel, Palau, Yap, New Guinea
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	76-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-150 Ft/ 6-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Reasonable restrictions, usual depth limits for rec divers. Although the DM would propose a 45 min dive, we often went longer when there were interesting things to see.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
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	[None]

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Dive Review of Makena Coast Dive Charters/Kihei Kai in Hawaii/southwestern Maui

Makena Coast Dive Charters/Kihei Kai, Nov, 2013,

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Dive Review of Makena Coast Dive Charters/Kihei Kai in
Hawaii/southwestern Maui