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Dive Review of Manini dive company in
Hawaii/Oahu

Manini dive company : "Excellent diving on Oahu", Jun, 2021,

by Curtis Kates, CA, US (Reviewer Reviewer 5 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 11586 has 1 Helpful vote.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations N/A Food N/A
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments Max is the owner of Manini dive company, and he does a truly fantastic job showing his divers a wonderful time in the calm, warm waters just off Waikiki. I have been diving with Max since 1999, when I was a young Air Force Lieutenant assigned to Hickam AFB. After 22 years of diving together, I refuse to dive with anyone else on Oahu (and I have tried everyone else on Oahu). Max knows the dive sites inside and out, and he always tries to show his divers the special creatures that inhabit the wrecks and reefs off Waikiki. I am always amazed at the wide variety of interesting animals Max finds, and even after 22 years, I still look forward to diving with Max because there is always something new to observe. He takes such good care of my Wife and I, and he is such a fun, amiable man. As for the wildlife, you can expect to see LOTS of turtles, an octopus or two, frog fish, porcupine fish, and plenty of eels (and of course, triggers, moorish idols, butterfly fish and other tropical fish). Certain dive sites he frequents even have juvenile whitetip sharks and eagle rays. To conclude, this is an outstanding dive operation run by a wonderful man who really cares about his customers. Highly recommended for divers of every level and very affordable and convenient.
Websites Manini dive company   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Maldives, Great Barrier Reef, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Vanuatu, Tonga, Azores, South Africa, Caribbean, Bahamas, French Polynesia, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Red Sea, Malta, Brazil
Closest Airport Honolulu international Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 80-84°F / 27-29°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile ?
Enforced diving restrictions [Unspecified]
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish 4 stars
Large Pelagics 4 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Lots of creatures to photograph in warm clear water.
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