Dive Review of Maui Diving Scuba Center/Valley Isle Resort Condos in
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Maui Diving Scuba Center/Valley Isle Resort Condos, Jul, 2010, by Nancy L Collins, NM, US ( Reviewer 5 reports). Report 5672.
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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
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Maui Scuba Diving personnel were very accommodating, from dealing with the owner, Bia, down to her shop staff and the dive guides. We did three dives with Maui Scuba Diving – two day dives and one night dive. The first dive was at Mala Pier in Lahaina. This is a pier that was collapsed by Hurricane Iniki in 1992. While the formations from the pier were interesting, fish life was sorely lacking. Coral growth didn’t look real good, either. We did see one small turtle on this dive. One thing that my buddy and I didn’t approve of was the dive instructor handling the marine life. He pulled an octopus from its den and handed it to all the other divers in the group. We declined the experience. He also then found a frogfish which he disturbed from its resting place and made it move so the divers could see it. I would much prefer to find the marine life in their habitats, rather than agitate them by handling them unnecessarily. Our second day dive was using underwater scooters to ride out to a manta ray feeding station off the coast south of Lahaina. The dive guide was very helpful with me as the scooters are quite heavy and I was unable to handle it and the rocky entry at the shore. We used the scooters at the surface for quite a distance, then submerged to about 50 feet. No mantas in sight, unfortunately. Visibility at depth was great, but closer in to shore it was very murky and difficult to keep the group in sight. Fish life on this dive was sparse as well. Our night dive was at Black Rock, Kaanapali. I have visited this site before, in 1993, both on a day dive and a night dive. This is an excellent night diving venue. We saw a conger eel freely swimming, a Spanish Dancer nudibranch, a decorator crab out walking on the sandy bottom, and at least 15 HUGE turtles that were at least 5’ long and 4’ across their shells at the widest point. This was by far the highlight dive of the three we did. I had problems with my dive computer before the night dive, so the dive guide supplied me with a regulator at no extra charge. I would dive with Maui Scuba Diving again – they are a great outfit, with customer service being a priority for them.
Websites	Maui Diving Scuba Center Valley Isle Resort Condos
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire; Maui, Hawaii; Salt Cay, Turks & Caicos; Guanaja, Honduras; Bimini, Bahamas; Exuma, Bahamas; San Salvador, Bahamas; Andros, Bahamas; Playa del Carmen, Mexico; Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Florida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	surge, no currents
Water Temp	78-°F / 26-°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow dive guide due to nature of dives (underwater scooter and night dive).
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	No setup to speak of, dives were made from shore.

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Dive Review of Maui Diving Scuba Center/Valley Isle Resort Condos in Hawaii/Maui

Maui Diving Scuba Center/Valley Isle Resort Condos, Jul, 2010,

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Dive Review of Maui Diving Scuba Center/Valley Isle Resort Condos in
Hawaii/Maui