Dive Review of Mauna Lani Sea Adventures/Mauna Lani Point in
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Mauna Lani Sea Adventures/Mauna Lani Point, Jun, 2010, by David A Brom, CA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 8 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 5553.
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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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	My wife and I were surprised at the quality of the diving on Kona. We have been all over the world and heard not so great things about Hawaii diving. The water was cold and there is no soft coral, but the hard coral makes up for it. There was lots of tropicals many found only in Hawaii and turtles are everywhere. We had a manta visit us on one dive (the 15th hole). The Kohala coast (north west side of Kona) is the place to dive. We dove with Mauna Lani Sea Adventures. They were right where we were staying and we threw the dice and dove with them not having read any reviews (not like us to not consult undercurrent). Gary the DM has been diving here for 30 years and knows his stuff. He is old school and touches pretty much everything. This bothered me at first but who am I to tell a guy that's been diving here 30 years to lay off the coral. He did point out stuff I would have never seen and if I missed it he would bring it to me! (octopus, pincushion sea star, etc..) Dive sites are close, 2-15 minutes depths are shallow 30-50ft so air consumption is not an issue. We would dive with them again.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea, California, Palau, Fiji, Grenada, Caymans, Bahamas, Honduras, Puerto Rico
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	dry	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	68-72°F / 20-22°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-70 Ft/ 18-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	500 psi surface, stay within site of DM, 1 hour max bt
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Mauna Lani Sea Adventures/Mauna Lani Point in Hawaii

Mauna Lani Sea Adventures/Mauna Lani Point, Jun, 2010,

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Dive Review of Mauna Lani Sea Adventures/Mauna Lani Point in
Hawaii