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Seasport Divers/Kaha Lani (condo): "Monk seals off Ni'ihau with Seasport Divers", Jul, 2018, by Marcia Pedersen, WA, US ( Contributor 14 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 10346 has 4 Helpful votes.
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Comments	MONK SEALS at Lehua Rock just off Ni’ihau were the highlight of the trip! Great shark encounters too. The topography of Lehua Rock was awesome with fun swim throughs and caves to peak in. Would have liked smaller groups though. It’s a bumpy over two-hour ride each way, but the three dives are worth it. Our first trip was canceled due to wind, but we were lucky enough to catch the second one (only offered twice each week). We also did local boat dives with Seasport on their biggest boat. We dove Nitrox; big 100 tanks for those who pushed for them. Hot shower and snacks every trip. Dry area and camera table with camera rinse. The crew was friendly, attentive, and genuinely seemed like they enjoyed the trips. I appreciated being asked if they could change out my tanks. Captains Andrew and Greg did a great job. Dive briefings were brief but good covering safety and critters. During the week, we saw juvenile and adult frogfish, puffers, eels, lots of turtles, flatworms, nudibranch, trevally chasing bait balls, spotted eagle rays, some small critters endemic to Hawaii, typical reef fish, and dolphins on the surface. My review ratings don’t reflect the difference between the Kauai dives and the Ni’ihau dives. The local vis and colors were okay—not much different than Hawaii and Maui, but not as good as Molokai. The vis was easily 100 feet at Ni’ihau; more sharks and more schools of reef fish too. The monk seals were beautiful to watch above and below water; they came within about 20 feet. Temp was great; I wore a 2 mm shorty, but I could have dove without it. Check-in was at the shop each day with a short van ride to the boat. The shop has a lot of gear and clothes. We had our own gear; but the rental gear looked good, and the wetsuits looked fairly new. Rinse tank at the shop for gear. I would dive with Seaport again especially for Lehua Rock. I would love to see them develop an overnight so we could explore around Ni’ihau and spend more time at Lehua Rock.
Websites	Seasport Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Vancouver Island, Hawaii, Thailand, Australia, Mexico, Honduras, Bonaire, Dominica, Turkey, Caymans, Bimini
Closest Airport	Lihue	Getting There	Seattle to Lihue direct
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Had a divemaster, but they didn't control our every move. Recommended depths, did air checks, and pointed out good stuff.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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 Seasport Divers/Kaha Lani (condo) in Hawaii/Kauai

Seasport Divers/Kaha Lani (condo): "Monk seals off Ni'ihau with Seasport Divers", Jul, 2018,

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Dive Review of Seasport Divers/Kaha Lani (condo) in
Hawaii/Kauai