Dive Review of mauna lani sea adventures in
Hawaii/Kona area

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mauna lani sea adventures: "nice but far.", Aug, 2017, by Bob Cottle, IL, US ( 2 reports). Report 9693.
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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		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	Stayed at Fairmont Orchid and the dive shop was in hotel next door(about a 10 minute ride in the hotel's shuttle). small boat (a six pack)with 4 divers on it. confortable,very friendly, they set up my equipment(I usually like to do it myself, but hey, nice touch). water viz and temp was nice.Coral was decent, fish life also.some turtles,morays(small) and a variety of fish.Just another day in paradise.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	red sea, mediterranean, south america, east coast, west coast, caribbean, mexico.
Closest Airport	Kona	Getting There	take long flight from Chicago to LA,then take longer flight from LA to Kona.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	80-81°F / 27-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-60 Ft/ 15-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	just told to follow guide(since it was 1st time diving in Hawaii,figured, why not)
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	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
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	there was one diver with a small camera.

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Dive Review of mauna lani sea adventures in Hawaii/Kona area

mauna lani sea adventures: "nice but far.", Aug, 2017,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of mauna lani sea adventures in
Hawaii/Kona area