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Dive Review of Dive Makai in
Hawaii/Kona

Dive Makai, Mar, 2005,

by Steve Machoian, Maryland, USA . Report 1609.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 3 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 5 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments Well run operation with very detailed and informative pre dive briefings. The boat holds 12 divers and you go out in two groups depending on experience levels (or do your own thing). In any event you are under the boat after about 50 minutes and you can stay down or surface depending on your air. Kendra stayed down with me over 80 minutes on several dives including a really neat dive into an open cave called "Freeze Face". She really loves what she does and takes her camera with her on most dives. Kendra was very good at finding all types of marine life. Dive Makai uses low volume steel 80's and all fills were a consistant 2500 psi

You would never know this dive operation was for sale by the work of the crew. As reported un Undercurrent, Dive Makai is for sale.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Florida Keys, Cozumel, Curacao, Aruba, All Cayman Islands, British and US Virgin Islands, Bahamas
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, dry Seas calm, surge
Water Temp 75-77°F / 24-25°C Wetsuit Thickness 5
Water Visibility 75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions No decompression diving and safty stop.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

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

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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