Dive Review of Dive Makai/Hilton Waikoloa in
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Dive Makai/Hilton Waikoloa, Feb, 2008, by John Keith, UT, USA ( Top Contributor 32 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 3957.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	As indicated in other reader reports, this is a really great dive operation. The dive masters were very good about going slowly and pointing out critters, etc. They all did very detailed briefings, including what to look for and where to look. You could dive your own profile, but you risked not seeing all the goodies. We saw reef sharks but no other large animals. Saw dolphins on the way out and the way in. Saw several very nice eels, including a couple that were free swimming. Dive masters were great at finding nudibrachia and other small critters. They were also very respectful of the animals and coral. No puffer fish being blown up; no coral being handled and broken. All the dive masters had great personalities, as well. It would have been nice to have a dive shop to go to, but that was a very minor lack. We WILL go back to the Big Island and we WILL dive with Dive Makai again - the sooner the better.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea, Cozumel, Turks & Caicos, Grand Cayman, Saba, Cabo San Lucas, other Hawaian islands, Monterey
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	24-26°C / 75-79°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Safety stop; computers required
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Fresh water bucket only.

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Dive Review of Dive Makai/Hilton Waikoloa in Hawaii

Dive Makai/Hilton Waikoloa, Feb, 2008,

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Dive Review of Dive Makai/Hilton Waikoloa in
Hawaii