Dive Review of Kaimana Divers/none in
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Kaimana Divers/none, Feb, 2014, by Tom Carlson, WA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 9 reports). Report 7516.
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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	N/A
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Comments	This was a return trip for me, not just back to Oahu, but a return trip to dive with Gabe Scotti and his crew at Kaimana Divers. I've got friends to stay with on the island so didn't need a hotel. This was probably the fifth trip over there that I've done my dives with Kaimana. I'm also a scuba instructor and I travel a lot for diving so I'm not easy to please. The fact that I've repeated with this dive op should say something to other readers. Gabe is an awesome scuba instructor, I've seen him work with his classes before and he is one of the reasons I really was inspired to start teaching scuba. Since my first trip over and diving with him he has expanded his dive op to include a boat and shop facilities. He also has several instructors that work with him now and show up on the boat to serve as dive masters for the dives. Special shout outs to Kevin, Denise and Drew. I splashed with all of them and watch them interact with other divers on the boat and I can't say enough good things about all of them. They can cater to all levels of divers and take good care of everyone on the boat and are especially safety concious in the water. Weather was rough sometimes, which is not a big deal for me and the boat crew made sure we hit the good spots. Every morning started with a wreck dive on the Sea Tiger, the YO/san Pedro, LCM, etc., and then typically a shallow reef for the second dive. Saw lots of sharks and turtles and eels as usual and the crew Kevin and Denise were really good at finding some new cool little guys to get pictures of. All in all it was another awesome dive trip because of Gabe and his staff and of course I'll go back when I have time and dive with them again. I have set up dives with other operators on Oahu and tested out many of them and can say that Kaimana Divers are who you want to dive with.
Websites	Kaimana Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Puget Sound, Mexico, Caribbean, Florida, Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	70-75°F / 21-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-120 Ft/ 15-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	> 2
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Freshwater rinse bucket for camera gear on the boat ever day.

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Dive Review of Kaimana Divers/none in Hawaii/Oahu

Kaimana Divers/none, Feb, 2014,

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Dive Review of Kaimana Divers/none in
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