Dive Review of Kohala Divers/Westin Mauna Kea in
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Kohala Divers/Westin Mauna Kea: "Close to Waikoloa and Mauna Kea", Sep, 2021, by Joel Horie, UT, US ( Sr. Contributor 22 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 11821.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Did a one day, two tank dive. Check in at the shop, then board the boat at the little marina across the street. Boat was in nice shape, a Newton 46. Checked Nitrox on the boat. First site was "Alua". Tropicals, a large pod of dolphins(20 plus)came down and swam past us at depth. Green and spotted morays, a lone eagle ray. Second site was Frog Rock and we did see the orange frog fish. Red pipefish, a number of different nudibranchs , including a nice blue dragon. Octopus and a variety of butterfly fish. DM Sandy did a nice job of finding small stuff and went a slow pace. Safe and professional operation. Mask required in the shop, optional on the boat. Encouraged everyone to spread out on the boat and enjoy the space. Kohala Divers is very convenient to Waikoloa and Mauna Kea resort areas. The shop is small, but has a surprising amount of gear. We actually wound up back at Kohala Divers later in the week to buy warmer gear; vests and an after dive coat. This, was after we searched some of the larger Kona shops. Westin was nicer than we usually stay, but we got a good deal on a Costco package. This came up early on when COVID started and was kind of a gamble. Staff was very good about wearing masks and constantly cleaning. Beautiful property and very quiet.
Websites	Kohala Divers Westin Mauna Kea
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Belize, Grand Cayman, Socal, Bonaire, Roatan, Cabo Pulmo, Cozumel
Closest Airport	Kona, KOA	Getting There	Safe Travel Hawaii site worked okay.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay with the group, but pairs could stay down longer at the end of the dive near the boat.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Table(not exclusive for cameras) and large tank on the boat.

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Dive Review of Kohala Divers/Westin Mauna Kea in Hawaii

Kohala Divers/Westin Mauna Kea: "Close to Waikoloa and Mauna Kea", Sep, 2021,

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Dive Review of Kohala Divers/Westin Mauna Kea in
Hawaii