Dive Review of Kohala Divers in
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Kohala Divers: "Excellent Dive Trip", Jun, 2022, by Mark Vanderlinden, CA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 11941.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	I did quite a bit of research of previous reviews plus had previous experience with other operators (with regards to Hawaii - Big Island). In my opinion Kohala Divers had the best overall reviews along with one other operator. My big concern was the potential freedom of having some independence to take UW photos. You should be aware no operators permit solo diving when you are on a boat trip. Shore diving is another matter. The only away around this is hiring a private guide which is very expensive now. Kohala Divers dive guides follow a nice relaxed pace which pretty much allow a diver a reasonable amount of freedom to easily take UW pictures. I made 5 (two dive)dive trips with them where our bottom time averaged about 1 hour per dive with moderate depths of 70 feet or less. The operators took reasonable Covid and other safety precautions. Charging batteries are not an issue as I did all at the Hotel before departing on each days boat trip. Overall they were well organized and a pleasure to dive with and I plan on returning to dive with them next year.
Websites	Kohala Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	California, Florida, Hawaii, Micronesia (Palau, Yap, Truk), Wake and Johnston Is, Malaysia (Sipadan), Okinawa, Maldives, Indonesia (Bali and Wakatobi), Solomon IS, Baja ( Socorro)
Closest Airport	Kona	Getting There	Direct Flights from west coast cites. In my case Alaska Airlines from San Diego. No difficulties
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Must follow Group Leader ( 4-6 divers per group) unless hiring a Private guide
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	Don't plan on bringing full size DSLRs due to limited rinse tank size. Small Mirrorless set ups are fine. The crew does an excellent job of handling and care of cameras.

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Dive Review of Kohala Divers in Hawaii

Kohala Divers: "Excellent Dive Trip", Jun, 2022,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Kohala Divers in
Hawaii