Dive Review of Mike Sevrens/Haleakala Shores Condos in
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Mike Sevrens/Haleakala Shores Condos, Sep, 2005, by Sherrie Barker, OR, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 8 reports). Report 2116.
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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
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Comments	The majority of the 10 divers on this trip were fairly new. Most wanted to see turtles, big critters, and the Back Wall at Molokini was requested. The crew - Jeff, Andy, John and Sharon - headed for the Back Wall and did a careful evalution. Water conditions were not good - we were between Hurricane Jova and another storm - so we went to the other side and dove the end of the crater nearest Maui's shore. Vis was great even with the surface chop. We'd never done Molokini, and were impressed with the number of fish and critters we encountered - 4 sharks, a manta, ulua, Flame Wrasse, eels, octopus, conger eel. The list goes on. From Molokini we headed toward shore and the fabled Turtle Town area off 5 Graves/5 Caves. The surface chop had increased, so we did this one as a drift. The highlight of this one was the turtle count - 11 in one visual sweep plus the stragglers. Again, the fish were numerous and varied. At the conclusion of the dive, Andy waited at the surface with us while the boat came to pick us up. The crew was terrific. All were very knowledgable and obviously enjoyed what they do. They're so safety conscious that they put an extra computer on one of our regs! We would have gone out another day had the water cooperated. But from our vantage point on the beach, we could see boats rocking in the surf and opted to watch this time. The conditions in Kauai were very similar, so we passed on anticipated diving there. Haleakala Shores is a great location in Kihei, just a couple of blocks from the Kihei boat ramp. Rented via the internet, we had the top corner condo overlooking Kamaole III and the ocean. The only drawback is the noise from the street below.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Big Island (Hawaii), Lanai, Fiji, Belize
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Notify divemaster at 1500 psi both dives; second dive stay close to divemaster on drift dive
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	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	No fresh water soak. Could use fresh water shower to rinse camera.

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Dive Review of Mike Sevrens/Haleakala Shores Condos in Hawaii/Maui

Mike Sevrens/Haleakala Shores Condos, Sep, 2005,

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Dive Review of Mike Sevrens/Haleakala Shores Condos in
Hawaii/Maui