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  Kauai, Hawaii
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Oldest & least developed of the big 4 islands.
Sites to see: Wimea Canyon and Na Pali Coast State Park.
Niihau, the forbidden island, is privately owned.
Many drift dives require advanced skills requiring excellent bouyancy control.
Swarms of blacktip, silky, gray reef and whitetip sharks.
Occasional whale shark and rare Hawaiian monk seal.
Spinner dolphins, large schooling jacks, mantas & eagle rays.
Water Temp: W-hi70s, S-low80s

Dive Shops
* Bubbles Below Scuba Charters - (rodales)
* Dive Kauai Scuba Center - (rodales)
* Fathom Five Divers
* Sea Sport Divers - (rodales)
* Sunrise & Nitrox Divers of Kauai - (rodales)


Lodging
* Gloria's Spouting Horn B&B $250/night
* Hyatt Regency - Poipu Beach $395/night
* Kauai Marriott - Lihue $209/night
* Princeville Resort $395/night
* Sheraton Kauai - Poipu Beach $320/night
* Waimea Plantation Cottages $200/night
* Remembering the Coco Palms
* Kokee History Museum
Maui, Hawaii
All diving between Lanai, Molokai, and Maui originates from Maui and most from towns of Lahaina, Kaanapali, and Kihei on the west coast.
Great Dives include:
1) Molokini Crater Reserve - 10-130ft, all skill levels. Whitetip sharks.
2) Moku Ho'oniki Island - 40-110ft, advanced skill level.
Very rough currents but schools of hammerhead sharks.
3) Red Hill - 40-60ft, beginner to intermediate skill level.
Adjacent to Makena Beach, green sea turtles, zebra eels, frogfish.
4) Marty's Reef - lionfish & scorpionfish.
5) Hawaiian Reef - humpback whales.
* Dive Maui - Lahaina
* Lahaina Divers - Lahaina
* Pacific Dive - Lahaina
* Trinity Tours - Lahaina B&B
* Dive & Sea Maui - Kihei
* Ed Robinson's Diving Adventures - Kihei
* Maui Dive Shop - Kihei or Maalaea
* Scuba Shack - Kihei
* Maui Dreams Dive Co. - Kihei
* Mike Severns Diving - Kihei
* Makena Coast Charters - Makena
* Dive Authority-Maui- Kahului



Oahu, Hawaii
Ocean Concepts Scuba-Pearl Harbor [800-808-DIVE(3483)]
Arizona Memorial Drive, Rainbow Marina, Bldg. 103
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 96860
Daily boat diving operations for all Oahu shores.
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