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Big Island Divers/N/A, Jul, 2011, by Larry Sandusky, ID, US ( Contributor 13 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 6159.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Very accommodating and cheerful crew, service attitude outstanding. Took all of our gear, cleaned and rinsed each day as well as after we were finished diving (3 days). Discount for multi-day diving. Very safety conscious, more than helpful getting in and out of the water. They were terrific with inexperienced divers in the group and sincerely tried to split up groups by experience. However, a mix of Discover Scuba divers and a range of experience among certified divers meant that all certified divers were lumped as a group and the lowest common denominator limited dives. Dive sites for all 3 days were no further than 15 minutes from Honokohau Harbor. Were the dives pleasant and dive staff extremely helpful? Yes, certainly. Were the dives exciting or did they attempt to showcase any of Kona's famous big animals beyond the dolphins at the harbor? No. We did like Big Island's staff, their attitude and professionalism. However, the diving is limited by their business strategy and dive site selection. It's their business, and we might dive with them again, but experienced divers will generally want more. As former Aloha Dive (no longer in business) customers, it was a letdown.
Websites	Big Island Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Australia, PNG, Cozumel, Belize, Caymans, Turks & Caicos, Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	76-79°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No decompression diving, 65 min max declared but not observed. Depth limited by crew selected dive sites, max observed 115 ft.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Day boat offering 1 plastic water tub for cameras only

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Dive Review of Big Island Divers/N/A in Hawaii/Kona

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Dive Review of Big Island Divers/N/A in
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