Dive Review of Kohala Divers/Outrigger Fairway Villas in
Hawaii/Kohala, Hawaii Island

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Kohala Divers/Outrigger Fairway Villas: "Great Diving on Hawaii's Kohala Coast", Sep, 2024, by Philip M Carpenter, CA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 13141.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	My wife and I are frequent visitors to the Kohala area of Hawaii Island, and have gone diving with Kohala Divers many times. They generally take divers to Puako and Kohala sites, which vary from reefs with large areas of cover by lobe and finger corals, to moderate cover over coral rubble or lava. Arches and swim-throughs are present at most sites. Animal life is mostly small to medium sized colorful tropical fish, with occasional jacks, barracudas, sharks or dolphins. What I find special are the high percentage of endemics in Hawaiian waters. Turtles are often encountered. Koahala Divers is based at Kawaihae, and boarding takes place across the street at the harbor, which has plenty of parking. We now use our own gear, but when we rented, the gear was in good condition. The comfortable boat has lots of shade, safety equipment and a marine head. The crew is always very helpful, setting up our tanks, helping us in the water, and helping us back on the boat if needed. Guides know each site well, and are able to show us the unusual species of fish and critters that are sometimes only found in certain places. On this trip, my wife was not able to scuba dive, but could snorkel for a little less cost than diving. This still included a guide, who was able to find an octopus and turtles at the shallow reefs near the boat's moorings. A few years ago, we got our PADI advanced open water certification there, and we were very happy with our instructor and the training. We don't do shore diving, but for those interested, either Puako or 49 Black Sand Beach have good entry points. In summary, I highly recommend Kohala Divers, especially if you are staying in the resorts north of Kona.
Websites	Kohala Divers Outrigger Fairway Villas
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Bonaire, Hawaii, Red Sea, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Maldives
Closest Airport	Kona	Getting There	Numerous flights from US mainland and other Hawaiian Islands
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-85°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-70 Ft/ 15-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	One hour bottom times
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	There is a separate rinse tub for cameras, but other than that, I am not familiar since I am not a photographer.

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Dive Review of Kohala Divers/Outrigger Fairway Villas in Hawaii/Kohala, Hawaii Island

Kohala Divers/Outrigger Fairway Villas: "Great Diving on Hawaii's Kohala Coast", Sep, 2024,

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Dive Review of Kohala Divers/Outrigger Fairway Villas in
Hawaii/Kohala, Hawaii Island