Dive Review of Pacific Rim Divers /Hale Pohaku in
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Pacific Rim Divers /Hale Pohaku: "Continued greatness for Pacific Rim Divers", Jul, 2024, by Jim Schoeneck, CA, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 13165.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We have been regulars with Pacific Rim Divers for years and have continued to dive with them through a recent ownership change. We are happy to say that we are as thrilled as ever with the crew, boat and the dive experience. And the booking and paperwork processes seem to have improved under the new ownership. Most of the divers on the boat are experienced divers/repeat customers. The ability to dive your tank and computer, along with expert dive guides sets Pacific Rim apart from other Kona operators. The boat was launched in 2017 and is in great condition. It holds up to 12 divers and the dive groups are no more than 6 divers. If there are 7 divers, then there are 2 guides in the water. During 2024, we've seen hammerheads (5 up close and personal), mantas, dolphins, tiger sharks, reef sharks, a monk seal and many, many turtles. For the smaller stuff, dragon morays plus zebra, snowflake, viper, and conger eels, harlequin shrimp, frogfish (several times), 15+ species of butterfly fish, including Tinkers and blue stripe, and lots of interesting nudibranchs. Dive briefings are excellent, using books to point out what to look for and use of slates underwater to communicate. Allison and Alexia are our favorite dive guides. We also appreciate that the boat will keep your dive gear if you are diving with them multiple days during your trip. They fully rinse everything, including after your final dive for the trip.
Websites	Pacific Rim Divers Hale Pohaku
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Indo, Galapagos, Great Barrier, California, Baja, Turks, Bahamas and all over the Caribbean
Closest Airport	KOA	Getting There	easy non-stop flight on Alaska and other airlines from the West Coast
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-150 Ft/ 24-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	dive your tank and computer with an 80 or 90 minute limit
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	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 camera table and rinse bucket.

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Dive Review of Pacific Rim Divers /Hale Pohaku in Hawaii/Kona

Pacific Rim Divers /Hale Pohaku: "Continued greatness for Pacific Rim Divers", Jul, 2024,

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Dive Review of Pacific Rim Divers /Hale Pohaku in
Hawaii/Kona