Fall into Diving......

Such a good time of year to be out diving. Locals, mainland tourists and plenty of internationals have all joined us for adventures lately. Some highlights include colorful frogfish, dopey eyed turtles RARE dragon moray eels and tons of octopus! Have a look and see you out in the blue....















Been getting tons of good press lately too! Come check out our reviews on the newly created Kaimana Divers Raves page. Add yours to the list:

Kaimana Divers Raves

Mahalo Nui,

Gabe @ Kaimana Divers

This Week in Diving....

So many awesome dives this past week and tons of cool peeps to dive with too!

Karin and Marcel from Germany joined Marcel to do intro dives, Dan swam with turtles and dived the YO 257 with club diver Paul, Renee and Bob put in a 4 dive day while club divers Dan, Kim, Susanna, Doug and Shay teamed up with Brian and Uni to dive the Corsair wreck and Corner Pocket.

Sunday saw club divers Amy, Susanna, Zack, Travis and Rob joining Eric for some brilliant Westside diving. We hit Airplane Canyon and did a thrilling dive at Stars. Sun was shining and the crew was stoked!

This past week Jeff got his Open Water course completed and Christopher, Laura, Paul and Kathleen took some time off from their busy conference schedule to explore the wrecks and reefs off Waikiki. Today we took Eric and Matt on their first dives ever. By halfway through the second dives these guys looked like pros!

Check out all the great photos and see you out in the blue....



















Gabe @ Kaimana Divers

Dive Club Details.... 2009-2010!

Mahalo Everyone for 3+ Years of diving with Kaimana Divers....

Our local dive club has been one of the most enjoyable aspects of diving everyday and I look forward to every event. With that in mind, I have reconfigured the club to help you get the most out of every dive dollar. These prices are effective immediately so take action and start saving today:

Friends of Kaimana Divers (or FOKD) seeks to build the most active, knowledgeable and fun loving Dive Club on the island. Oahu is a great place to dive but we won't just dive here! FOKD is now accepting members for a $50 annual membership fee....

As a member you can expect the following benefits:

• $60 anytime boat dives
• 10% off any PADI courses
• FREE Birthday Charter
• Priority booking for off island travel
• Weekly CLUB DIVES

Tired of diving the same sites?

As a card-carrying member of FOKD get exclusive access to Westside, Townside and Hawaii Kai charters. Not to mention plenty of North Shore diving and BBQ's in the summer time.

With over 40 members, FOKD is rockin..... come out and meet some new dive buddies this weekend! To celebrate we have two Club Dives to take advantage of

Sat: Hawaii Kai, 8am
Sun: Westside, 10:45am

It is my hope that we continue to build great friendships, log amazing dives and unlock the power our ocean has to offer....

Aloha and Safe Diving....

Gabe @ Kaimana Divers
gabescotti@gmail.com
(808) 772 1795

150th Blog..... How bout some MONK SEALS!

Saw these two beauties out in Hawaii Kai on Friday. Jamie was lucky enough to be diving with me..... this dive ranks in his top 5 of his LIFE!!!

Enjoy

Another rough week at the office......

This has been a great week to be a dive instructor here on Oahu. We started off with a Club Dive on the Westside and had a "who's who" of Oahu dive junkies. Nav, Laura, Lauren, Josh, Doug, Melissa, Suzanna and Dave made tourist Johnathan feel right at home. Lots of fun stuff here too.... check out the pics.










Starting Monday I had a great crew of divers. Beth joined us from the mainland and hit charters up Mon, Tues and Thurs. She got to dive the Seatiger, YO 257 and the Corsair wreck..... can't go wrong with those! Also joining the Kaimana Divers crew this past week was Tom and Dianne. Tom is a dive instructor in the great NW and a fellow DUCK! Was great being back in the water with you guys..... shore dives this week?

Lots coming up the week of Sept 28th too..... we'll be splitting time between town and Hawaii Kai and diving Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun. What are you waiting for, come get your dive on!

Gabe @ Kaimana Divers
(808) 772 1795

Palau to Ban Shark Fishing.....

Aloha Everyone,

This came across my desk this week and I'm happy to share it with you. Palau may be a small country but to anyone who dives it evokes images aplenty. Recently in a speech to the UN, Palau's president announced the creation of the world's first Shark Sanctuary

If you haven't been introduced to the horrific slaughter of the most critical species in the ocean please educate yourself with this quick read.

If you are more of a visual learner take a look at the shocking footage and subsequent trouble film maker Rob Stewart uncovered in his 2007 film Sharkwater.

Outraged? Me too.... follow this link to send a letter to your senators asking them to support the Shark Conservation Act.

It is my hope that the sharks that have survived for 400 million years will not be wiped out in a matter of generations for something as trivial, and possibly unhealthy as shark fin soup. If you really want to take a stand, walk out of any restaurant that serves the stuff and make sure you raise hell as you do it.

Mahalo Nui,

Gabe @ Kaimana Divers

Big stuff.... brilliant conditions!

Aloha everyone....

Been updating things all over. To the right you will see new links and a new video section where you can access all of the best diving videos. Below you'll see some recent highlights from our dive at the YO 257 including eagle rays and a good sized shark.

Don't forget to scroll to the very bottom of this page and become a fan of Kaimana Divers on Facebook. I'll be giving things away from time to time (T-shirts and free Dive Charters but you must be a fan).

Enjoy the video....



Gabe @ Kaimana Divers
www.waikikiscuba.com
(808) 772 1795

Oahu Diving.... Epic as usual!

Tons of great dives here on Oahu lately. Bryan from Texas returned with his boys so we did an intro with them while they weren't busy tearing up Waikiki.

He was out last year visiting Honolulu for some diving and did his Nitrox and Advanced Courses. We got some sick dives in at the YO257 with Big Island boy Rocky..... here are the photos.... CHEE HOO!