Heaps of awesome dives this week. Early on I hit the YO 257 and San Pedro wrecks, then the Seatiger, night dives on China Wall and Koko Craters, exploring Channel Reef and today a choice crew of divers headed out to the Westside to dive Pinnacles and the Moi Cages.

Below you see some cool shots. Check out the night dive with Camilla getting up close with a banded coral shrimp! All shark photos (except the b and w) courtesy of Ski

Next time we plan a westside trip, you won’t want to miss it. We probably saw 6 galapagos sharks cruising under the cages and everyone was super stoked when we got back on the boat….. big thanks to Cap Kyle, Derek and the KR2. Mahalo to everyone for diving with Kaimana Divers this week, enjoy the show below!

Aloha Everyone,

Great weekend of diving this week. Lots of cool sites and some new ones too. We tried Erics Ledge the other day and found some great nudis while yesterday found Nav and I exploring West of Nautalus Reef. We spotted a number of epic stretches of reef and a cool turtle.

Here are some photos from recent adventures to the YO, Seatiger, Kewalo Pipe and the Ledge.

Aloha,

Gabe

Aloha Scuba Divers,

For the next few weeks I have decided to offer a special that will be hard to resist. To me, the only thing better than scuba diving is scuba diving for FREE!

So, here’s how it works…..

You the certified scuba diver (and ultimate bargain hunter) books yourself and one or more of your non-diving friends on one of my afternoon charter boats. We will do two shallow dives to a maximum depth of 40 feet.

As a PADI isntructor with two years of full time diving here on Oahu, I will personally conduct a Discover Scuba Dive in shallow water over our amazing reefs. You get to take advantage of the free dives and possibly get some friends into diving….. and the timing couldn’t be better as summer (read EPIC diving) is just around the bend!

Our charter boat is a large, comfy catamaran and will get you out to our sites in minutes. Great views of Diamond Head, cool breezes and a good chance to see dolphins and turtles are just some of the sites topside!

After a breif intro and skill session practice we will head out to explore the underwater realm looking for turtles, eels, octopus and maybe even a shark or two!

To take advantage of this special please condsider the following…..

1) You must be a certified scuba diver and provide proof of such certification (PADI, NAUI, SSI etc.)
2) Your friend(s) will need to answer a medical quistionairre prior to diving and may be declined if any portion is not completed or the conditions are not met.
3) Your FREE dive does not include rental gear (only tanks and weights).
4) If your booking is for yourself and one other diver you will recieve 50% off your charter. To get your dive for FREE you must bring along two non divers (max 4).
5) You must book the dive during a weekday (M-F) over the next two weeks (April 20 to May 4)

I hope this will encourage all of you to get someone new into diving this summer! To learn more about Kaimana Divers, PADI courses and Oahu Scuba Diving please visit my links below.

Please email or call for more details…..

Aloha and Mahalo Nui Loa,

Gabe @ Kaimana Divers
www.kaimanadivers.com
kaimanadivers.blogspot.com
myspace.com/kaimanadivers
gabescotti@gmail.com
(808) 772 1795

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I now return you to your regularly scheduled blog post, already in progress:

And now a few photos from the night dive and our morning session today……. This conger eel almost chomped on my knee! I think this is one of the better closeups of a scorpionfish I have managed to snap and finally it’s our good buddy the frogfish!

Aloha,

G

Aloha everyone,

I’m still drying out from our morning dives on the Seatiger and Kewalo Pipe but decided to upload a few photos before heading out on our night dive. Lots of cool stuff too…… Below are some photos from the past few days. Never seen the gloomy nudibranch before, hawksbill turtle with Cansu taking a photo, also an undulated moray with a little banded coral shrimp. Check out the little whitetip too!

Aloha,

G

You know it, they are here and with Manoa’s newest engaged couple modeling them……

Short Sleeve $20

Girly T-Shirt $30

Zip Hoody $60

Long Sleeve $30

Here are some sizing charts…..

These are all American Apparel Shirts…… super soft and high quality 100% cotton. They are cut slim so if you want one, you may want to go up a size (I’m wearing a Large in the black T, long sleve and XL in the hoodie).

If you would like one shipped, please let me know via email at gabescotti@gmail.com. I will need to add $5 per item shipped via priority mail USPS. Hope you like em….. I love mine!

Aloha and have a great week…..

Gabe
(808) 772 1795
gabescotti@gmail.com

Aloha Everyone,

Been some great diving this week. On Monday I headed out with Megan and did a nice dive in the afternoon at Kewalo Pipe and Nautalus reef. Great video of an octopus we found….. check out the color change at the end of the clip.

Today I had a morning session with Lisa and Camilla. Both of these lovely ladies are working hard on their advanced class and today we tackled their Wreck and Navigation Dives. Conditions were amazing at the YO 257 shipwreck. I looked up at one point and could make out clearly Roger and Josclyn standing on the boat (from 79 feet under).

Here are some photos of our dives this week: Enjoy and check the calendar at www.myspace.com/kaimanadivers

Aloha, a hui ho…..

Gabe @ KD
(808) 772 1795

Aloha Everyone,

I realized I haven’t posted in a few days, so here is the latest. First let me start off by saying that Wed and Thurs were excellent. Not only did I ask for the lovely Michelle’s hand in marriage (she said yes) but I got to cruise off island for a few with some great friends and a trip over to Molokai.

Breaching Humpback Whales, Spinner Dolphins, a Manta Ray, one 20 lb Mahi Mahi and a lot of tears of joy after the birthday presentation of the diamond ring later we were all ready to hop in at our remote East Side Molokai site of Mokuhooniki Rock. Here are some snaps of excellent coral, good friends and beautiful conditions:

Alas, it was time to get back to Oahu and this morning I took Ski out while Justin slept in. Nice work, dude. It all worked out great and we had a nice dive on the Seatiger with a turtle, spotted eagle ray and a few trips through the wheelhouse. For our second dive we worked our way over to Kewalo Pipe and I was on a mission to find our frogfish we spotted earlier in the week. Not only did we find him but got some great swim time with him…… no photos though, please see post below. More fun with Joscyln on our second dive…. TIME TO GET THAT PADI CLASS GOING GIRL! The following are from our dives today.

Enjoy, Happy Easter and Aloha from beautiful Oahu!

Some weeks are strange. You don’s see a frogfish for months and then in two days you spot three of them. I guess they work in shifts. They are so amazing too because they look like nothing I have ever seen! Great dives with Chris, Casey, Cathy, Laura and Mark the past few days. The Seatiger has been epic as usual…… check out the spotted eagle rays!

I love watching those guys “fly” around the wreck. To see such a simple design makes you wonder why we can’t move like that, huh? Stupid legs and lungs!

By far the most incredible of all critters spotted the past few days have been the Commersons Frogfish. As Mark remarked today, get it?, they can expand their stomachs to 12 times the size to accomodate any sized snack. They catch unsuspecting fishes by dangling a lure out in front of their mouths and snatch up anything that dares wander near in a split second! They are also masters of camoflauge and I could have swam over 12 today and not even noticed. Chris did yesterday though and here he is claiming his find!

The Seatiger was home to another that we found this morning with a little help from our friends…. can you see it?

Finally, I flipped the camera into video mode and caught this beauty at Kewalo Pipe today. Check out how he’s sucking in water and pushing it out on the sides…. He’s Jet Propelled baby! Also check out the spread eagle landing at the end of the clip!