No, not what you think…

We had a huge group of WSU Cougars in town for the UH vs. Washington State Game. And the best part is they were awesome!

Meg and Co. were stoked to try out diving and a few of them came out for a shark cage adventure on Monday with our friends at North Shore Shark Adventures Here is a great shot Anna got while we were rocking and rolling in the cage with over 20 Galapagos Sharks!

Not only can these Cougars cruise with sharks, but they also hang pretty tough when it comes to scuba diving. We had a blast on Friday and here is the crew gearing up….

It was a great set of dives too and it sounds like the gang will be working on their PADI Open Water courses so they can dive like crazy on their next trip to Cozumel. Such a great way to introduce them to the Ocean. We had two killer dives complete with a White Tip Reef Shark and a friendly little Octopus.

Big thanks to Chris for all of his help and the friendly crew on the Kahala Kai. Brian, Becca, Meg, John, Jeri, Shasta, Chad and Darin…. you guys rock! Big Shakas and Mahalos to you all! Thanks so much for a great day out diving guys and an awesome Thanksgiving. Enjoy the photos:

To book your next adventure call today! Two great dives coming up this weekend with a Hawaii Kai 2 Tank Charter on Saturday and a Westside 2 Tank Charter on Sunday!

ALOHA!

Gabe @ Kaimana Divers
(808) 772 1795

What an awesome month of diving we have had here at Kaimana Divers…. So many thanks should be given to everyone who has been out diving on this Gobble Gobble day!

It really is amazing to think that on every dive we have seen new critters and made new friends along the way. Dive Club members Travis, Wolf, Steve, Anna, Mat, Paul, Greg, Amber, Katie, Josh, Lauren, Randy, Becky, Jamie, Matt, Laura, Holly, Nav and Jak have all been out for at least one dive this month!

What is that strange brown and white four legged one in the photo above you ask? Well, it’s Captain Carl’s new boat pooch buddy. We are looking forward to this one growing up on the Kahala Kai and learning to spot dolphins. Come out to meet the newest member of the team “Buddy”

Great sightings too with tons of frogfish, eel, dolphin, octopus, turtles, eagle rays and a recent humpback whale out on the Westside. Winter is now officially here as our whales are back so that is always a bonus.

We have also had some great guests to our island. Wes is back from 5 weeks in Cambodia and Ted is joining us for some sun, surf and scuba after escaping the harsh Jersey weather. We have had a whole crew of divers from Washington State and New Orleans, Vijay from Boston, Rob from Iowa, Kevin from LA, Lisa from OH–IO, Terry and Becca from Australia and a newly certified diver in Ian the Iguana to name a few.

Congrats to all who have completed PADI Open Water Courses and Intro Dives…. now let’s get out there and keep logging dives!

If you haven’t been added to the official Friends of Kaimana Divers email list and would like to get weekly updates of upcoming dives, off island trips and other events, please drop me an email with FOKD in the subject line at gabescotti@gmail.com

Also, for those of you on Facebook, we are up to 100 members in our group Friends of Kaimana Divers. Come take a look and network with some cool dive buddies!

That’s all for now!

Mahalo Nui and Happy Turkey Day!

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

With my favorite holiday just around the bend I thought I should share some ghoulish creatures for everyone. Who knows…. we just might see some spooky half-octopus, half-dive instructors out there in Waikiki this year.

Our last few weeks have been amazing. So many good dives to the Corsair, Mahi, the Deep LCU, Seatiger Wreck, Kewalo Pipe, Sea Cave, Bamboo Ridge, Spitting Caves and Horseshoe Reef to name a few.

Here is a nice vid Josh took today of the creepiest Octopus I have ever seen….

We shot some video on the Westside this weekend too…. Big Mahalos to Mat for the following shots at the LCU and the Mahi Shipwrecks.

The Mahi on 10/26/2008 – Waianae, HI from Mat Robbins on Vimeo.

Deep LCU on 10262008 from Mat Robbins on Vimeo.

Now some snaps of our recent divers Ryan, Zhara, and Noreen… Trick or Treat!

Again, thanks so much to everyone for taking me out diving lately. We have some really great dives coming up including a Night Dive Sunday in Hawaii Kai. Please let me know when you would like to go diving and where and I am happy to set it up for you!

Mahalo Nui,

Gabe @ Kaimana Divers
(808) 772 1795

Aloha Everyone,

I feel like the past few months has just flown by. In that time, we at Kaimana Divers have logged some outstanding dives. Our Dive Club has almost 35 members and our club dives have been off the hook!

Lots of new certifications here on Oahu too. Plenty of folks taking advantage of the excellent summer conditions to get their Open Water, Advanced Open Water and Nitrox.

Things are starting to look great on the South Shore too. Over the past weekend, the Kaimana Divers All-Stars visited the wrecks of the YO 257, Seatiger and the San Pedro. Lots of great critters here too with spotted eagle rays, frogfish, moray eel and even a Dragon Moray Eel!

As conditions get better, we keep diving….. Call today to schedule yours and enjoy the photos:

Gabe @ Kaimana Divers
(808) 772 1795

Aloha Everyone,

What a great few weeks of diving here on Oahu. So many new friends out diving and the best part about it is that there were so many cool critters.

First, I wanted to say thanks to everyone who has been diving with Kaimana Divers. We started off with Gabby and her brother Migel. These two are both Active Duty Military and were taking some time to enjoy the Hawaiian waters before heading back to work…. thanks for serving you two and mahalo for diving!

Check out these Shakas…

Next up, a small but tough group of guys joined Nicola and I on the North Shore for a Sunday of raindrops and great dives. Good thing it wasn’t raining while we had the BBQ rolling. Big thanks to Ryan, Doug, Wolf and Trav for storming Sharks Cove!

Jason and Sarah came into town next and had some great dives on the Waikiki sites. Sarah may not be a fan of boats, but she rocked underwater…. Great diving with you both!

Ann Marie brought her logbook of 450+ dives with her and kept us company for the rest of the week. We dived the Corsair, YO 257, Seatiger, Kewalo Pipe, Horseshoe Reef, Sharks Cove and Turtle Canyons. This one is a FISH! Our biggest spot included a Dragon Moray at the Pipe and this amazing Red Hawaiian Lionfish. Big thanks to Ann Marie for the photos and the beef jerkey!

Long-time Kaimana Friend Jonathan was also in the HOUSE. This guy will dive anytime, anywhere. We managed to get two dives in at the Haleiwa Trench a full 4-dive day out of Kewalo Basin and an incredible night dive at Sharks Cove… how bout this for a shore entry? Flat like a LAKE!

Tons of great critters at the Haleiwa Trench. Last Friday during a day dive we spotted a MANTA RAY (agggh, no camera). It was Amy’s wedding day and other than her hubby Ken, that’s all she wanted to see. Cool when the ocean cooperates.

Here are a few more snaps from the Trench… The octopus in the photo couldn’t have been any bigger than a silver dollar and peep that mini frogfish!

What a massive few weeks of diving. Thanks so much for taking us out!

Lots of dives on the schedule for this weekend too, including a trip out West on Sunday. Call or email to get on the list….. here’s a screencap of the Myspace Calendar:

Mahalo Nui Loa,

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

Aloha Everyone,

After a great weekend on the Big Island I came back to Oahu and was greeted with smiling faces, tons of sun and great diving. I wanted to say thanks to the good folks at Jacks Diving Locker, Joe Mango and Steve Five for all the great dives. Best birthday weekend ever and big mahalos to the lovely Michelle too!

Scott and Sonia from Florida and amazingly, dive ninja Nicola’s hometown in the UK respectively, joined us on Tuesday to dive on the Seatiger. These two got to see a show out on their first dive including a spotted eagle ray and a frogfish. The following day we made our way to the North Shore and dived Three Tables. Aside from forgetting my compass, we had a blast and they even brought us lunch. Thanks again you two…. hope you had a great time in Maui!

The following day Kiel, Lara, David and Nicola all jumped in on China Wall and what do we see a few minutes into our dive but our resident endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal. She’s getting big too…. maybe she’s preggers? Thanks again for lunch Lara, I hope you guys never forget that dive.

I also wanted to say thanks to Lachlan, Chika and Peter for joining us on Friday and the awesome duo of Lauren and Josh for getting their Open Water course started over the weekend. Sunday was a hot one and the Dive Club enjoyed a double wreck dive on the westside. First we hit the Mahi shipwreck and then headed over to the LCU where we found a shark! Oh, and since it’s Shark Week on Discovery Channel, how fitting.

Finally big thanks to our SoCal earthquake crew Walter, Cynthia, Randy, Amanda and Mandy for doing their first scuba dives. Remember, you don’t need to be certified to go scuba diving, just book a PADI intro dive today!

Here are some photos from the past week….. enjoy!

Mahalo Nui,

Gabe @ Kaimana Divers
(808) 772 1795

Lots going on in the past week….

We had to say goodbye to Judd who logged 55 dives in 6 weeks here on Oahu. Not too bad for a guy who had only done a few dives before arriving. Hopefully he will get to take in a Red Sox game before he’s off to grad school in Texas. Thanks so much for all the help this summer bro.

Nainoa completed his Open Water Course, and we made some new friends with Doug joining FOKD (Friends of Kaimana Divers), our Dive Club and Bob from DC diving the Seatiger wreck and YO 257. Also, we had an awesome Westside Club Dive on Sunday.

Diving with so many great divers has many benefits. For one, I can focus on taking snaps of critters I just can’t seem to get a good photo of. Below are images of leaf scorpionfish, a juvi titan scorpionfish, morish idol and even a filefish: Enjoy!

To book your dive charter or next PADI course call (808) 772 1795

Mahalo Nui,

Gabe @ Kaimana Divers
www.waikikiscuba.com

Wow,

We are really feeling it here in the Islands with temps pushing 90 by Friday. I guess it’s not so bad when you go out scuba diving with a bunch of cool divers and brilliant 75deg water though!

In the past week, we have had the fortune of gaining a new aspiring Dive Master (come meet Nicola from the UK) as well as getting Dive Ninja Judd up over 40 dives!

Did I mention Judd also rips on the fiddle?

Here’s a cool 7-11 Crab Nicola spotted on her first dive in Hawaii

In addition to all this madness, Nainoa is jamming his way through the Open Water Course and he’s only 13!!! His dive buddy Amber is rocking too…. we had some great dives with these guys both at Shark’s Cove and out of Kewalo Basin.

Ryan started his Advanced Open Water course on Saturday with a trip to the wreck of the YO 257. Right off the shores of Waikiki this baby showed us her best and we got to do a second tank there too with a nice hour surface interval. Who said we do just one wreck dive a day?

Here are a few shots from the past week. Big congrats to Jessica, Kathy, Mike, Chris, Mark and Jesus for completing their PADI Discover Scuba Dive. First time in the water and they looked like pros!

Big thanks to Mat and Nav for taking me on a fun dive on Sunday….. 82 minutes at Three Tables and still 500psi in the tank! I love summer time…

Mat being Mat

Our buddy the Honu….



Nicola’s Frogfish

Aloha everyone,

Looking back I can’t believe I have been running Kaimana Divers for almost two years now. What started as a handful of divers has grown into a club full of amazingly talented divers. From photography to free diving and everywhere in between it has been a great run.

This past weekend we all gathered at Sharks Cove for a shore dive and BBQ. I’m pretty sure I’m going to need a bigger truck if Judd and I keep packing it like this…

Joining the group were the next generation of divers….. meet Aiden and his mommy Amy and Myla and her grandma Inika!

Before hitting Sharks Cove, the crew had tons of amazing dives. Last weekend we headed out to Hawaii Kai and dived on the secret spot of Area 454 and Fantasy Reef. What a great way for Steve and Nikki to finish up their week of diving.

Here’s Nikki showing off at the Corsair Wreck…

We also got to see Jim and Steph who were out celebrating their new engagement…. congrats you two! Big thanks to everyone for diving including Marc, Chris, Ben, Sally, Cliff, Marguerite, Steve, Nik, Colette, Beau, Nicole, Katie, Ed, Laura, Erin and Chris….. Oh I almost forgot. Big congrats to Wei for finishing his Open Water Certification.

Here are some random shots of our finest…

Please call for dives scheduled as there are too many to list!

Mahalo and Happy 4th,

Gabe @ Kaimana Divers
(808) 772 1795
Waikiki Scuba Diving

About a month back I wrote that there were no images being attached to my blog because of a swamped dive camera. Now, just when I get the cam back up and running my laptop crashes! AHHHH!

So, this blog is dedicated to those who have completed certifications recently and have not been given their props. First, Wes and Judd have been killing it. Both finished thier Open Water, Advanced Open Water and Nitrox courses. These guys rock! Also, congrats to Nichole who cramed in 8 dives on her vacation and is now an Advanced Open Water Diver….

I promise to put more photos up when I get the tech bugs worked out. Until then, take a look at our upcoming dives:

Thurs 6/26 Afternoon 2 tank charter, Kewalo Basin, 11am
Fri 6/27 Afternoon 2 tank charter, Kewalo Basin, 11am
Sat 6/28 North Shore BBQ/Shore Dive, Sharks Cove, 9am to 5pm
Sun 6/29 Open Water Class, Pool Session, Kaneohe Pool
Wed 7/2 Afternoon 2 tank charter, Kewalo Basin, 11am
Friday 7/4 Afternoon 2 tank charter, Kewalo Basin, 11am
Sat 7/5 Morning 2 tank charter, Kewalo Basin, 730am
Sun 7/6 NIGHT DIVE.

Don’t see a day on the schedule and you want to dive? Give me a call and we’ll set it up in minutes.

I’m also extending my $99 two tank intro dive special through the July 4th weekend. Get a 2 tank intro dive with all gear for only $99….. no prior experience needed!

Lots of dives up there, what are you waiting for? Call Today!

Gabe @ Kaimana Divers
(808) 772 1795