Wow. What a great few weeks of diving we have had over here on Oahu. As the surf pounded the North Shore with the biggest and best waves in 10 years our crew on the South Shore has had some memorable dives.

Maritza and Dave have been diving like rocks stars and have hit New Barge, Baby Barge, the wreck of the Seatiger and heaps of shallow dives. These two are naturals at finding critters too with turtles and sharks on almost everydive. Check out the new video on the right.

Today Steve, Suzanna, Laura and Jo had tons of fun playing with Octopus. Big congrats to Rajiv and Ashitha for completing their Open Water course. Finall, Mali and Evan flaunted their island style for Big Eric who was visiting from Alaska…. here are the highlights!

You want diving? We gotcha covered!

So many excellent dives lately and the conditions have been outstanding. Lots of visitors from all over too. We have had Koreans, Australians and Canadians to name a few as well as divers from California, Chicago and lots of locals!

Big thanks to Scott and Becki, Sarah, Han Seoul Cho, Kang Seoul, Dave, Tara, Gabriel (nice name bro), Don, Philip, Dagmar, Marissa, Angie, Nicolle, Pete, Marcus, Pennie, Jeff and Rudy for joining me.

Frogfish, spotted eagle rays, reef squid, schools of snapper and mackeral, octopus, turtles and a plethora of eels have made the dives enjoyable as have the outstanding conditions. Lots of photos below. Hope to see you all out diving soon and Happy Holidays!

Tons of great dives and divers out lately. November is off to a great start too with sightings of sharks, eagle rays, dragon moray eels, turtles, octopus and a few friendly frogfish. Check the photos below!

Big shout out to Luke and Susan who joined us from San Diego and knocked out their PADI Boat and Deep Specialties. Also, Zack and Drew representing the University of Hawaii completed their Advanced course recently so big ups to those boys.

Mahalo to David, Doug, Melissa, Marie, Sarah, Sean, Scott and Becki for joining us for dives at the YO 257 and San Pedro Wrecks, Turtle Canyons, Nautalius Reef, Kewalo Pipe, Horseshoe Reef, Ewa Reef and Gabe’s Grotto!

Finally, I had a great treat last week as my lovely wife Michelle joined us for a dive with her best friend from University Pete. Pete was so stoked to be swimming with turtles we could barely get him back on the boat! Great to meet you bro and thanks to everyone for diving! Lots on the books for the next few weeks too so call today to get your next underwater adventure set up. See you in the blue!

Gabe @ Kaimana Divers
(808) 772 1795

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

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

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

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

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

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

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