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Greg - 3/02/2013 7:44 AM 
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My personal favorite is Kauai. Laid back island. And you have access to Niihau (The Forbidden Island), which is incredible diving, some say the best in Hawaii. I would say anywhere in Poipu (South shore) is good to stay. I stay in Princeville (North shore) when I stay because I own a timeshare there. But other than some good shore diving on the North shore, most of the diving is off the South. At least all of the dive shops/boats are there. I’m sure they are all good, but I use Seasport Divers when I am there. http://seasportdivers.com/ I used them for my one trip to Niihau and LOVED it! And if you ever do that trip I highly recommend getting a prescription for a seasick patch from your doctor. It’s a long bumpy haul back to Kauai and my patch made me the only one who didn’t toss cookies the whole way back. Good shore and boat dives off the South shore as well.
Maui is a close second. I’ve dove the Molokini crate inside, and I hear the backside is incredible if you can get enough AOW divers to do that drift dive. The Cathedrals at Lanai are uber cool. Turtle Town says it all. There is a great Hammerhead shark dive now that I have yet to try.
I haven’t been to Oahu to dive yet, but hear there are more wrecks there. And I haven’t been to Kona (Big Island) yet, but the night manta ray dive there is on my bucket list. I don’t thing you can go wrong with any of the Islands to be truthful. Enjoy!
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thanks for the input.. I am a little overwhelmed with options.. so looking forward to it thought..
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I did Oahu and Maui and enjoyed both. Lots of wrecks with easy access at Oahu and Molokini crater off Maui is the bomb. They each have their unique options for diving. Don’t forget to weigh the between diving options as well. Maui has the road to Hana that’s the most scenic twisting turning drive you’ll ever have. Over 600 hairpin curves with nearly 60 narrow bridges of which 46 are one lane.
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I like Maui and had good experience with MAUI DIVING SCUBA CENTER, Mark was great to work with and they got me scheduled on boats without issues. Several good sites on Maui and choices.
Going to Kauai in June 2013, first time back as a diver to Kauai. Looking forward to it. Been to Lanai, my favorite island, but not yet as a diver.
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Greg - 3/04/2013 11:32 AM
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I dove Kona and it was awesome.
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Out of all the islands, I find that Maui has the most to offer for shore diving. Plus, from Maui, you have boat dives that go to Lanai, Molokini, and Molokai. Can’t beat the diversity! Kona side of the Big Island would be my second choice.
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Dove all of the islands and Kona is my favorite. Lots of great shoe diving. Maui is a close second. Check out http://www.shorediving.com/ will give you many great tips (also some warnings) Have fun!
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LoriA - 5/16/2013 1:54 AM
I’ve have been diving at Oahu and Kona. Oahu was ok but highly recommend Kona (the vis is much better). Used Kona Honu Divers and they were great. Definitely do the Manta Ray night dive!
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