| Hawaii has year round
warm waters and has been a popular scuba dive location
for years offering some of the best dive sites in the
world. The islands of Hawaii each have their own personalities
and characteristics and due to Hawaii's geographical
isolation they each offer unique and exciting dive sites,
and an abundance of endemic marine life.
Oahu - offers an excellent blend of dive sites
that range from offshore lava formations and grottoes
to plane and shipwrecks, many with large schools of
friendly fish and green sea turtles.
Maui - most of Maui's dive sites are located off the
west coast and offers excellent diving for all levels
of divers, including Molokini, Black Rock and Five Caves.
Hawaii - most of the diving on the Big Island is off
the leeward coast, with some excellent locations stretched
all along the coast. As the coast is sheltered from
the trade winds by the large mountains conditions tend
to glassy with visibility around 100ft plus. Don’t
miss out on the night Manta Ray dives.
Kauai - The Garden Island is known for its rugged and
pristine diving. Kauai has several locations suitable
for beginner divers but some of the prime spots are
more suited to experienced divers.
Visit www.hawaiiscubadiving.com
for more information on dive sites and locations on
each island. |
The
Hawaiian island chain is made up of 132 islands, though we
generally only think of the eight main islands, Ni'ihau, Kauai,
Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Kahoolawe and Hawaii. Surrounded
by the Pacific Ocean and located over 2400 miles from the
nearest continent has created a unique underwater environment,
in fact over 25% of marine is endemic to Hawaii. The four
most visited islands are Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii, they
each have their own unique characteristics and dive locations.
Lanai, Molokai and Ni'ihau are dived less frequently and offer
some unique dives and marine life, although generally recommended
for intermediate to advanced divers. The weather in Hawaii
is very consistent, with only a few degrees of change in temperatures
throughout the year. This is due to the year-round warm ocean
surface temperatures, which keeps the overlying atmosphere
warm as well. Hawaii really only has 2 seasons, the summer
months ("Kau") May to October and the winter months
(Ho'oilo) November to April. The average day-time temperature
at sea level in summer is 85F or 29.4C and the average day-time
winter temperature is 78F or 25.6C. The night-time temperatures
are approximately 10F or 5C lower than daytime.