Well, not really cave diving, but lava tube diving.  Our famous dive we call Sea Cave was dive number two today, and everyone was blown away as usual!!  this ancient opening in the wall outside Hanauma Bay is a habitat to sharks, turtles, and often, monk seals.  it is quite large inside, and quite bright due to the size of the surface opening.  today we saw several white tip sharks inside, plus a huge hairy leg hermit crab. no monk seals today, but several turtles cruised by us as we drifted the wall toward Hanauma, plus huge schools of various reef fish!  the current was perfect, and the viz was good, as we drifted along and over the coral and lava rock.  baby barge was our first dive, and we moored up and visited the shark cave, spotting turtles and rays along the way.  on the barge we saw a moray eel getting his teeth checked by a banded coral shrimp.  amazing symbiotic relationship!  fun to see!!  thanks to all for safe diving!  larry, joe

baby barge    80 feet   120 viz   35 minutes

sea cave        50 feet    100 viz  44 minutes

such a fun drift, and one we don’t usually do for various reasons.  but conditions were perfect, and my two students were up for the challenge of their first drift dive.  simon and raefael both did a great job in every way, they are both certified now, and we had a blast!  Pa’ava corner was packed with various reef fish, as usual, and as we followed the ledge we found octopus, a huge eel, and turtles along the way.  We also dove turtle canyons, and saw tons of fish, but the highlights were the octopus, a frogfish, and a rock scorpion fish.  lots of eels there too!  but no eagle ray today, he must have finished his lunch already.  thanks to simon and raffy for great focus, and attitude – you guys will enjoy diving for a long time!  larry and joe.

Hawaii, home of the green sea turtle.  and, boy, divers love to see them.  they are endangered, and therefore protected from human predation or harassment.  this makes them very relaxed around divers, who love getting a close look at these engaging Koko Critters. they love the ledges and underhangs at Koko Craters, one of our awesome shallow sites.  so many big, curious turtles today, we were smiling underwater! lots of reef fish and a big old octopus were all part of dive one.  2nd dive was over at turtle canyons, where there are currently several juvenile green sea turtles, possibly bred in captivity and released into the wild.   fun to see them too!  lots of coral there, and large schools of juvenile reef fish also.  plus the resident eels – yellow margin, viper, white mouths, zebras, whew, so many!!  thanks to all for safe diving!  larry,brad, and captain joe