Ysa, Zara, and I doing our safety stop off of Taotoi, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Dive: 176 Date: 6/23/2019
Location: Mamaru, Mo'orea, French Polynesia
Depth: 12m Time: 0:46
Comments: Two lemon sharks, blacktip reef shark, white mouth moray eel, hawksbill turtle feeding upright, some bleached coral.
One of the lemon sharks, Mamaru, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Hawksbill turtle among bleached coral with algae, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Hawksbill turtle eating algae growing on bleached coral, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Another lemon shark, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Dive: 177 Date: 6/23/2019
Location: Taotoi, Moorea, French Polynesia
Depth: 12m Time: 0:47
Comments: Firefish, clam, nudibranch, green sea turtle, and sea cucumbers.
Giant clam, Taotoi, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Radial firefish aka clearfin lionfish (Pterois radiata) under a ledge, Taotoi, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Spotted porcupinefish getting cleaned by striped cleaner wrasse, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Glossodoris sibogae nudibranch, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Leopard sea cucumber, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Pennant bannerfish, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Fourspot butterfly fish and black surgeonfish, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Pineapple sea cucumber, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Dive: 178 Date: 6/24/2019
Location: Canyons (Les Canyons), Mo'orea, French Polynesia
Depth: 12m Time: 0:40
Comments: Two lemon sharks, multiple blacktip reef sharks, titan triggerfish, giant spider conch shell, anemone fish, green sea turtles, white mouth moray eels, and hawksbill turtle.
Another lemon shark, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Titan triggerfish, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Giant spider conch, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Bluestripe anemonefish, with 3 spot damselfish, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Dive: 179 Date: 6/24/2019
Location: Coral Wall (Le Mur de Corail), Mo'orea, French Polynesia
Depth: 12m Time: 0:47
Comments: Four blacktip reef sharks, great barracuda, giant moray eel, sea cucumbers, green sea turtle close-ups.
Closeup of lounging, young, green sea turtle face 2019, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Giant moray eel, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Dive: 180 Date: 6/25/2019
Location: Tiki, Mo'orea, French Polynesia
Depth: 12 m Time: 0:43
Comments: More than 4 blacktip reef sharks, 1 lemon shark, bullethead parrotfish getting cleaned, and statue.
Tiki statue, Moorea, French Polynesia 2021.
A large blacktip reef shark, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Bullethead parrotfish getting cleaned with cleaner wrasse, and pail-tail bristletooth, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Dive: 181 Date: 6/25/2019
Location: Taotoi, Mo'orea, French Polynesia
Depth: 54 ft Time: 0:41
Comments: Firefish, green moray eel, guineafowl pufferfish, crevasse with school of fish.
Network pipefish, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Dive: 182 Date: 6/26/2019
Location: Rotui, Mo'orea, French Polynesia
Depth: 12 m Time: 0:50
Comments: Titan triggerfish, blacktip sharks, bluestripe anemonefish with anemone, and great barracuda.
Blacktip reef shark, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Zara and bluestripe anemonefish with anemone, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Dive: 183 Date: 6/26/2019
Location: Mamaru, Mo'orea, French Polynesia
Depth: 56 ft Time: 0:39
Comments: Blacktip sharks, bubble algae, firefish, guineafowl pufferfish, bluestripe anemonefish, sailfin tangs, and green sea turtle young close-up.
Posing with a green sea turtle, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Sailfin tang closeup, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
The most poisonous fish in the world, the reef stonefish, Moorea, French Polynesia 2019.
Closuep of juvenile white bonnet anemonefish in anemone, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Blue giant clam, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2019.
Dive: 242 Date: 11/27/2024
Location: Eden Park, Mo'orea, French Polynesia
Depth: 18.5 m Time: 0:53
Comments: 95% of coral dead. 2 lemon sharks, eagle ray, tassled scorpionfish, devil scorpionfish, green sea turtle, titan triggerfish, giant spider conch, leaf scorpionfish, and 25 minutes with Tampax.
Leaf scorpionfish, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2024.
Tampax female lemon shark with remora, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2024.
Reef manta ray, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2024.
Tassled scorpionfish, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2024.
Dive: 243 Date: 11/27/2024
Location: Turtle Town previously Coral Wall (Le Mur de Corail), Mo'orea, French Polynesia
Depth: 21 m Time: 0:61
Comments: Titan triggerfish, lots and lots of turtles, crown of thorns x 2, anemonefish.
Longhorn cowfish with yellowstripe goatfish, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2024.
Leopard flounder, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2024.
Pacific Cushionstar, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2024.
Pink whipray, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2024.
Pacific double saddle butterflyfish, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2024.
Threadfin butterflyfish, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2024.
Titan triggerfish closeup, Mo'orea, French Polynesia 2024.
Rangiroa: Dives 222-223
Dive: 222 Date: 6/22/2023
Location: Tiputa Pass, Rangiroa, French Polynesia
Depth: 24.4 m Time: 0:58
Comments: Pacficia bottlenose dolphins, cardinal fish, humphead wrasse, hawksbill turtle, barracuda, clearfin lionfish, giant moray, starry pufferfish, and reef stonefish.
Pacific bottlenose dolphins visiting us, Tiputa Pass, Rangiroa, French Polynesia 2023.
Reef stonefish, Tiputa Pass, Rangiroa, French Polynesia 2023.
Starry pufferfish, Tiputa Pass, Rangiroa, French Polynesia 2023.
Dive: 223 Date: 6/22/2023
Location: Tiputa Pass, Rangiroa, French Polynesia
Depth: 24.4 m Time: 0:58
Comments: Pacficia bottlenose dolphins, 2 gray sharks, spotted eagle ray, Phyllidiella annulata nudibranches x 3, and porcupinefish.
Phyllidiella annulata nudibranches, Rangiroa, French Polynesia 2023.
Tahiti: Dives 184-185, 224
Dive: 184 Date: 6/28/2019
Location: La Zelee, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Depth: 43 ft Time: 0:55
Comments: Blacktip reef shark, remora, and green sea turtle with Nitrox at the wreck of the La Zelee gunboat.
La Zelee gunboat wreck sunk by the Germans in World War I, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia 2019.
Remora, Tahiti, French Polynesia 2019.
Guineafowl pufferfish, Tahiti, French Polynesia 2019.
Synapta maculata, the snake sea cucumber, Tahiti, French Polynesia 2019.
Dive: 185 Date: 6/28/2019
Location: La Vallee Blanche, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Depth: 42 ft Time: 0:55
Comments: Blacktip reef sharks, grey sharks, and white-tip sharks with Nitrox in the White Valley, but also guineafowl pufferfish.
Grey shark, Tahiti, French Polynesia 2019.
Another grey shark, Tahiti, French Polynesia 2019.
Dive: 224 Date: 6/24/2023
Location: La Source/Trois Pitons, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Depth: 19.6 m Time: 0:52
Comments: > 20 turtles both green and hawksbill, clearfin lionfish, lots of fish, and the spring of freshwater coming into the ocean.
Fresh water entering the ocean from the reef at La Source, Tahiti, French Polynesia 2023.
Tahiti Nui Diving From the Te Moana Hotel (formerly Manava Tahiti)." +689 89 47 00 90. TopDive Tahiti A big outfit with a multi-dive package at multiple locations throughout various islands." +689 40 83 50 60.
Hawaiian Islands
Hawai'i, The Big Island: Dives 15-17
Holding a day octopus, Lanai 2005.
Kailua-Kona
Dive: 15 Date: 6/13/2000
Location: Aquarium, between South OTEC and campgrounds; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii from Lio Kai III of Dive Makai
Depth: 83ft Time: 0:42
Comments: Multiple types of butterfly, wrasses, sergeant majors, dragon wrasse, several octopus, multiple types of morays, including white-mouthed, giant, leopard, etc. Yellow tang, jacks, moorish idols, banner fish, Crown-of-Thorns.
The arc-eye hawkfish, Kaui 2007.
Dive: 16 Date: 6/13/2000
Location: Eel Cove, South OTEC station; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii from Lio Kai III of Dive Makai
Depth: 60ft Time: 0:57
Comments: Butterfly, tangs, wrasses, sgt majors, parrots, moorish idols, trumpet fish, 7-11 crab, moray, sea cucumbers, zebra flatworms, spanish dancer egg deposit.
Dive Makai. The dive company which no longer exists, but Tom Shockley and Lisa Choquette had great dive briefings and emphasis on small stuff.
Keauhou Bay
Hangloose, Maui 2006.
Dive: 17 Date: 6/16/2000
Location: Manta night dive off of Kona Surf Hotel; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii from Sea Paradise
Depth: 35ft Time: 0:52
Comments: Night dive, the original manta ray night dive. At that point in my life, was the number one dive of my life! 6 ft manta ray, whitetip reef shark, several giant morays, and small octopus.
Sea Paradise Sea Paradise runs a small boat that leaves out of Keauhou Bay, just minutes south of Kailua-Kona, off of Ali'i Drive. They stay primarily around Keauhou and Kailua-Kona. Keauhou Bay is also where the original Manta Ray night dive takes place (right off the Outrigger (prior Kona Surf Hotel), so they are minutes from the site. (800) 322-KONA or (808) 322-2500.
If there is one dive that you must do when in Kailua-Kona, it is the Manta Ray night dive, but the Garden Eel Cove is the better one now. The floodlights from the Outrigger (old Kona Surf Hotel) attract small shrimp and other plankton. The manta rays, over the last few decades, have learned this and come by to feed in this area, usually just after dusk. I've been told in the old days that divers used to see many large manta rays feeding at the same time. Recently, they have not been coming around or have moved. In fact when I was there (6/2000), a divemaster said they went through the whole month of May of 2000 and only saw 1 ray. The boats chum the water and put lights on the bottom to try to attract more plankton. I don't know how effective this is, but what I do know is that if you dive on a cloudy day and night, you will increase your chances of seeing mantas. The dive operators overweight you, and position you at the bottom. The night I went down (June 16, 2000), was a cloudy night with the full moon not being visible, and the whole day had been overcast. I was lucky and a 6 foot wide manta showed up, stayed with us for 30 minutes, made 30-50 passes filter-feeding with his mouth open, and came within an arm's length of me on most of the passes, brushing my hair on some, and bumping my head on one pass (don't wear your snorkel). It is my most incredible diving experience and I hope to repeat it someday.
Kauai: Dives 114-115
Had a bad day of visibility after 10 inches of rain.
Dive: 114 Date: 12/03/2007
Location: Fast Lanes, near Poipu; Kauai from Fathom Five
Depth: 88 ft Time: 0:53
Comments: First time with flash; Fathom Five crew, tiger cowry, giant moray eel, banded angelfish, and fuschia flatworm.
The blackside hawkfish, Kaui 2007.
Tiger cowry, Kauai, 2007.
Yellow margin moray eel, Kauai 2007.
Fuschia flatworm, Kauai 2007.
Dive: 115 Date: 12/03/2007
Location: Sheraton Caves, Poipu; Kauai from Fathom Five
Depth: 65 ft Time: 1:00
Comments: Multiple turtles, swim through caves, banded angelfish, devil scorpionfish.
Sheraton Caves, Kauai 2007.
Blue boxfish, Kauai 2007.
Banded angelfish, Kauai 2007.
Raccoon butterflyfish, Kauai 2007.
Orange bar surgeonfish, Kauai 2007.
Devil scorpionfish, Kauai 2007.
Fathom Five Fathom Five runs a well-run outfit. 808-742-6991, or 800-972-3078.
Lanai: Dives 59-62, 100
Whitetip reef shark slumbering in cave, Lanai 2005.
Lanai is the Larry Ellison-owned island that has several interesting old lava tube dives that are spectacular at night. Most people leave out of Lahaina to get to Lanai, but travel from Maui is dependent on the wind and waves. Diving during whale season gives you free whale-watching.
Dive: 59 Date: 2/16/2005
Location: Sharkfin Reef; Lana'i, Hawaii with Action Adventures
Depth: 50ft Time: 0:47
Comments: Snowflake moray, yellow-margin moray, crown-of-thorns, hard coral, octopus.
White-mouth moray eel, Lanai 2005.
Dive: 60 Date: 2/16/2005
Location: Lighthouse Point; Lana'i, Hawaii with Action Adventures
Depth: 64ft Time: 1:08
Comments: Multiple whitetip reef sharks, including "finless." White-mouth moray, octopus, flounder, triggerfish, different types of butterfly, puffer, Whitley's boxfish, and surgeon fish.
Whitley's boxfish, Lanai 2005.
Hawaiian Rafting Adventures/Lanai Dive Charter An unlikely combination of eco-adventuring, their captain, Steve Juarez, reportedly discovered the now, not-so-secret, manta ray cleaning station near the tunnel." (866) 529-2544.
Large Hawaiian spiny lobster, Maui 2021.
Dive: 61 Date: 2/17/2005
Location: Cathedral II; Lana'i, Hawaii with Lahaina Divers
Depth: 62ft Time: 0:37
Comments: Dusk/Night dive. Humpback whale song. Spiny lobster, squirrel fish, butterflyfish, black coral.
Regal slipper lobster, Maui 2021.
Dive: 62 Date: 2/17/2005
Location: Cathedral II; Lana'i, Hawaii with Lahaina Divers
Depth: 58ft Time: 0:44
Comments: Night dive. Awesome experience with Dan of Lahaina Divers (#2 dive of all-time)! Lots of banded shrimp and smaller types. Lot of lobster including huge spinys, slipper lobster, sponge crabs, spanish dancer, squirrel fish, and tiger cowry.
Dive: 100 Date: 5/04/2006
Location: Pinnacle; Lana'i, Hawaii from Lahaina Divers
Depth: 79ft Time: 0:42
Comments: Twilight/night dive. Spiral circle around the Pinnacle, a rock outcropping almost 100ft deep. Huge Triton's trumpet (1 1/2ft), spiny lobster, large banded shrimp, large crab, medium-sized viper eel, lot of shrimp, reef crabs, and brittle stars. Lahaina Divers A big outfit, they have very professional staff, several boats, but are often crowded and need to be booked earlier than later. Their night dives at Cathedral II in 2005 were awesome...not so good in 2006. Dive experience depends on crew. (800) 988-3483 or (808) 667-7496.
Green sea turtle sunbathing on the sand, Maui 2006.
Dive: 99 Date: 5/02/2006
Location: 5 Caves; Maui, Hawaii from Maui Dive Shop
Depth: 46ft Time: 1:04
Comments: Close to shore, saw turtle sunbathing on sound, small pencil moray; large yellow-fringed moray x 2; zebra moray; small white-mouth moray; upside down frog fish on ledge; turtle in cave sleeping; another turtle swimming away; frog fish on rock; trumpetfish.
Frogfish, Maui 2006.
Dive: 101 Date: 5/04/2006
Location: Mala Wharf; Maui, Hawaii from Lahaina Divers
Depth: 37ft Time: 0:45
Comments: Night dive at Mala Wharf; it is a torn-up pier damaged by Hurricane Iniki. It is a concrete pier with rebar sticking out in places with lots of stuff and creatures. There are also coral heads in the sand; lots of various fish; small spanish dancer.
Dive: 107 Date: 2/13/2007
Location: Carthaginian wreck; Maui, Hawaii from Lahaina Divers
Depth: 90ft Time: 0:29
Comments: 3 frogfish on intentional wreck (new, 12/2005).
Carthaginian wreck, Maui 2007.
Frogfish, only a face a mother could love, Maui 2006.
Dive: 108 Date: 2/13/2007
Location: Mala Wharf; Maui, Hawaii from Lahaina Divers
Depth: 35ft Time: 0:55
Comments: 3 whitetip reef sharks, unknown purple-spotted moray (probably leopard); 4-5 turtles, 2 spotted eagle rays, and several butterfly fish.
Two spotted eagle rays, Maui 2007.
Another white-mouth moray eel, Maui 2006.
Whitetip reef shark, Maui 2021.
Blue spotted urchin, Maui 2007.
Dive: 109 Date: 2/15/2007
Location: Manta cleaning area; Maui, Hawaii from Steve Juarez and Hawaiian Rafting Adventures
Depth: 50ft Time: 1:05
Comments: White-mouth moray, 5ft manta ray, and smaller one from afar, with guineafowl pufferfish and white spotted.
Brown lizardfish, Maui 2007.
Black-spotted boxfish, Maui 2006.
Guineafowl pufferfish, Maui 2007.
Dive: 110 Date: 2/16/2007
Location: Black Rock, Kaanapali; Maui, Hawaii with Kaanapali Divers
Depth: 30ft Time: 1:00
Comments: Strong current, lots of turtles, white-mouthed eel, boxfish, and reef triggerfish.
Small green sea turtle, Maui 2007.
Dive: 123 Date: 2/10/2009
Location: Manta Ray feeding station; Maui, Hawaii from Maui Dive Shop
Depth: 52ft Time: 0:45
Comments: Dusk dive, lots of coral; few rays; manta ray.
Manta ray at cleaning station, Maui 2009.
Night octopus, Maui 2009.
Dive: 124 Date: 2/10/2009
Location: Manuohule; Maui, Hawaii from Maui Dive Shop
Depth: 35ft Time: 0:55
Comments: Night dive, night octopus, sponge crabs, P. pustulosa and orange gumdrop nudibranches, lots of morays including giant moray, and a flying gurnard.
Flying gurnard, Maui 2009.
Devil scorpionfish, Maui 2007.
Dive: 126 Date: 2/12/2009
Location: Marty's Reef; Maui, Hawaii from Ed Robinson's
Depth: 60ft Time: 0:48
Comments: Night dive, spanish dancer, 2 whitetip reef sharks, ornate octopus, sponge crab, day octopus, large two squids, ornate slipper lobster, sculptured lobster, lots of hunting morays, and black flatworm.
Spanish dancer nudibranch with small shrimp, Maui 2009.
Black flatworm, Maui 2009.
Undulated moray eel, gumdrop nudibranch, and banded coral shrimp, Maui 2009.
Two whitetip reef sharks in cave, Maui 2009.
Dive: 127 Date: 2/14/2010
Location: In front of Hyaat Kaanapali; Maui, Hawaii with 5 Star Scuba
Depth: 35ft Time: 0:45
Comments: Shore dive with Ryan of Hyatt Regency.
Collector sea urchin, Maui 2021.
Pincushion sea star, Maui 2021.
Dive: 129 Date: 2/16/2010
Location: Ben Gun; Maui, Hawaii from Maui Dive Shop
Depth: 45ft Time: 0:49
Comments: Night dive, poor vis with lots of silt, small night octopus, large night octopus, spanish dancer, etc. Lots of eels including undulated and sculptured slipper lobster.
Undulated moray eel, Maui 2010.
Sculptured slipper lobster, Maui 2010.
Dive: 130 Date: 2/13/2011
Location: South Kaanapali; Maui, Hawaii with 5 Star Scuba
Depth: 30ft Time: 1:14
Comments: Shore dive with Rob Groh, instructor at Hyatt. Caught big octopus who pulled some skin off my right forearm with suction cup. Turtle cleaning area, coronet fish, scrambled egg, two small octopus.
Dive: 131 Date: 2/15/2011
Location: South Kaanapali; Maui, Hawaii with 5 Star Scuba
Depth: 30ft Time: 1:00
Comments: First time with scooter. Barracuda x 2, multiple turtles at cleaning station; snowflake moray eel; yellow margin, white mouth, large octopus, helmet shell, pincushion, scrambled egg. Shore dive with Dave, instructor at Hyatt.
With an octopus, Maui 2011.
With a curious, big green sea turtle, Maui 2011.
Dive assist with the scooter, Maui 2011.
Dive: 134 Date: 2/16/2011
Location: Black Rock, Kaanapali; Maui, Hawaii with 5 Star Scuba
Depth: 30ft Time: 0:40
Comments: Aborted early night and shore dive with Rob Groh, instructor at Hyatt. Current was too strong and newbies. Small octopus, decoy scorpionfish, large giant moray eel, slipper lobster.
Decoy scorpionfish, Maui 2011.
Night dive, squid changing colors, Maui 2011.
Dive: 136 Date: 2/20/2012
Location: South Kaanapali; Maui, Hawaii with 5 Star Scuba
Depth: 30ft Time: 0:55
Comments: Lots of turtles with Rob Groh. 5 Star Scuba at the Hyatt Regency A company that works out of several hotels on Maui. (808) 283-2877.
Dive: 137 Date: 2/20/2012
Location: South Kaanapali; Maui, Hawaii with 5 Star Scuba
Depth: 30ft Time: 0:42
Comments: Lots of turtles, including one Hawksbill; camera died on this dive with Rob Groh, in front of Hyatt.
Dive: 139 Date: 2/23/2012
Location: Marty's Reef; Maui, Hawaii with Ed Robinson's
Depth: 40ft Time: 0:45
Comments: Night dive. Spanish dancer, Hawaiian conger eel among others; yellow-margin, white-mouthed, large big-fin squid, red rock lobsters.
Dive: 206 Date: 11/24/2021
Location: Black Rock, Kaanapali; Maui, Hawaii
Depth: 35ft Time: 0:40
Comments: Dusk dive with green sea turtle, scrambled egg nudibranchs, white mouthed moray eels, yellow margin eel, possible stout moray eel, lined fireworm, medusa spaghetti worms, Hawaiian spiky sea cucumber, cushion star, green Linckia sea stars, spotted Linckia sea stars..
Sponge crab, Maui 2021.
Lined fireworm, Maui 2021.
Dive: 207 Date: 11/24/2021
Location: Black Rock, Kaanapali; Maui, Hawaii
Depth: 35ft Time: 0:44
Comments: Night dive with a huge green sea turtle, scrambled egg nudibranchs, conger eel eating squirrel fish, white mouthed moray eels, orange gumdrop nudibranch, barred moray eel, sponge crab, jeweled anemone hermit crabs x 2, octopus x 2, jeweled slipper lobster, sculptured lobster, undulated moray eel, 2 shortfin scorpionfish, decoy scorpionfish, and Hawaiian red lionfish aka turkeyfish.
Hawaiian mustache conger eel eating fish, Maui 2021.
Banded or barred moray eel, Maui 2021.
Shortfin scorpionfish, Maui 2021.
Decoy scorpionfish, Maui 2021.
Hawaiian red lionfish aka turkeyfish, Maui 2021.
Jeweled anemone hermit crab, Maui 2021.
Undulated moray eel, Maui 2021.
Ysa, Zara, and I, Molokini 2021.
Molokini is a partially sunken crater off the southwest corner of Maui Island. The island is protected by law due to seasonal nesting birds, has a deep (200-300 ft) backwall on the south side, and is shallower on the inside, with most of the coral close to the inside rim, and large reefs to the east and west, with a sand channel in between. The sand channels occasionally attract big pelagic animals and also have a patch of Hawaiian garden eels around > 80 ft. During the whale season, you can hear the eerie whale song underwater.
Dive: 57 Date: 2/15/2005
Location: Enenue; Molokini, Hawaii with Lahaina Divers
Depth: 67ft Time: 0:49
Comments: Whale song underwater, snowflake moray, other morays, black sea cucumbers, urchins, blue fin trevally, jacks.
Hawaiian white-spotted puffer or toby, Maui 2006.
Dive: 58 Date: 2/15/2005
Location: Reef's End; Molokini, Hawaii with Lahaina Divers
Depth: 70ft Time: 0:45
Comments: Whale song underwater, octopus, hard coral, white-tipped reef sharks, morays, and large gray shark. Maui Dive Shop A big outfit, they cater to snorkelers, beginning divers, and more advanced divers, but they lead good divemaster dives. (800) 542-3483 or (808) 879-1775.
Ed Robinson's Diving Adventures Semi-retired outfit, no longer does boat dives, but was great for experienced divers. 800-635-1273 or 808-879-3584.
Dive: 97 Date: 5/02/2006
Location: Molokini Backwall; Molokini, Hawaii from Maui Dive Shop
Depth: 100ft Time: 0:58
Comments: Drift dive from east to west along the backwall of the caldera. Didn't see any pelagic big stuff, but lots of blue dragon nudibranchs, single white-tipped reef shark; pencil moray, lobsters, hard coral; butterfly fish; 2 large jacks; large urchins; spaghetti worms x 2; red pipefish; trumpet fish; tiny crabs; large tiger cowry.
Hawaiian garden eels in the sand channel at Molokini, Molokini 2006.
Dive: 98 Date: 5/02/2006
Location: Reef's End (orange buoy); Molokini, Hawaii from Maui Dive Shop
Depth: 71ft Time: 1:03
Comments: North of sand channel to hard coral, then back. Fried egg nudibranch, Phyllidiella pustulosa, white-spotted toby, spotted boxfish, surgeons, butterflyfish, cardinal, damsel, wrasses. Garden of eels in sand channel. Large white-tipped reef shark in cave.
Fried egg nudibranch, Phyllidiella varicosa, Maui 2006.
Phyllidiella pustulosa nudibranch, Maui 2009.
Dive: 125 Date: 2/12/2009
Location: Reef's End; Molokini, Hawaii from Ed Robinson's
Depth: 82ft Time: 0:50
Comments: Dusk dive with big jacks coming in to feed, spiny lobster, whitetip reef sharks.
Dive: 128 Date: 2/16/2010
Location: Molokini Backwall; Maui, Hawaii from Maui Dive Shop
Depth: 97ft Time: 0:50
Comments: Dusk dive, drift, depth, surge, etc. Few large moray eels (yellow margin, undulated), large green sea turtle (rare), some scrambled egg nudibranchs.
Yellow margin moray eel, Molokini 2010.
Dive: 132 Date: 2/15/2011
Location: Ene'Nui' at dusk Molokini; Maui, Hawaii from Maui Dive Shop
Depth: 62ft Time: 0:53
Comments: Two white-tip reef sharks, trevally, blue dragon nudibranch, unknown yellow nudibranch, scrambled egg nudibranch, yellow margin and white mouth moray eels.
Dive: 133 Date: 2/15/2011
Location: Mid-reef night dive, Molokini; Maui, Hawaii from Maui Dive Shop
Depth: 30ft Time: 0:40
Comments: Squid x 4, slipper lobster.
Dive: 138 Date: 2/23/2012
Location: Mid-reef Molokini; Maui, Hawaii with Ed Robinson's
Depth: 80ft Time: 0:45
Comments: White-tip reef shark, file filefish, jacks, two spotted eagle rays, small frogfish. With Ed Robinson's.
Crown-of-thorns poisonous sea star (Acanthaster planci), Molokini 2021.
Dive: 205 Date: 11/23/2021
Location: Mid-reef Molokini; Maui, Hawaii
Depth: 57ft Time: 0:47
Comments: White-mouth moray eels x 3, racoon butterflyfish, black sea cucumbers, 3 crown of thorns, collector urchins, with Maui Dive Shop via Ali'i Nui.
Oahu: Dives 121-122, 147-148, 208-209
Dive: 121 Date: 10/24/2008
Location: Mahi Wreck Dive; Oahu, Hawaii from Sea Dreams II and Hawaiian Nautical
Depth: 92ft Time: 0:29
Comments: Mahi Wreck dive; eagle rays; white-mouth moray eels x 2, and giant moray eel.
Yellowtail coris, Oahu 2008.
Dive: 122 Date: 10/24/2008
Location: MG-32; near Ko'Olina, Oahu, Hawaii from Sea Dreams II and Hawaiian Nautical
Depth: 32ft Time: 1:11
Comments: Blue Dragon nudibranches, turtles, divided flatworm, snowflake morays. Hawaii Nautical Multi-purpose boat, but good outfit when diving. 808-234-7245.
Dive: 147 Date: 11/28/2014
Location: "Turtle Canyon" site near Koko Craters; Oahu, Hawaii from Island Divers of Oahu
Depth: 45ft Time: 1:05
Comments: Spotted eagle ray with fishing hook/line trailing it; two green sea turtles; 5 moray eels (white mouth, snowflake, etc); blue dragon nudibranch, and nudibranch eggs (crimson).
Two blue dragon nudibranchs, Oahu 2021.
Dive: 148 Date: 11/28/2014
Location: Koko Craters; Oahu, Hawaii from Island Divers of Oahu
Depth: 37ft Time: 0:49
Comments: 9 turtles sleeping under ledges, including one that got spooked and swam down right into me, to lay down next to the anchor. Also frogfish.
Dark stout moray eel, Oahu 2021.
Whitemouth young moray eel, Oahu 2021.
A white stout moray eel, Oahu 2021.
Dive: 208 Date: 12/29/2021
Location: Turtle Canyon; Oahu
Depth: 38ft Time: 0:36
Comments: White-mouth moray eel with stout moray eel nearby, bird wrasse, collector sea urchins, bright yellow pincushion sea stars, large green sea turtle male grazing on coral, horned helmet shell, blue nudibranch, lots of arc eye and black side hawkfish, and white stout moray eel at mooring, with baggy seaweed (Gibsmithia hawaiiensis red algae).
Dive: 209 Date: 12/29/2021
Location: Koko Craters; Oahu
Depth: 38ft Time: 0:36
Comments: Pincushion stars, little Buddha statue, white stout moray eel under ledge, then large giant moray eel under ledge, then Ysa + Zara back since tired and cold, then lei triggerfish, bird wrasse, hawkfish, blue dragon nudibranch, fat Buddha, porcupinefish, saddle wrasses, Hawaii dascyllus, and large yellow margin moray eel under ledge.
Zara and the little Buddha statue at Koko Craters, Oahu 2021.
Baggy seaweed, Oahu 2021.
Another white type of stout moray eel, Oahu 2021.
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