Scuba diving - West Maui, HI

[Pszemol]

Anybody knows nice places to do beginner-level scuba dives
of shore on the Maui island? Preferable North/West side...

Thanks

[Wayne Sallee]

I dont' know, but that sure sounds like fun. Are you
going to take any pictures?

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


Pszemol wrote on 7/17/2007 11:06 AM:
> Anybody knows nice places to do beginner-level scuba dives
> of shore on the Maui island? Preferable North/West side...
>
> Thanks

[Pszemol]

Do not have underwater camera yet!
Spent all my savings on scuba equipment ;-)

"Wayne Sallee" > wrote in message ...
> I dont' know, but that sure sounds like fun. Are you
> going to take any pictures?
>
> Wayne Sallee
> Wayne's Pets
>
>
> Pszemol wrote on 7/17/2007 11:06 AM:
>> Anybody knows nice places to do beginner-level scuba dives
>> of shore on the Maui island? Preferable North/West side...
>>
>> Thanks

[KurtG]

Pszemol wrote:
> Do not have underwater camera yet!
> Spent all my savings on scuba equipment ;-)

Ha! I know that feeling. I was looking at an SLR and underwater
enclosure. Way, way, outside of my budget.

[atomweaver]

"Pszemol" > wrote in
:

> Do not have underwater camera yet!
> Spent all my savings on scuba equipment ;-)
>

You don't have to buy, necessarily. Just about all of the dive shops on
the Big Island rent underwater cameras.

A high-end example;
http://www.mauidiveshop.com/cameraRental.htm

Prices run $20 to $75/day, depending upon the quality of the gear.

Google Search: underwater camera rental hawaii
394,000 hits

Or, you can get underwater cases for common digital cameras on Ebay.
If you've got a camera already, and you aren't planning on going deep, it
might be an inexpensive ($40-$50) option....

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37
&satitle=underwater+camera+case&category0=

The case option distorts images a lot more than dedicated gear, though.
I'd rent dedicated underwater gear, if I were the one to choose.

Regards,
DaveZ

[Wayne Sallee]

There are disposable underwater cameras too.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


atomweaver wrote on 7/18/2007 11:33 AM:
> "Pszemol" > wrote in
> :
>
>> Do not have underwater camera yet!
>> Spent all my savings on scuba equipment ;-)
>>
>
> You don't have to buy, necessarily. Just about all of the dive shops on
> the Big Island rent underwater cameras.
>
> A high-end example;
> http://www.mauidiveshop.com/cameraRental.htm
>
> Prices run $20 to $75/day, depending upon the quality of the gear.
>
> Google Search: underwater camera rental hawaii
> 394,000 hits
>
> Or, you can get underwater cases for common digital cameras on Ebay.
> If you've got a camera already, and you aren't planning on going deep, it
> might be an inexpensive ($40-$50) option....
>
> http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37
> &satitle=underwater+camera+case&category0=
>
> The case option distorts images a lot more than dedicated gear, though.
> I'd rent dedicated underwater gear, if I were the one to choose.
>
> Regards,
> DaveZ

[Susan]

Not sure where to go scuba diving on Maui but I can tell you if you've never
been there it's a beautiful island!! I remember when we were there we were
driving by the ocean and I looked up and saw a rainbow right above it. Wow,
what a beautiful sight!! Anyways enjoy your trip Pszemol.

Susan :)
"Wayne Sallee" > wrote in message
...
> There are disposable underwater cameras too.
>
> Wayne Sallee
> Wayne's Pets
>
>
> atomweaver wrote on 7/18/2007 11:33 AM:
>> "Pszemol" > wrote in
>> :
>>> Do not have underwater camera yet!
>>> Spent all my savings on scuba equipment ;-)
>>>
>>
>> You don't have to buy, necessarily. Just about all of the dive shops on
>> the Big Island rent underwater cameras.
>>
>> A high-end example;
>> http://www.mauidiveshop.com/cameraRental.htm Prices run $20 to $75/day,
>> depending upon the quality of the gear.
>>
>> Google Search: underwater camera rental hawaii
>> 394,000 hits
>>
>> Or, you can get underwater cases for common digital cameras on Ebay.
>> If you've got a camera already, and you aren't planning on going deep, it
>> might be an inexpensive ($40-$50) option....
>>
>> http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37
>> &satitle=underwater+camera+case&category0=
>>
>> The case option distorts images a lot more than dedicated gear, though.
>> I'd rent dedicated underwater gear, if I were the one to choose.
>>
>> Regards,
>> DaveZ

[Pszemol]

"Susan" > wrote in message news:zxqni.6298$2o5.376@trnddc03...
> Not sure where to go scuba diving on Maui but I can tell you if you've never
> been there it's a beautiful island!! I remember when we were there we were
> driving by the ocean and I looked up and saw a rainbow right above it. Wow,
> what a beautiful sight!! Anyways enjoy your trip Pszemol.

Thanks Susan, I have been to Maui two times already, this will be third trip.
First one with scuba open water certification, so this time it should be
much more interesting ;-)

I remember snorkeling in some National Reserve Park in the West/Nort corner
of an island, forgot the name... I was looking for maybe something little
deeper this time - snorkel limits you to really shalow water, scuba is different.

[Pszemol]

"KurtG" > wrote in message ...
> Pszemol wrote:
>> Do not have underwater camera yet!
>> Spent all my savings on scuba equipment ;-)
>
> Ha! I know that feeling.
> I was looking at an SLR and underwater
> enclosure. Way, way, outside of my budget.

Looked online for diving spots and found this map:
http://www.mauiscuba.com/divemap/mapmaui.htm
Not much on the West side of Maui...
I should pay more attention when picking a hotel next time :-(