Scuba diving in Hawaii
Hawaii is a wonderful place to Dive and watch marine life, not only because of warm, clear water, but because 25% of the Hawaiian fish species are endemic, meaning they are only found in Hawaii.
Hawaii Green Sea Turtle
Not many places in the world compare with Hawaii in numbers of unique species, and none has more. It's estimated that 600 different species of tropical fish live here. Scientists believe that most marine life, even those of the Caribbean, originated near to what is now The Philippines and
Indonesia. Marine animals and plants spread slowly from those areas, moving from island to island or along the shores of continents. Some even managed to cross the ocean drifting as a larvae in the ocean's currents, until one day finding a new home. Crossing the oceans was just the first step, having arrived in Hawaiian waters, these species went through a process of developing and adapting to a new ecosystem, and many perished due to lack of food and not a favorable habitat. The ones that survived procreated with other species, therefore giving birth to a unique species only found in Hawaii. The occurrence of a unique species in a limited geographical area is called endemism.
Hawaii is also home to the Humpback whales, where they are commonly seen in the winter months from shore and easily being heard from any dives. These Humpback whales come to the warm waters of Hawaii to breed, calve, and nurse their young.
It's hard to dive anywhere in Hawaii and not spot a Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle, they are everywhere! They were once an endandaged species and now exist in large numbers. Many dive sites on all Hawaiian Islands have their own turle cleaning station, scuba divers love it! One in particular is the Turtle Car Wash located on the North Shore of Oahu, home to Hawaii Eco Divers.
Turtle Car WashHawaii is also home to many Sharks. The White Tip Reef Shark and the Grey Reef Shark are the most commom species seen by divers. If you want to see some other types of sharks such as Galapagos, Black Tip, Sand Bar, and Tiger Sharks, you can adventure yourself in a the shark cage dive in Haleiwa.
Rays are commonly seen in waters of Hawaii. In Kona on the Big Island you can dive with the giant Manta Rays at night. In Oahu there is a wreck dive called The Mahi that are frequently visited by a squadron of Eagle Rays.
Dolphins are divers' best friends, and they exist in all shores of Hawaii. The spinner dolphins are the most common, they usually swim in large numbers and are easily spotted for being very playful and happy, but is on the west side of Oahu where the action happens every day. Many times we had to stop our open water class at a training site called Electric Beach to watch the dolphins cruising by.
The Hawaiian Monk Seal is a perfect example of endemic species that only exist in Hawaii. It is also the most endangered marine mammal located entirely within U.S. waters.
The total remaining population of the Hawaiian Monk Seal is approximately 1,200. Tourists often see them resting on beaches and divers sometimes come accross this intriguing animal underwater.
Many other types of marine life are often seen by scuba divers in Hawaii such as Eels, Octopus, Crabs, Lobsters, shimps, nudibranch, numerous type of shells, corals and much more!
hawaiian monk seal
Oahu is the capital of shipwrecks in Hawaii. In the waters of Pearl Harbor rest respectfully over dozens of airplanes and shipwrecks from the attack by the Japanese. Diving is off limit here. But many other famous wrecks are visited by divers, such as The Sea Tiger, Yo-257, San Pedro, Corsair, L.C.U., Barges, 29 Down, and Mahi.
Oahu also offers a great variety of dives including wall diving, drift diving, deep diving, shore diving and an amazing underwater topography with caves, caverns, coral reefs, and numerous lava tubes on the North Shore. Hawaii is definitely a diving paradise.
Hawaii Eco Divers dives the most exclusive sites on the North Shore and around Oahu, from boat and shore.
Our main goal is to provide you with an amazing eco dive experience that is educational and fully interactive with the Hawaiian marine life!
Hawaii Eco Divers will film all of your dives with High definition quality video work, creating a personalized DVD of your diving experience in Hawaii so you can take it home, show your family and friends and have it for the rest of your life.
We also provide free photos of all our dives!
Interested in Scuba Diving Sharks Cove on the North Shore? Want to know how a WWII airplane wreck looks like at 100ft deep in crystal blue water of Hawaii?
Visit our dive tours & prices page and book it now.
Hawaii Green Sea TurtleNot many places in the world compare with Hawaii in numbers of unique species, and none has more. It's estimated that 600 different species of tropical fish live here. Scientists believe that most marine life, even those of the Caribbean, originated near to what is now The Philippines and
Indonesia. Marine animals and plants spread slowly from those areas, moving from island to island or along the shores of continents. Some even managed to cross the ocean drifting as a larvae in the ocean's currents, until one day finding a new home. Crossing the oceans was just the first step, having arrived in Hawaiian waters, these species went through a process of developing and adapting to a new ecosystem, and many perished due to lack of food and not a favorable habitat. The ones that survived procreated with other species, therefore giving birth to a unique species only found in Hawaii. The occurrence of a unique species in a limited geographical area is called endemism.Hawaii is also home to the Humpback whales, where they are commonly seen in the winter months from shore and easily being heard from any dives. These Humpback whales come to the warm waters of Hawaii to breed, calve, and nurse their young. It's hard to dive anywhere in Hawaii and not spot a Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle, they are everywhere! They were once an endandaged species and now exist in large numbers. Many dive sites on all Hawaiian Islands have their own turle cleaning station, scuba divers love it! One in particular is the Turtle Car Wash located on the North Shore of Oahu, home to Hawaii Eco Divers.
Turtle Car WashHawaii is also home to many Sharks. The White Tip Reef Shark and the Grey Reef Shark are the most commom species seen by divers. If you want to see some other types of sharks such as Galapagos, Black Tip, Sand Bar, and Tiger Sharks, you can adventure yourself in a the shark cage dive in Haleiwa.Rays are commonly seen in waters of Hawaii. In Kona on the Big Island you can dive with the giant Manta Rays at night. In Oahu there is a wreck dive called The Mahi that are frequently visited by a squadron of Eagle Rays. Dolphins are divers' best friends, and they exist in all shores of Hawaii. The spinner dolphins are the most common, they usually swim in large numbers and are easily spotted for being very playful and happy, but is on the west side of Oahu where the action happens every day. Many times we had to stop our open water class at a training site called Electric Beach to watch the dolphins cruising by.
The Hawaiian Monk Seal is a perfect example of endemic species that only exist in Hawaii. It is also the most endangered marine mammal located entirely within U.S. waters.
The total remaining population of the Hawaiian Monk Seal is approximately 1,200. Tourists often see them resting on beaches and divers sometimes come accross this intriguing animal underwater.Many other types of marine life are often seen by scuba divers in Hawaii such as Eels, Octopus, Crabs, Lobsters, shimps, nudibranch, numerous type of shells, corals and much more!
hawaiian monk sealOahu is the capital of shipwrecks in Hawaii. In the waters of Pearl Harbor rest respectfully over dozens of airplanes and shipwrecks from the attack by the Japanese. Diving is off limit here. But many other famous wrecks are visited by divers, such as The Sea Tiger, Yo-257, San Pedro, Corsair, L.C.U., Barges, 29 Down, and Mahi.
Oahu also offers a great variety of dives including wall diving, drift diving, deep diving, shore diving and an amazing underwater topography with caves, caverns, coral reefs, and numerous lava tubes on the North Shore. Hawaii is definitely a diving paradise.
Hawaii Eco Divers dives the most exclusive sites on the North Shore and around Oahu, from boat and shore.
Our main goal is to provide you with an amazing eco dive experience that is educational and fully interactive with the Hawaiian marine life!
Hawaii Eco Divers will film all of your dives with High definition quality video work, creating a personalized DVD of your diving experience in Hawaii so you can take it home, show your family and friends and have it for the rest of your life.
We also provide free photos of all our dives!
Interested in Scuba Diving Sharks Cove on the North Shore? Want to know how a WWII airplane wreck looks like at 100ft deep in crystal blue water of Hawaii? Visit our dive tours & prices page and book it now.
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Scuba Diving in Hawaii
Hawaii Eco Divers & Surf Adventures offers scuba diving, surf tours, kayaking, parasailing, shark diving, hiking, skydiving and helicopter tours on the North Shore and all around the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
From our base near Waimea Bay on the North Shore we have many options for amazing dives. Sharks Cove, Three Tables and Waimea are sure bets for a fun shore dive with lots of features, lava formations and lots of marine life. From the famous boat wrecks around Waikiki like the Sea Tiger, San Pedro and YO-257, to Turtle Canyon, Hanauma Bay, the Corsair wreck, we got the South Shore of Oahu covered! On the West Coast we have some of the best dives on the island mixing reefs, rock formations, lava tubes, boat wrecks, and amazing marine life. Sharks, eagle rays, dragon eels, whale and dolphin watching while on deck, the list goes on! The Mahi wreck, Makaha caverns and Black Rock are some of the best dives in this area.
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