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Monday, 10 October 2011 01:12
Specialty Dive Training in Hawaii
Become a specialty diver in one of the folowing categories on the North Shore and around Hawaii. Get 5 specialties and become a PADI Master Diver.
Night diver specialty
As the sun sets, you don yourdive gear, slip on your scuba mask and bite down on your dive regulator. A deep breath and you get ge into the underwater night. Although you’ve seen this reef many times before, this time you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light
The Fun Part
Introduce yourself to the whole new cast of critters that comes out after the sun goes down. See your favorite dive sites from a whole new perspective at night.
What You Learn
Price $350.00 It includes all gear
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
Night diver specialty
As the sun sets, you don yourdive gear, slip on your scuba mask and bite down on your dive regulator. A deep breath and you get ge into the underwater night. Although you’ve seen this reef many times before, this time you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light
The Fun Part
Introduce yourself to the whole new cast of critters that comes out after the sun goes down. See your favorite dive sites from a whole new perspective at night.
What You Learn
- Night dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and potential problems
- How to control your buoyance at night
- Entries, exits and underwater navigation at night
- Nocturnal aquatic life, since many of the plants and animals you'll see are different
Price $350.00 It includes all gear
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
Wreck diver specialty
Oahu is the capital of wreck diving in all the Hawaiian Island and Hawaii Eco Divers has access to most of them. Whether sunk on purpose as an artificial reef or the result of mishap, wrecks open fascinating windows to the past. Most divers find wrecked ships, airplanes and even automobiles nearly irresistible because they’re intriguing to explore, exciting avenues of discovery, and usually teeming with aquatic life. The PADI Wreck Diver course teaches you the ins and outs of rewarding, responsible wreck diving.
The Fun Part
The fun part of the PADI Wreck Diver course is visiting wrecks, unlocking mysteries and starting to gain the knowledge and experience that allows you to see things that others overlook. Sometimes, only the trained, experienced eye recognizes that a small hole or open door likely caused the vessel’s demise.
What You Learn
Price $375.00 It includes all gear
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
Oahu is the capital of wreck diving in all the Hawaiian Island and Hawaii Eco Divers has access to most of them. Whether sunk on purpose as an artificial reef or the result of mishap, wrecks open fascinating windows to the past. Most divers find wrecked ships, airplanes and even automobiles nearly irresistible because they’re intriguing to explore, exciting avenues of discovery, and usually teeming with aquatic life. The PADI Wreck Diver course teaches you the ins and outs of rewarding, responsible wreck diving.
The Fun Part
The fun part of the PADI Wreck Diver course is visiting wrecks, unlocking mysteries and starting to gain the knowledge and experience that allows you to see things that others overlook. Sometimes, only the trained, experienced eye recognizes that a small hole or open door likely caused the vessel’s demise.
What You Learn
- Techniques for diving exploring shipwrecks, and how to avoid common hazards
- How to research and learn the background of your favorite wrecks
- Wreck scuba diving equipment considerations
- Considerations and techniques for entering intact wrecks
- Experience in planning, organizing and making at least four wreck dives under the supervision of your PADI Instructor
Price $375.00 It includes all gear
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
Deep diver specialty
After your first few scuba dives, you soon want to explore a bit deeper. There’s something exciting and mysterious about the depth that attracts dives. Oahu has amazing shipwrecks and they are all found in deep water.
What You Learn
After your first few scuba dives, you soon want to explore a bit deeper. There’s something exciting and mysterious about the depth that attracts dives. Oahu has amazing shipwrecks and they are all found in deep water.
What You Learn
- Techniques for diving in the deeper range of 18-40 metres/ 60-130 feet
Deep scuba diving equipment considerations - Experience in planning, organizing and making at least four deep dives under the supervision of your PADI Instructor
4 Scuba dives total
Price $375.00 It includes all gear
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
Price $375.00 It includes all gear
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
Underwater photography specialty diver
Underwater photography is one of the most popular diving specialties, and the rise of digital underwater photography has made it easier and more fun than ever. This is why there are actually two PADI underwater photography courses. The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course gets you going quickly with today modern digital equipment, whether you use a point-and-shoot snap camera or a sophisticated D-SLR like the pros. The PADI Underwater Photographer course is a more traditional photography course designed for conventional film equipment.
What You Learn
Underwater videography specialty diverUnderwater photography is one of the most popular diving specialties, and the rise of digital underwater photography has made it easier and more fun than ever. This is why there are actually two PADI underwater photography courses. The PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course gets you going quickly with today modern digital equipment, whether you use a point-and-shoot snap camera or a sophisticated D-SLR like the pros. The PADI Underwater Photographer course is a more traditional photography course designed for conventional film equipment.
What You Learn
- How to choose the right underwater camera system for you
- The PADI SEA method for getting great shots quickly
- The three primary principles for good underwater photos
2 Scuba dives total
Price $185.00 It includes all gear and camera
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
Price $185.00 It includes all gear and camera
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
Other than taking someone diving, there’s only one way to show someone the sounds, motion and dynamics of the underwater world: video.
The Fun Part
Show your scuba adventures to your friends and family. Use your editing skills to share your clips with the world through YouTube, Facebook and more. Use your underwater videos to turn more of your friends into dive buddies.
What You Learn
The PADI Underwater Videographer Specialty course shows you how to create videos that are interesting, entertaining and worth watching again and again.
Underwater naturalist specialty diver
The Fun Part
Show your scuba adventures to your friends and family. Use your editing skills to share your clips with the world through YouTube, Facebook and more. Use your underwater videos to turn more of your friends into dive buddies.
What You Learn
The PADI Underwater Videographer Specialty course shows you how to create videos that are interesting, entertaining and worth watching again and again.
- Selecting, maintaining and caring for your underwater video equipment
- Videography fundamentals, such as
· exposure
· focus
· shot types
· moves
· story line
· shot sequencing. - The post-dive editing process where you take your raw footage and create an underwater masterpiece.
4 Scuba dives total
Price $350.00 It includes all gear and High Definition video camera
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
Price $350.00 It includes all gear and High Definition video camera
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
Underwater naturalist specialty diver
Look closer to see more on your next dive. Look for symbioses, predator/prey and other relationships between aquatic plant and animal life. Learn not just what fish and animals are, but how they interact with each other and the environment.
The Fun Part
Learn about why some creatures behave the way they do and what their role is in the aquatic ecosystem.
What You Learn
Price $185.00 It includes all gear
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
Peak Buoyancy performance specialty
The Fun Part
Learn about why some creatures behave the way they do and what their role is in the aquatic ecosystem.
What You Learn
- The major aquatic life groupings, interactions and factual information that dispels negative myths.
- The role of aquatic plants, food chains and predator prey relationships
- Responsible interactions with aquatic life
- The underwater naturalist’s view of organisms and their roles in the environment
Price $185.00 It includes all gear
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
Peak Buoyancy performance specialty
What is neutral buoyancy? Scuba divers like to be neutrally buoyant so they neither sink nor float. It can be a tricky thing. Divers who’ve mastered the highest performance levels in buoyancy stand apart. You’ve seen them underwater. They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover, almost as if by thought. They interact gently with aquatic life and affect their surroundings minimally. The PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy course refines the basic skills you learned as a Padi Open Wter diver and elevates them to the next level.
The Fun Part
The fun part of this course is giving your dive skills a polish you may not have thought possible.
What You Learn
Price $185.00 It includes all gear
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
Nitrox diver
The Fun Part
The fun part of this course is giving your dive skills a polish you may not have thought possible.
What You Learn
- How to trim your scuba gearso you’re perfectly balanced in the water
- Nuances in determining weight so you’re not too light nor too heavy by even a slight degree
- How to streamline to save air and move smoothly through the water
- How to hover effortlessly in both a vertical position and a horizontal position
Price $185.00 It includes all gear
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
Nitrox diver
The PADI Enriched Air Diver course is PADI’s most popular specialty scuba diving course, and it’s easy to see why. Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression dive time. This means more time underwater, especially on repetitive scuba dives.
The Fun Part
You can typically stay down longer and get back the water sooner. No wonder many divers choose this as their very first specialty.
What You Learn
Price $145.00
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification, Age 12
Fish Identification specialty diver
The Fun Part
You can typically stay down longer and get back the water sooner. No wonder many divers choose this as their very first specialty.
What You Learn
- Techniques for getting more dive time by using enriched air nitrox
- Enriched air scuba diving equipment considerations
- Enriched air considerations, including managing oxygen exposure, how to tell what’s in your scuba tank and how to set your dive computer
Price $145.00
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification, Age 12
Fish Identification specialty diver
Have you ever been scuba diving and asked yourself, "What was that?” 20% to 25% of the species of fish found in Hawaii are endemic, which means only found here. The PADI Project AWARE Fish Identification Specialty course provides you with the fish identification basics so that next time, you know the answer.
The Fun Part
You’ll find you enjoy your dives even more when you recognize the creatures that you see. The fun part about this course is you can use the skills you learn on every scuba dive vacation because once you learn the main fish families and characteristics it will help you decipher the species you see all over the world.
2 Scuba dives
Price $185.00 It includes all gear
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
The Fun Part
You’ll find you enjoy your dives even more when you recognize the creatures that you see. The fun part about this course is you can use the skills you learn on every scuba dive vacation because once you learn the main fish families and characteristics it will help you decipher the species you see all over the world.
2 Scuba dives
Price $185.00 It includes all gear
Pre-requisites - Open water dive certification
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Sunday, 09 October 2011 21:51
Dive Master Course in Hawaii
Divemaster internship
Looking for the first step to working with scuba as a career? Your adventure into the professional levels of recreacional scuba diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program. Working closely with a Padi instructor, in this program you expand your dive knowledge and apply your skills at a professional level.
What You Learn
During the PADI Divemaster program, you learn dive leadership skills through both classroom and independent study. You complete water skills and stamina exercises, as well as training exercises that stretch your ability to organize and solve problems as well as help others improve their scuba skills. You put this knowledge into action through a structured internship or series of practical training exercises.
The Learning Materials You Need
The PADI Divemaster crewpak includes everything you’ll need to start the PADI Divemaster program. The complete set of materials includes:
What You Learn
During the PADI Divemaster program, you learn dive leadership skills through both classroom and independent study. You complete water skills and stamina exercises, as well as training exercises that stretch your ability to organize and solve problems as well as help others improve their scuba skills. You put this knowledge into action through a structured internship or series of practical training exercises.
The Learning Materials You Need
The PADI Divemaster crewpak includes everything you’ll need to start the PADI Divemaster program. The complete set of materials includes:
- The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving - a comprehensive overview of diving physics, physiology, and equipment.
- Divemaster slates
- PADI Divemaster Manual
- PADI Instructor Manual
- Scuba Tune-Up Guidebook
- DSD Cue Card
- Pro Logbook
Price $750.00 It includes all books and certification fees.
Pre-requisites; Rescue diver, current EFR, 18 years old.
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Sunday, 09 October 2011 20:55
EFR - Emergency First Responder
First aid and CPR are good skills for everyone involved in adventure sports. It's also a mandatory pre-requesition for the Rescue Diver course. The emergency first response is a PADI affiliate that specializes in teaching these life savings skills.
Learn how to administer CPR on an unresponsive person and to provide secondary care for emergencies. An intensive emergency training course, not only for the diver, but for anyone that has a loved one who could potentially be in need. You never know when you may need to use it.
Price $105.00 It includes books and certification fees.
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Thursday, 06 October 2011 02:11
Padi Advanced Open Water Course
Take it to next level, become an advanced diver and discover a fascinating part of our ocean, "The Deep Blue".
With the advanced open water training, you will have enough skills to dive to deep water, wrecks, drifts, at night, caverns, and more...
Scuba dive the amazing dive sites of the North Shore while working on your scuba certification. Oahu has great shipwrecks and reef dives that requires some level of experience.
Learn how to take underwater pictures and videos, work on an underwater naturalism project to identify different fish family groups and species.
Work on your buoyance skills to avoid crushing and damaging the reef or getting yourself stung by a sea urchin. Perform a search and recovery dive to look for missing objects.
Be able to follow your compass and account for natural navigation as you learn how to lead dives.
These are all the fun dives and important skills you will master in order to accomplish the advanced open water certification.
With the advanced open water training, you will have enough skills to dive to deep water, wrecks, drifts, at night, caverns, and more...
Scuba dive the amazing dive sites of the North Shore while working on your scuba certification. Oahu has great shipwrecks and reef dives that requires some level of experience.
Learn how to take underwater pictures and videos, work on an underwater naturalism project to identify different fish family groups and species.
Work on your buoyance skills to avoid crushing and damaging the reef or getting yourself stung by a sea urchin. Perform a search and recovery dive to look for missing objects.
Be able to follow your compass and account for natural navigation as you learn how to lead dives.
These are all the fun dives and important skills you will master in order to accomplish the advanced open water certification.
The course consists of a total of 5 dives and it can be completed in 2-3 days.
Price $325.00 Includes gear, books and certification fees.
Pre-requisites: Basic Open water certification
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Sunday, 24 July 2011 10:32
Dive Tours & Prices
Shore dives
- We provide snacks & refreshment for all our dives.
- Get an edited High definition video of all your dives for only $75.00
- Free photos of all our dives
2 Tank Shore Dive for certified divers Price $89.00 (gear included)
Description: Dives from shore on the famous Pupukea Marine Sanctuary on the North Shore or on the blue crystal waters of the West Side. Lots of turtles, eels, octopus, Hawaiian reef fish, nudibranchs, rays, and more... caves and caverns for the more experienced divers. Great visibility, depth of 20-50 feet.
1 Tank Shore dive for non certified divers Price $99.00 (gear included)
No experience necessary, beginner welcome, Age 10+
Description: Welcome to the PADI discover scuba dive program. This is an introductory level dive with a professional dive instructor. First you will have a quick and efficient dive theory lesson, followed by a brief explanation on how to use scuba equipment underwater. Once you master the skills, you will be introduced to this fascinating part of the underwater world. The program takes 3 hours to complete and it is done from shore/beach, it includes a 45- minute open water dive in the ocean.
1 Tank Night Dive from shore Price $89.00 (gear included)
Certified divers only
Description: Watch the exciting night creatures as they come out to feed. Very active and full of life! Flash lights provided. Depth 45 feet. Call for schedule.
Boat dives
2 Tank Boat Dive, deep and wreck dives Price $125.00 (gear included)
Certified divers only
Description: Boat dives in Honolulu, Waikiki, Hawaii Kai, and Waianae (west side). See Shipwrecks, airplane wrecks, sea caves and caverns, drift dives, beautiful reef dives, incredible visibility (100+ feet). Lots of big marine life, eagle rays, sharks… Very fun and safe! Early mornings only, daily trips. Whale watching and hearing in the winter.
2 Tank Boat Dive, refresh dives - shallow reef dives Price $125.00 (gear included)
A little rusty? Haven't dove in a while? No problem, we will refresh your memory on a fun boat dive
Description: Boat dives in Honolulu, Waikiki, Hawaii Kai, and Waianae (west side). See beautiful reef dives, incredible visibility (100+ feet). Lots of marine life, eagle rays, sharks… Very fun and safe! Early mornings only, daily trips. Whale watching and hearing in the winter.
2 Tank Boat Dive for non-certified divers Price $139.00 (gear included)
No experience necessary, beginners welcome, Age 10+
Description: Welcome to the PADI discovery scuba dive program. This is an introductory level dive with a professional dive instructor. First you will have a quick and efficient dive theory lesson, followed by a brief explanation on how to use scuba equipment underwater. Once you master some basic dive skills, you will be introduced to this fascinating part of the underwater world. The program takes 5 hours to complete and it is done from boat, it includes two 45 minute open water dives in the ocean.
PADI Dive certifications
Open water class ( 3 days) $350.00
Advanced open water (2 days) $325.00
Rescue diver (2 days) $285.00
Emergency first response (1 day) $85.00
Dive Master training $650.00
Specialty dive certifications
Underwater videography $350.00
Underwater digital photography $185.00
Nitrox diver $145.00
Night diver $350.00
Deep diver $375.00
Underwater naturalist $185.00
Fish Identification $185.00
Wreck Diver $375.00
- We provide snacks & refreshment for all our dives.
- Get an edited High definition video of all your dives for only $75.00
- Free photos of all our dives
2 Tank Shore Dive for certified divers Price $89.00 (gear included)
Description: Dives from shore on the famous Pupukea Marine Sanctuary on the North Shore or on the blue crystal waters of the West Side. Lots of turtles, eels, octopus, Hawaiian reef fish, nudibranchs, rays, and more... caves and caverns for the more experienced divers. Great visibility, depth of 20-50 feet.
1 Tank Shore dive for non certified divers Price $99.00 (gear included)
No experience necessary, beginner welcome, Age 10+
Description: Welcome to the PADI discover scuba dive program. This is an introductory level dive with a professional dive instructor. First you will have a quick and efficient dive theory lesson, followed by a brief explanation on how to use scuba equipment underwater. Once you master the skills, you will be introduced to this fascinating part of the underwater world. The program takes 3 hours to complete and it is done from shore/beach, it includes a 45- minute open water dive in the ocean.
1 Tank Night Dive from shore Price $89.00 (gear included)
Certified divers only
Description: Watch the exciting night creatures as they come out to feed. Very active and full of life! Flash lights provided. Depth 45 feet. Call for schedule.
Boat dives
2 Tank Boat Dive, deep and wreck dives Price $125.00 (gear included)
Certified divers only
Description: Boat dives in Honolulu, Waikiki, Hawaii Kai, and Waianae (west side). See Shipwrecks, airplane wrecks, sea caves and caverns, drift dives, beautiful reef dives, incredible visibility (100+ feet). Lots of big marine life, eagle rays, sharks… Very fun and safe! Early mornings only, daily trips. Whale watching and hearing in the winter.
2 Tank Boat Dive, refresh dives - shallow reef dives Price $125.00 (gear included)
A little rusty? Haven't dove in a while? No problem, we will refresh your memory on a fun boat dive
Description: Boat dives in Honolulu, Waikiki, Hawaii Kai, and Waianae (west side). See beautiful reef dives, incredible visibility (100+ feet). Lots of marine life, eagle rays, sharks… Very fun and safe! Early mornings only, daily trips. Whale watching and hearing in the winter.
2 Tank Boat Dive for non-certified divers Price $139.00 (gear included)
No experience necessary, beginners welcome, Age 10+
Description: Welcome to the PADI discovery scuba dive program. This is an introductory level dive with a professional dive instructor. First you will have a quick and efficient dive theory lesson, followed by a brief explanation on how to use scuba equipment underwater. Once you master some basic dive skills, you will be introduced to this fascinating part of the underwater world. The program takes 5 hours to complete and it is done from boat, it includes two 45 minute open water dives in the ocean.
PADI Dive certifications
Open water class ( 3 days) $350.00
Advanced open water (2 days) $325.00
Rescue diver (2 days) $285.00
Emergency first response (1 day) $85.00
Dive Master training $650.00
Specialty dive certifications
Underwater videography $350.00
Underwater digital photography $185.00
Nitrox diver $145.00
Night diver $350.00
Deep diver $375.00
Underwater naturalist $185.00
Fish Identification $185.00
Wreck Diver $375.00
Get an edited High definition video of all your dives for only $75.00
Free Photos of all our dives!
Make your reservation here:Free Photos of all our dives!
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Sunday, 24 July 2011 10:31
Scuba diving in Hawaii
Hawai'i is a wonderful place to Dive and watch marine life. The warm, clear water is just the beginnning of discovering that 25% of the Hawaiian fish species are endemic, meaning they are only found in Hawai'i.
Hawaii Green Sea Turtle
Not many places in the world compare with Hawai'i 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 finding a new home and helping to create the paradise we now know as Hawai'i. Crossing the oceans was just the first step in the arduous journey to become the beautiful creatures we appreciate today. Having arrived in Hawaiian waters, these species went through a process of developing and adapting to a new ecosystem. Many perished due to lack of food and an unfavorable habitat. The species that survived procreated with other species, therefore giving birth to a series of unique species found only in majestic Hawai'i. The occurrence of a unique species in a limited geographical area is called endemism.
Hawai'i is also home to the migration patterns Humpback whales. These magnificent beasts are commonly seen in the winter months from our shores, and are easily heard on many of our dives. These Humpback whales come to the warm waters of Hawai'i to breed, calve, and nurse their young.
It is hard to dive anywhere in Hawai'i and not spot a Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle. They are everywhere! These turtles were once an endandaged species and now exist in large numbers. Many of our dive sites on the Islands of Hawai'i have their own turtle cleaning stations. We scuba divers love it! One in particular is the Turtle Car Wash, located on the North Shore of Oahu, home of Hawaii Eco Divers.
Turtle Car WashHawai'i 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, we can help you to find your way into a shark cage through our network in Haleiwa.
Rays are also commonly seen in the waters of Hawaii. In Kona, on the Big Island, you can dive with the giant Manta Rays at night. One of the amazing wreck dives on O'ahu is called The Mahi. This dive is frequently visited by a squadron of Eagle Rays.
Dolphins are divers' best friends, and they exist on all of the shores of Hawai'i. The spinner dolphins are the most common. They usually swim in large numbers and are easily spotted for being very playful and happy, on the west side of O'ahu where the action happens every day. We have had to pause 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 an endemic species that only exist in Hawai'i. 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 Hawai'i such as eels, octopus, crabs, lobsters, shimps, nudibranch, and numerous types of shells, corals and much more!
hawaiian monk seal
O'ahu is the capital of shipwrecks in Hawai'i. In the waters of Pearl Harbor rest dozens of airplanes and shipwrecks from World War II and other tragic events. Diving is off limits here, but many other famous wrecks are visited by divers. A few of them include 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 offers the most exclusive sites on the North Shore and around O'ahu, from boat and shore.
Our main goal is to provide you with an amazing eco dive experience that is respectful, educational, and fully interactive with the Hawaiian marine life!
Hawaii Eco Divers will film all of your dives with High Definition quality video, creating a personalized DVD of your diving experience in Hawaii. We offer this service so you can take home your own piece of paradise to show your family, friends, and yourself when you want to escape the rat race that life can be.
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 Hawai'i 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 finding a new home and helping to create the paradise we now know as Hawai'i. Crossing the oceans was just the first step in the arduous journey to become the beautiful creatures we appreciate today. Having arrived in Hawaiian waters, these species went through a process of developing and adapting to a new ecosystem. Many perished due to lack of food and an unfavorable habitat. The species that survived procreated with other species, therefore giving birth to a series of unique species found only in majestic Hawai'i. The occurrence of a unique species in a limited geographical area is called endemism.Hawai'i is also home to the migration patterns Humpback whales. These magnificent beasts are commonly seen in the winter months from our shores, and are easily heard on many of our dives. These Humpback whales come to the warm waters of Hawai'i to breed, calve, and nurse their young. It is hard to dive anywhere in Hawai'i and not spot a Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle. They are everywhere! These turtles were once an endandaged species and now exist in large numbers. Many of our dive sites on the Islands of Hawai'i have their own turtle cleaning stations. We scuba divers love it! One in particular is the Turtle Car Wash, located on the North Shore of Oahu, home of Hawaii Eco Divers.
Turtle Car WashHawai'i 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, we can help you to find your way into a shark cage through our network in Haleiwa.Rays are also commonly seen in the waters of Hawaii. In Kona, on the Big Island, you can dive with the giant Manta Rays at night. One of the amazing wreck dives on O'ahu is called The Mahi. This dive is frequently visited by a squadron of Eagle Rays.Dolphins are divers' best friends, and they exist on all of the shores of Hawai'i. The spinner dolphins are the most common. They usually swim in large numbers and are easily spotted for being very playful and happy, on the west side of O'ahu where the action happens every day. We have had to pause 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 an endemic species that only exist in Hawai'i. 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 Hawai'i such as eels, octopus, crabs, lobsters, shimps, nudibranch, and numerous types of shells, corals and much more!
hawaiian monk sealO'ahu is the capital of shipwrecks in Hawai'i. In the waters of Pearl Harbor rest dozens of airplanes and shipwrecks from World War II and other tragic events. Diving is off limits here, but many other famous wrecks are visited by divers. A few of them include 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 offers the most exclusive sites on the North Shore and around O'ahu, from boat and shore.
Our main goal is to provide you with an amazing eco dive experience that is respectful, educational, and fully interactive with the Hawaiian marine life!
Hawaii Eco Divers will film all of your dives with High Definition quality video, creating a personalized DVD of your diving experience in Hawaii. We offer this service so you can take home your own piece of paradise to show your family, friends, and yourself when you want to escape the rat race that life can be.
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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Sunday, 24 July 2011 10:08
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Aloha may be what comes closest to expressing the spirituality that visitors feel when experiencing the undeniable beauty of the Hawaiian Islands. "Aloha" means more than "Hello". When spoken, it is in recognition of the presence of the divine. "Aloha" means "love our land".
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About Us
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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