After two frustrating years enduring questionable “science” and outright hostility, I am thrilled to learn that Hawaii will once again be open to divers. I guess it has been for a while, if required testing and mask mandates don’t bother you. However, beginning on 3/26, that’s over.
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Seven Dive Locations You Must Visit The image of the ocean-side vacation is one we all keep catalogued away—a still-frame we return to in imagination…
View More Seven Dive Locations You Must VisitI finally found 5 minutes to upload 30 seconds of video from last month’s Kona dive trip. I’ll eventually find time to put up something…
View More Kona SCUBA Diving Trip 2011The first time I planned a dive trip to Hawaii, I had divers saying things like, “Well, the diving’s not that great in Hawaii,” or…
View More Kona SCUBA Diving VideoDolphins! The Pilot Whale experience was truly rare, but if ever there is a place divers have a good shot at diving with dolphins, Kona…
View More Diving with Dolphins (in Case Diving with Pilot Whales isn’t Exciting Enough)I’ve been spouting off for the last few months about December’s planned dive trip to Kona. This is just one of the great things about…
View More Pilot Whales: Kona Diving at it’s Best!When I originally created the JoeScuba blog, I had several informal goals. First, managing a blog is a fun way to stay connected between dive…
View More Join JoeScubaWhen it comes to customer service, I’ve gotten pretty used to disappointment. With all that is affecting the air travel industry, I understand the diminishing level…
View More Hawaiian Airlines Thank YouDiving the Kona Coast, Hawaii I’m still trying to fill two more spots on the Kona trip for December, 2011. It’s a great deal so…
View More More on Kona DivingHere’s the latest on Kona. I’m still trying to do better, but I’ve got the room and diving down to 952.80 per person! That’s 7…
View More Kona Diving 2011 UpdateI just got back from the PADI Annual Forum. It was very interesting and I won a hat. One thing that came up is the…
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This is a short video clip from a diving trip to Kona in 2007. It’s not all that sharp because I uploaded a lo-rez version…
View More Kona Diving Video Cliphttp://www.hale-hoola.com/Captain-Cook-Monument.htm December 5th is pretty far off (over 9 months), and there’s a lot of diving to do before that. I think 4 of the…
View More Captain Cook, Hawaii DolphinsIt’s been a few years since I was there last, but I can tell you first hand nothing satisfies quite like a frosty cold schooner…
View More Harbor House KonaI’m working on a deal for the hotel still, but I am looking at the Kona Seaside Hotel. Basically, it’s a clean room, and very…
View More Hotel InformationI just got confirmation for pricing from the Kona boat operator. Diving for 6 days is 0 per diver. That’s about – per day less…
View More Kona 2011 – Dive Boat UpdateCheck back here for updates about the Kona trip coming up next fall. At this moment, it looks like a go. I have preliminary pricing…
View More Kona UptatesI have no idea who these people are but they are swimming with manta rays right off the Royal Kona Resort, which is one of…
View More Mantas off the Royal Kona ResortFor those interested, I am starting to do the preliminary ground work to arrange a dive trip to Kona this fall. The goal is a…
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