Even More "not so new, but
just as true"

“I Love you guys!”
Aimee Santamaria – Hilo, HI (9/06)

Skull Cave Entrance

“Great time with new owners and terrific divemasters! Very knowledgeable and fun!”
Margie Havice & Don Carey – Half Moon Bay, CA (9/06)

“Excellent Time. New owners are doing a great job. See you next time.”
Matt Girvan – Scotland (10/06)

“Had a fun time and nice diving. Better than what I expected!!!”
Steve Neuerburg – Gardena, CA (10/06)

“That was soooooo awesome!”
Olivia MacRae – Saratoga, CA (11/06)

“Awesome!!! Fabulous!!! Best dives are Dive Makai dives! More sealife, more great information. Dive Makai is #1, the best in Hawaii!”
Miriam and Kris Reed - Denver, CO (8/05)

“Wonderful dives. Thanks for your attention to detail.”
Gregory Jones - Lake Zurich, IL (10/05)

“Excellent all around- all the crew was great, very professional and fun”
Ryan Latter - Hilo, HI (10/05)

Harliquin

“Fantastic- great dive briefs followed through with finding everything that was discussed. Thanks. Will be back soon.”
Lucy Tassell - Australia (12/05)

“Best dive operators ever!”
John Sullivan and Lizz Sommerfield - Arlington, VA (12/05)

“Great dives- thanks for showing us all the critters and allowing us to dive max. bottom time.”
Sheryl Maruca-Elliott and Steve Elliott - Houston, TX (11/05)

 

“Great crew and boat!! The dive sites were excellent!
Don Blumenthal - Salt Lake City, UT (11/05)

“We had an awesome time. Thanks for the great memories.”
Jenny and Vince Moreno - Hanford, CA (11/05)

“Wow- this was an amazing experience! Todd and Mark are fantastic teachers.”
Tricia and Kirk Nolan - Princeton, NJ (8/05)

“Lots of fun. Great experience.”
Joel Bierling - Kentwood, MI (11/05)

“Great trips. Crew was awesome!”
Helen Malloy - Overland Park, KS (12/05)

“Great dive outfit nothing I would change.”
Mike Rupp - Concord, CA (12/05)

“Good attitude and crew-to-diver ratio. Thanks.”
Bruce Gilliat & Leise Kehl - Mill Valley, CA (12/05)

“One of the best dive operators that I’ve been with. Very friendly and relaxed.”
Ron Miller – Saskatchewan (12/05)

“Excellent trip! Very professional and friendly. Great intro dive for my daughter. We had a great time!!”
Rika, Maya and D.J. Tice – Winters, CA (12/05)

“One of the best dive trips ever!!”
Jeremy Rich – Oakland, CA (12/05)

“Another great trip- matched my skills and interests with the best locations on the Kona coast.”
Steve Hill – Mason, OH (1/06)

“Great! Great! Fine diving!!!”
Pat and Paul Anderson – Albuquerque, NM (1/06)

“Thanks for helping me with an easy and fun re-introduction to diving.”
Kathee Dimock – Norcross, GA (1/06)

“Fabulous!”
Jim Thomas – Shaker Heights, OH (1/06)

"Thanx a billion!! This was an incredible, life-changing two weeks. Thanks to the entire staff. You have made us feel like family. The education and ecological focus was outstanding. Thanks, thanks. Love, Roberta, Kurt & Zach."
Roberta Page, Kurt Belknap & Zachary Page-Belknap-Jefferson County School Group-Lakewood,CO.

"I love the crew-very knowledgeable, nice, informative, educational."
Kim Lotz-Chandler,AZ.

"Every year is the best yet, but this year was epic!! So now we go for more than 1 trip a year! Love and happy bubbles!"
Tom & Carolyn Larsen-Wilton, CT.

"You guys were great! I was kinda scared at first to dive, but you guys made it so much fun and exciting! Even out of the water everyone was so nice and so much fun. Thanks for a wonderful experience!"
Stephanie McGarity-Lakewood, CO.

"All that we had been told of your quality service and then some."
Kristin & Andy Hertz-Livermore, CA.

"Thanks for all of the awesome dives! Good luck to all future divers….we hope you see as much incredible stuff as we have!!!"
Robert, Becky, David, Lisa & Brian Mannel-Edmond,OK.

 

Hawaiian Turkey Fish

"You guys rock my world!!! This trip has been the best-need I say, quite an adventure! Words can't describe, so thanks , oh so much. Love you!"
Jessica Larsen- Brooklyn, NY.

"Wonderful again! I didn't want to surface after our last dive! I can't wait to get out & dive with you again. Thanks for being so friendly, knowledgeable, & just all around cool."
Scott Gregory-San Francisco, CA.

"12 dives aren't enough, so I'll see you in July. Thanks for everything (including the Thompson's butterfly fish!"
Bob Sills-Castro Valley, CA.

"Lived up to your reputation. People amazingly knowledgeable, friendly, professional."
Bill Hoglund-Seattle,WA.

 

Hawaiian Day Octopus

 

Mark Underwater

“Third and best trip. Thank you for showing us so many fantastic things on the reef.”
Dan and Mary Lago - Hillsboro, OR (8/05)

“Great dives- we really liked the atomosphere!”
James and Joanne Thieriot - Paris, France (8/05)

“Best dive operation ever! Thanks for an awesome experience. The dive briefing is phenomenal.”
May Adams - Bellows Falls, VT (8/05)

“Great crew, great briefings, the guides know their sites well and you see lots of critters.”
Leslie and Kelly Pollock - Campbell, CA (8/05)

“We had a fabulous time. Found lots of great things for macro photography.”
Ann and Marc Otto - San Diego, CA (11/05)

“We really enjoyed diving with the “new” Dive Makai- you were all great dive guides and captains. We are already planning our 06 Christmas stay…”
Ulla and Vince Howes - Novato, CA (1/06)

“Still the best! Mahalo again!”
Debra Finch - St. Cloud, FL (9/05)

“Wonderful week of diving- one of the best weeks ever- great fish and critters.”
Ginny and Bill Lehmann - Novato, CA (9/05)

“Excellent diving- great customer service- very personalized. Great crew and good spotters!”
Kathryn Yachera and Neil Jesson - Reading, PA (9/05)

Female Parrotfish

Cathy & Gordon McGowan- Nederland, CO- "Thanks!! Best dive experience we've ever had. Not only do these folks know their business, they're excited about what they do and it shows!"

Mark Taylor- Seattle, WA- "Best dives I've ever been on!!"

Jennifer Wagner & Tim Seaver-Anchorage, AK- "Unforgettable! Whales, dolphins & sharks in one day!!"

Tonia Reinys- Berkeley, CA- "Fabulous sites and crew! Thanks for a great time! I'll be back for sure!!"

Susan, Kenneth, Megan & Tyler Coale-Santa Cruz, CA- "fine trips! Thanks for a great time- appreciate your attentive care & educated staff!!"

Yellow Hairy Hermit

 

Kirk & Shanna Davidson- Anchorage, AK- " Great staff, good fun, learned lots and had an all around great time. We will be back to see you all. Thank you to all the folks at Dive Makai for making this the best ever dive trip!!"

Jim Harper & Michelle Pauly-Medford, OR- "You certainly lived up to your reputation! Spectacular!"

Ashley Bakken-Orono, MN-"3 great dives! Turtles, eels, dolphins, whales, rays, critters & sharks were wonderful. See you in June. Thanks"

Turtle

You all are still the best operation going.
Shen Nagel-Denver,CO

A fantastic 3 days-I wish I had longer. Thanks for the long slow dives and for being so informative. The snacks were great also! Hope I make it back to Hawaii.
April Bowles-London,UK

I love the crew-very knowledgeable, nice, informative, educational.
Kim Lotz-Chandler, AZ

Best dives I have ever done. Great sites and the best damn crew I have ever dove with. Look forward to doing more diving with you.
Don Jochens-Walnut Creek, CA

Terrific! Expert instructions and knowledgable sight seeing! WOW!
Roz Tuttle-Albany, CA

Awesome-everything I hoped and then some. Thanks Alexa & Lisa!
Barbara Cuthbert-Springfield, VA 10/23/02

Mahalo-keep working on getting those fish collectors thrown out-get the reefs pristine again.
Thanks for letting us dive our own thing.
Russ & Chris England-Fairfield, IA 10/25/02

Fantastic! The entire crew!
JoAnn Kesteloot-San Diego, CA

Best dive experience yet! Hope to be back soon!
Jim Larson-Santa Barbara, CA

The best! How do you top swimming with a whale shark?!
Richard Dube-Hinsdale, IL

Great! Beautiful! Perfect! Thanks, you guys did a great job and made it fun.
Sara M Berryhill-East Boston, MA

Wonderful fish lessons, as always!
Thank you.
Lou Frank-San Diego, CA

Excellent dives-thanks very much. Brilliant knowledge of fish and life.
Nikki & Craig Zimmerman, AUSTRALIA

Great diving, learned a lot about the fish!
Corinne Delechat-WA

Absolutely the best dives! Thanks! Mahalo!
Donna & Joe Rolles-Hollywood, FL

Excellent dives and excellent service!
We felt spoiled!
Don Young & Karen Cummings

Awesome 3 days,need more! Thanks to all the great folks on the boat!
Frank gerbig-Mountain View, CA 12/13/02

Awesome! Thanks for the Tinkers (butterfly) and the FROG (fish)!
Mitch & Jena Carl-Omaha,NE

Thanks for granting our special requests: lionfish; flying gurnard; dragon eel.
Mike & Tami Petrick-Lexington, MA

 

Dive Makai Charters
Continues to be The BEST!

We wish to thank our divers for their beautiful words and pictures, which express what Dive Makai is all about far better than our own could!!

Here is what our guests are saying…

NEWEST COMMENTS

Dive Makai Charters
Continues to be The BEST!

Here is what our guests are saying…

“Wonderful dives! Excellent crew!”
Jemma & Tom Frost – Encinitas, CA (1/08)

“It was great diving as always!”
Jeff Wald – Kansas (1/08)

“Good dive orientations and a very tightly run and efficient charter. Had a great week discovering the local marine life!
Bob Weston – Greensboro, NC (2/08)

“Fun! Thanks we'll see you again!”
Pam & Stan Stewart – Sacramento, CA (2/08)

“Thanks so much! Appreciate your hospitality and patience! Great day!”
Anne & Steve Quick – Huxley, IA (2/08)

“Great pace, nice briefings, nice dives. Thanks!”
Melinda Pride – Philomath, OR (3/08)

“Most excellent! Great sites, great crew and great time!!”
Katie & Roger Mostar – Cool, CA (3/08)

“WOW! WOW! WOW! Some of the best diving ever!.”
Tracey Winhelt – Bourbonnaise, IL (3/08)

“Absolutley fabulous- Mantas, a humpback whale. What more could a novice diver hope for!!
Lauren Dummer – Elk Grove, CA (3/08)

“Trish you're awesome. Thanks for all your help with my dad. And thanks to the rest of the crew for all of the great diving”
Laurie Korn – Pleasant Hill, CA (3/08)

“Thanks for taking such good care of us! Fun, relaxing, informative.”
Michele & Walter Conn – Altadena, CA (05/08)

“Everything I have heard was true! Very enjoyable! Great sites and I never lifted a finger”
Julie Rae Verney – Elk Grove, CA (5/08)

“The most amazing dive we've ever done!”
Jenny & Steve Ewens, - Calgary Canada (5/08)

“Wonderful! Great crew, great diving, great time. Will be back.”
Brian & Ileana Marks – Raleigh, NC (6/08)

“GREAT DIVES!! GREAT CREW! We were in Manta Ray Heaven!”
The Butler Family – Bettendor, IA (6/08)

“Wonderful dives with great dive guides! We’ll be back!”
Alexander Tarlatt – Cologne Germany (7/08)

“Awesome! Everything was smooth as silk!”
Dave Burns – Burlington, MA (7/08)

“Fantastic! Wonderful informative, helpful, skilled dive masters- great fun! Great dive operation!
Cynthia Johnson – Pittsburgh, PA (8/08)

“Professional guides, really recommend you guys. Thank you!”
Neil Kent – Hampton ,Middlesex UK (8/08)

“Great dives, great knowledgeable crew. Best dives I've had in Kona.”
Jerry Venema – Morgan Hill, CA (8/08)

“National Geographic moment! Thanks! We had an incredible experience! Cheers!”
Nicole & Mike Dziegielewski – New York, NY (8/08)

“Really, really fabulous- recommend this company anytime.”
Radda Jordan – Australia (8/08)

“Every dive was a great adventure! Thank you for spoiling us with all the personalized attention and informative dive briefings. Looking forward to my next trip!”
Gigi Gauthier – Birmingham, AL (9/08)

“Mike, Trish and the whole crew were amazing. Best dive experience to date!!!”
Bhavik & Krishna Katira – New York, NY (9/08)

“The manta ray night dive was the best ever! The crew was so helpful. I will dive with you again!”
Pat Brown – San Diego, CA (9/08)

“Enjoyed every bit of both dives. Crew was great. Looking forward to the next time we come.”
Michael & Nancy Kelsey – Colorado Springs, CO (9/08)

“Great diving with you guys. Thanks so much for the fantastic service.”
Dana Schwarzkopf – Minneapolis, MN (9/08)

“It was one of the best experiences of my life.”
Luke Helming – MA (10/08)

“Great diving and operation!”
Eric Heller – New York, NY (10/08)

“Fantastic- very nice crew, showed us a lot. Very
pleasant- wonderful!”
Thomas Zander – Germany (11/08)

“Awesome, continuing the Shockley tradition. Thanks!”
Peter Thompson – Everett, WA (11/08)

“Great dives! Friendly and professional staff. Lots of fun!”
Brent Hegarty – Spokane Valley, WA (11/08)

“Great comments on sea life. Friendly service!”
Jeff Daniels – Spokane Valley, WA (11/08)

“Great day! Love you guys. Third time diving with you. Always great!”
Debbie Lauriano – Woodland, CA (11/08)

“Loved the “slow pace” diving – lots of time to poke around!!”
David and Tracy Humphreis – Moboken, NJ (11/08)

“Our favorite dive company!”
Shaula & Darrin Massena – Seattle, WA (12/08)

“Great dives – lots to see and excellent crew- friendly, informative, helpful. Thanks and Merry Christmas!”
Susan McGillivray – Calgary, AB Canada (12/08)

“YOU DUDES ARE AWESOME!!”
Geoffrey H. Anderson DDS – Camaino Island, WA (12/08)

“Fantastic!! Informative, fun, safe and silly! Thank you!”
Carlye Peterson – Camaino Island, WA (12/08)

“Wonderful, Awesome, Whales, Fish, Sun, Fun- Lost all my stress today!”
Neil Baker – Hartford, WI (2/07)

“Thanks- GREAT dives and wonderful dive team!”
Ted Papoulos – Brooklyn, NY (2/07)

“Fabulous Mike and David! Great information- show and tell- nice snacks especially the cookies.”
Pam & Roy Checketts – Colorado Springs, CO (2/07)

“Always great!!”
Tom Ranweiler – Cupertino, CA (2/07)

“Excellent dive! Spinners and whales oh my! Keep up the excellent tours!”
Brian Letson, Amy Waters – Oakland, CA (2/07)

“Best dive company in the world”
Vic Sunshine and Brooke Storey – Cape Neddick, ME (3/07)

“Excellent diving thanks to staff. Will return again to Dive Makai.”
Evelyn Harder – APO, AP (3/07)

“You guys are wonderful. See you next year.”
Tracy & Rob Sadowski – Tinley Park, IL (3/07)

“Great Diving! Enjoyed staying down as long as I could with no pressure. Great staff, great guides. Hope to see you soon.”
Chris & Lori Bryenton – BC Canada (3/07)

“Awesome first dive, Drew can’t wipe the grin off his face.”
Jennifer & Dwight Grom – BC Canada (3/07)

“Great instructions! Thanks Mike! Lots of fun!”
Jerry Ann & Bryan Lam – Alpharetta, GA (6/06)

“We dove with you all 20 years ago. You’re still a great dive operation!! Thanks!”
Debra & Bruce Wilson – Eagle River, AK (3/07)

“#1!!”
Bill Chow – Los Altos, CA (5/07)

“Mantas…what to say? “WOW” almost does it. Almost…”
Doug Wright – Emeryville, CA (5/07)

“Another fabulous trip with Dive Makai. Thank you!”
Chris Stambaugh and Annie Pomeranz – Oakland, CA (6/07)

“Very Nice dives!!! Very patient-thank you! Thanks for showing us some neat sea life! Very hospitable crew! We’ll be back!!!”
The Wernersbach Family – Cincinnati, OH (6/07)

“Really chilled out crew. Good job! Nice dive sites! Like the go slow and look routine.”
Fran and Neil Parris – United Kingdom (6/07)

“Great dives and great instructors! Thanks!
Lela and Todd Arthur – New Zealand (7/07)

“Terrific guides and briefing- very organized and safety conscience”
Nancy and Jerry Bolme – Los Alomos, NM (7/07)

“Great dive operation! Small groups, informative and fun. Thanks!
Allison and Robert Burch – Austin, TX (7/07)

“Thanks for the 3 wonderful days. Thanks to Mike, David and Lydia for a great time!”
John Trone – San Jose, CA (8/07)

“Awesome!!! Loved learning about the fish, the jokes on the boat and all the crew!
Joanne and Mike Amoroso – Doylestown, PA (8/07)

“Great diving, great boat, great crew!”
Jodie and Dick Paine – Marysville, WA (9/07)

“Absolutely amazing! Great 1st time dive and fabulous crew!”
Saundra Zimmerman – Belmont Shores, WA (9/07)

“BRAVO to the new Dive Makai! We’ll look forward to next time –soon!”
Carolyn and Tom Larson – Conifer, CO (10/07)

“It was great diving with you guys again. Hope to do it again soon. Thanks for everything.”
Shahab and Sharlin Khan – Las Vegas, NV (11/07)

“Great service! Thanks! The mantas are too cool!”
Lynn and Scott Menard – Houston,TX (12/07)

“Great dives! Top notch crew and dive leaders. Most knowledgeable staff I have dove with in Hawaii to date. Felt very safe.”
Kenna Mawk and Paul Kirk – San Jose, CA (12/07)

“Great Great Great!!!
Chieu T. Nguyen – Mountain View, HI (12/07)

NOT SO NEW,
BUT JUST AS TRUE!

“Excellent service – informed staff, low key and fun.”
Shannon Curtis – Ontario Canada (3/06)

“I’m hooked!”
Marilyn McMahon – Seattle, WA (4/06)

“WOW!! I had a great time. Mark was great. Thanks!”
Joel Morris – KS (4/06)

“Awesome! Helpful guidance and education too!”
Tom Hajduk – Seattle, WA (4/06)

“Awesome Awesome Awesome”
Rita & Tom Maxfield – Naperville, IL (5/06)

“Great dive/Great crew”
Dave Brandin – Los Gatos, CA (5/06)

“Great to see the Dive Makai spirit lives strong with the new crew!”
Vinana Wolinsky – Oakland, CA (5/06)

“Wonderful as always! Great crew!”
Claudette Muller – Scpottsdale, AZ (5/06)

“My first night dive – Fantastic!”
Gordon Moss – Tampa, FL (5/06)

“Great instructions! Thanks Mike! Lots of fun!”
Jerry Ann & Bryan Lam – Alpharetta, GA (6/06)

“1st time dive, very helpful and patient with newbie divers. Thanks!”
Tom Ridgeway – Russellville, AR (6/06)

Scorpion Leaf Pink

“Excellent teaching”
Carol Williams – Noblesville, IN (6/06)

“We had a great dive! The independence under water and the discussions above were wonderful!”
Shane Kinard – Liberty Lake, WA (6/06)

“Awesome! First Divers! We had a great time. Thanks Mike!”
Misty $ Shawn Gaspaire Tacoma, WA (6/06)

“New faces, same ole Dive Makai feel. Mahalo!
The Paluch Family – San Diego, CA (6/06)

“Had a great time- can’t wait to come back!”
Charysse & Mike Knotts – Universal City, TX (7/06)

“Excellent operation- Thank you!”
Jim & Liz Panzer – Boynton Beach, FL (7/06)

“Fun trip, entertaining crew- good at finding critters. Thanks”
Tim & Amy Boldt – Santa Cruz, CA (8/06)

“Instructors were excellent- dives fantastic”
James Yager & Joanne Zurlo – Reisterstown, MD (8/06)

“Truly, diving with a difference!”
Constantin Boldisteanu – Ontario, Canada (8/06)

“Nice relaxed awesome dives! We will be back!
Courtney Real & Jeannie Seidal – Torrance, CA (9/06)

“The best experience ever!”
Susan Fuentes – Oakland, CA (9/06)

“Outstanding!”
Paul Maier – La Jolla, CA (9/06)