Author: Jon

Shoreline was blown out yesterday for diving due to some big surf, so I went out on the Maui Diamond II again. Always a good time. Got lots of pictures of critters I either had never seen before or never got a picture of before, like the Flagtail Tilefish or the Redspotted Sandperch, so that […]

Just a couple of pics. GoPro HERO 11 with Wide angle dome lens (for the record, not a winning combo for pictures, fine for video) and 5000+ light.

Today, my dear friend Irene and I joined Maddy from Maui Dreams Dive Company for her Endemic Fish of Hawaii specialty certification class. And it was AWESOME!!!! We did two dives at Ulua Beach, which if you follow this blog you know I dive at a lot. Maddy found some critters I had not seen […]

Itching to get in the water after a full, hard work week, I picked up a tank after work today and just shot down to Ulua Beach again. Conditions were nice and found some cool small stuff.

Another dive testing the new scooters. I think I now have the kinks worked out and they are fantastic. I got a solid 50 minutes of constant use before one of the units ran out of power. The other likely lasted longer because it kept turning itself off. This was the issue I have been […]

Quick dive on Ulua reef to play around with the new scooter again.

Back to Ulua, this time to try out my new tank mounted Lefeet S1 Pro dual scooter. I love this thing! All I have in my hand is a small trigger controller, which I can bungee to my BC and use the bungee to lock it on as well; which leaves me totally hands free […]

No, of course not those Golden Arches. These arches are in La Perouse Bay, Makena, Maui, a dive site I have never been to. I mean, I have dove La Perouse Bay, but that is a big bay, really 3 bays, but I have not dived that particular site. I went out with Maui Diamond […]

I actually had a dive buddy today. Lynette and I went to Mala ramp in Lahaina as Lynette has never dived there. I only did it from the shore once before, a couple of years ago, and it is a difficult entry and exit because you have to walk over shallow reef that is only […]

After my night dive experiences in Kona (to be blogged later), I got the bug to do a solo night dive, so off to Makena Landing as I have never done a night dive there. I took pictures and videos with the GoPro Hero 11, with Flip +Close-up and +15 Macromate lenses, handholding both the […]

With 4 days between my return from “the cruise” and back to work day, I decided to go to Kailua-Kona, HI, to do the dives I had been wanting to do: the blackwater dive and the manta ray night dive. But I also figured I may as well dive during the day as well when […]

I have some catching up to do. I did a double backwall dive at Molokini a couple of days before leaving on “the cruise.” (Will be blogging about “the cruise” later.) I only took my insta360 camera and only on the first dive since it got left on and the battery died. The only interesting […]

I drove up to Lahaina today for a nostalgia dive at Black Rock. When I first moved to Maui and was teaching SCUBA and living on the west side, Black Rock was my favorite close, easy access shore dive. However, it is no longer easy access. There used to be a parking lot right by […]

I saw that the Maui Diamond II was going to these 2 unusual sites (as in they don’t schedule trips to them very often and I have never dove them), so I skipped work and booked a dive boat trip. As for the sites, Triple Anchors consists of, as the name suggests, 3 very large, […]

The title pretty much says it. On this day I only took the Insta360 X3 camera and filmed my dive on Ulua Reef in 360. No quite as dramatic as the caverns in 360 in the Makena Landing 360 video (which freaked my wife out), but I did get some cool footage. See what you […]

Combining 2 dives into one blog post since I did not take too many usable pictures. I am experimenting with using a GoPro HERO 11, using red filters instead of lights when possible. And also shooting 360 underwater footage with an Insta360 x3. I am thinking of maybe switching my focus to shooting video rather […]

First two-tank shore dive in the Mazda Miata MX-5 today. Tight fit. Frustrated by my failed attempt to get to the St Anthony yesterday, I tried again today. And I found it, but it took a bit of searching again. It would be so much easier on a clear water day. Every attempt thus far […]

Today I just wanted to get wet and spend as much time underwater on one dive as I could. And I got my SAC (Surface air consumption) down to .43 cu. ft./min. So my plan was just to cruise with the scooter, try to make it to the St. Anthony again, don’t worry about pictures, […]

Went out with the Maui Diamond II again this weekend, this time to Lana’i where we had the rare pleasure of diving 1st Cathedrals followed by the sequel: 2nd Cathedrals. Just like the first, but with different twists and turns. SportDiver housing, iPhone 14 Pro, SeaDragon 2500 and 5000+ lights, etc., etc.

I decided to go on a boat dive to Molokini today at the last minute (booked it yesterday) because I was jonesin’ for some crystal clear water, and the shoreline was mucked up again due to heavy rains and swell. Molokini did not disappoint, I am glad to say! I went out with Maui Dreams […]

Another attempt to make it to the St Anthony wreck from shore, this time from Mokapu Beach. I still need to nail down the best heading; I found the wreck but I had to search for it a bit once I found the tire field. Much better fish populations here than on Ulua Reef. Also […]

Decided to go on a late afternoon, pre-sunset dive at Makena Landing to get some bottom time this weekend. Had a nice long hour and ten minute dive, and the whales were singing their asses off! SportDiver Housing with 2500 and 5000+ lights.

Just did a quick after work dive to Ulua Beach, mainly to try out some new gear configurations, but I did spot two unusual animals: the Jeweled Anemone Crab and a Knobby Sea Star. I used the Micro3.0 camera with wide angle dome lens and the SeaDragon 5000+ light handheld.