I went up to Honolua Bay to dive today for the first time in well over a decade. Honolua Bay has been a marine preserve for as long as I have been on island (March 1995), so the fish populations and reef health were very good. The long jungle walk from the parking area wasn’t as bad as I remember. The path is actually graded now; It is still dirt, but much smoother than it was last time I dove there so my wagon had no problems navigating the path with my gear. 
The highlights of the dive for me were the little baby Spotted Eagle Ray and my first ever sighting of the Red-spotted Nudibranch. I’m starting to become a nudibranch/sea slug afficianado.
As long as I was on the west side, I figured I should do my second dive in Lahaina, so I went to Mala Ramp. This was the first time diving it solo, no group, no buddy. That is the best way for me to learn and explore a site because I don’t have to worry whether my buddy is staying with me our whether I am staying with the group.
Saw all the usual suspects: Green Sea Turtles, Whitetip Reef Sharks, schools of Goatfish, yada yada. However, I did get my first photo of a Hawaiian Bigeye, both an adult and a juvenile, and managed to catch the skittish Indigo Dartfish too!
