Kona – The Big Island

Michael Wicks · Issue 46, Jan/Feb 2009 · pp. 55–57

Products mentioned: Canon xTI dSLR, Ikelite Housing, Ikelite DS51 Strobes

Just mention Hawaii to any diver and their first query will be, “did you do the Manta night dive?” Although the Manta dive can be the highlight of any trip to the Hawaiian Islands it definitely isn’t the end all of diving. At least not for this diver. The itinerary for our trip was set. We were to fly out Wednesday night, arrive in Kona at 9 PM, check in and get settled that night, start diving Thursday, Friday and Saturday and use Sunday to recoup, decompress and fly out on a red eye that night back to Los Angeles. My previous dives in Hawaii had taken place off Oahu because I was working there. Oahu is known for many choice wreck dives including a 1942 Corsair plane and the abundance of Giant Sea Turtles. But this trip was to go to the Big Island for pleasure and to dive off Kona. Our dives were scheduled through Bottom Time, and our stay was at the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort. Sinc…