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  1. Al Mialkovsky

    Best island to visit for first timer

    Maui's an easy place to dive, wander in off a beach for cheap, go out with B&B Scuba for a great boat dive.
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    Should I buy scuba gear in Maui?

    I think owning your own mask and fins at least makes perfect sense. If it doesn't fit right it won't work. Have fun.
  3. Al Mialkovsky

    Maui for the first time ever in October. Where and who should I dive with.

    We only dive wtih B&B after trying everyone else. Not that the other shops are bad or horrible, we just love them the most.
  4. Al Mialkovsky

    Dive shops in Maui, HI

    I've dove with just about everyone. We just go wtih B&B any longer. Very happy with them.
  5. Al Mialkovsky

    Professional Dive Boat - EPIC FAIL

    The divemasters would be lining up to show her around I suspect
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    Short trip report on Maui diving with Lahaina Divers

    Zero traffic when you head down and usually back at the dock by 10am so yeah, it's worth the early start.
  7. Al Mialkovsky

    Growths on turtles in Maui?

    Heck I don't need a photo Govert. Of course I remember you. You were a very easy student and fun to train. I'm sorry but I've never dove on Kauai. I'm sure you'll get some opinions on it here though. I'm glad you kept diving.
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    Growths on turtles in Maui?

    There is a great model for a turtle hospital in the Florida Keys in Marathon. Sadly it takes money, not a lot of that around these days.
  9. Al Mialkovsky

    Is that a guide handling an octopus?

    Well Bill I doubt I would hunt, never have during a guided tour unless it was a hunting trip but honestly I'm tired of the whiners here who are offended because someone touched something. People these days are going overboard looking for reasons to be upset. Harming a creature with no purpose...
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    Growths on turtles in Maui?

    http://wildhawaii.org/marinelife/turtles.html Below is a quote from the above website. I heard pollution also but I suspect that's more people with an agenda speaking about it. Unfortunately, honu (greens) are suffering from a disease called fibropapillomatosis. This...
  11. Al Mialkovsky

    Is that a guide handling an octopus?

    There are times when it's better not to be paid than to be watch dogged to death. I wouldn't consider breaking the law but I'm never going to go by other peoples rules either. Keep your tips, go out with someone else and continue your investigation someplace else :)
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    Is that a guide handling an octopus?

    I suppose guides, in order to please everyone, should just hang back and point at stuff. I've picked them up, shook them, bitten their heads and taken them home to eat. I must be a monster.
  13. Al Mialkovsky

    Dead Honu at Five Caves / Five Graves

    What a shame Doug. I found one up at Honolua a few years back. I pulled it up on shore and let the authorities know. Just didn't seem right to leave it down there since it also had tons of tumors on it. So far all I caught was a case of grumpy. But I may have had that going in.
  14. Al Mialkovsky

    Need island suggestions for summer family vacation

    You have young ones. Maui has VERY easy shore dives to get the confidence up.
  15. Al Mialkovsky

    Month on Maui

    We always stayed a month when we went. Guess what we said after nearly a month. A month isn't long enough.
  16. Al Mialkovsky

    Snorkeling--Hawaii or Florida Keys?

    Lived in the Keys. You can snorkel from shore on Maui. Only from a boat in the Keys.
  17. Al Mialkovsky

    Shaka Doug, any news on new Maui mayor's plans?

    No doubt that on Maui loosening reigns on capitalism is a good thing. Doug is he Stan's uncle?
  18. Al Mialkovsky

    Where to do check out dives in Maui?

    Simple would be the Maui Dive Shop. Other shops will tell you they'll do them for you but usually you'll get converted to another agency. There was another shop up in Lahaina that was SSI but I have no idea if they still are.
  19. Al Mialkovsky

    Dive Shop in Maui - B&B Scuba - recommend?

    Not yet but it seems that somewhere along the way a visitor who's staying up there will say they enjoy the long boat ride :) Just my 2 cents Hal.
  20. Al Mialkovsky

    Dive Shop in Maui - B&B Scuba - recommend?

    B&B is the best boat we've ever dove on Maui and we've dove nearly all of them. I'm not basing it on price, I'm basing it on the experiences we had with them. You have to wonder why an outfit can have lower prices than the other outfits? It's because they don't use the "activity" brokers to...
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