Black Rock Maui at night, do I need a guide

Hi Guys,
I'm on Maui now. Did Airport, Mala Warf and black rock during the day.
Want to do black rock at night. Do I need a guide?
We have gear and lights and did the drift dive from north to south during the day but do I need a guide at night?
Costs about $100/ person and there are two of us.
Thanks
RT

We have done it three times, the first time with a guide. What they showed us turned out to be an easy way to do the dive if you can pull it off logistically as well as be comfortable in the water and at night.

Have someone drop you off and pick you up if possible. Go north of the Sheraton where the driveway goes right up next to the golf course and dump the gear on the sidewalk. (A) Leave one diver with the gear (build your kit with the headlights before taking away the car if it's dark). Gear up and walk across the golf course and climb down a little ledge between the rocks and on to the beach. (B) Get in the water (there's usually a drop off in the sand so watch your step). (b1) Fin up and drop down - keep the wall on your left and go really slow working the wall and the underhangs, as well as all the rocks and coral in the sand. It should take you 45 mins or so to work around - there is the cut in that will get very shallow, so if you turn in here, you'll have to swim back out (C) No big deal, and this is such a shallow dive that you can always turtle navigate (pop up and see where you are). Watch the current as you come around the corner at (C) - work your way into the shallows, or come up when you're low on air - you want to come ashore a little away from the rocks (aim for the pool/gazebo area) (D) Stay deep enough to take your fins off outside of the break zone or you'll get tumbled here - time the sets and walk out. You can rinse your face and the worst of the sand off in the beach shower then walk up the property and through the building at the corner where the towers meet. (E) This will take you through and back to the driveway where you started (A). If someone is meeting you, make it an hour. If you have to park, I'm not sure where to do it (the wife always picks us up)!

If any of this sounds too hard, then yes you need a guide - but it's really a simple fun way to do this dive!

No. It's a shallow dive, very simple navigation, and any competent open water diver with a competent buddy can do it safely. I prefer to enter and exit at the Sheraton, so no "drop off pick up" logistics have to be engaged. follow the wall out, round the point, turn the dive at the appropriate time based on air consumption, and return the way you came. No need to travel hundreds of meters- lots to see without making it a marathon run, including octopus, moray eels hunting, and other things.
DivemasterDennis

There's a free parking garage before the Sheraton where you can park and walk up the sidewalk next to the Sheraton property.

Tunaman that was wonderful and going beyony the call of duty. I thank you very much.
My kid did the rescue diving course today so if he is up to it we will dive tonight.
And many thanks to the others.
This is a great board and a great community.
Thanks so much and I'm glad I found you guys.
RT

Hope it went well!!

I forgot to mention, the dive is just long enough that if you do engage a drop off option, it's the perfect amount of time for them to pick up Chinese food from China Bowl - not the best on the island, but very convenient and yummy after a night dive!