Moving to Molokai
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KauaiScuba
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Molokai has some really healthy reefs! "Molokai Fish and Dive" is the only operation on the island I believe. That's okay though because they've always been great in my experience. Their premium 3 tank to Moku Ho'oniki is where the hammerheads hang out. There's also the "backside" but I haven't dove it...yet. Both those sites need calm days and minimum of 3 divers I believe. Their local fringing reef on the south side is super rad, tons of healthy finger coral, occasional reef sharks or java moray, eagle rays, and tons of reef fish.
Where are you moving from and how ocean savvy are you? Will you have an exploring buddy?
O yeah, at the pace we're going, be ready for a 14 day quarantine. Ugh!
-Nick
Where are you moving from and how ocean savvy are you? Will you have an exploring buddy?
O yeah, at the pace we're going, be ready for a 14 day quarantine. Ugh!
-Nick
Moving from Vermont, and my girlfriend will be joining me. I have done about 50 ocean dives, but she has never dived before so the first step will be getting her certified. Since we're going to be there for some time and staying close to the beach, we are hoping to get into shore diving too
lamarpaulski
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I think quarantine got put back into effect.
KauaiScuba
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Quarantine is definitely still in effect. Governor Ige just reinstated inter island quarantine travel again too. 14 days, national guard and police do checks in on you.
If I remember right, shore diving is a little harder there due to the long fringing reef. It's pretty shallow most places(great shallow snorkeling here n there) and you have to swim out a bit to get depth. Make sure she is fully comfortable and ready for anything "adventurous". A lot of the shore line is inaccessible as well. I would talk to the local dive shop for advice on where to go to avoid anything sketchy (trespassing, ocean currents, etc)
Molokai is very "local", make sure you're very respectful and polite, it goes a long way. May I ask what the move is for and why you picked Molokai? It's a pretty small island with minimal everything.
If I remember right, shore diving is a little harder there due to the long fringing reef. It's pretty shallow most places(great shallow snorkeling here n there) and you have to swim out a bit to get depth. Make sure she is fully comfortable and ready for anything "adventurous". A lot of the shore line is inaccessible as well. I would talk to the local dive shop for advice on where to go to avoid anything sketchy (trespassing, ocean currents, etc)
Molokai is very "local", make sure you're very respectful and polite, it goes a long way. May I ask what the move is for and why you picked Molokai? It's a pretty small island with minimal everything.
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