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All I've ever seen/had was the standard medical questionaire. Should be no issue in Kona.

Check out Sugar Cottage in Captain Cook/Papa Bay. Guided diving, tanks and weights are included. We have stayed many times with Garry...great host, great cottage, great diving. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/29798742?source_impression_id=p3_1658092030_k9gFWETlHAaW7%2B38

Each island has it's own dive "styles" and all the islands can provide some good diving. The diving on the west side of Big Island is/may be some of the best. The paid dives are mostly boat dives but much of the diving can be done from shore with rental tanks/gear. Check out shorediving.com for...

No dive resorts like in Roatan or Belize. There are dive shops that will take you on boat dives and some might pick you up from your hotel and take you to the marina.

We recently did a Manta Snorkel with My Kona Adventures. The went out of Keauhou on a RIBC. The sunset came a little late and they extended the time in the water to essentially wait for the Mantas...which did come right after dark set in. I have done the Manta scuba with Big Island Divers and...

Give them a call at Kona Honu Divers and see what they say about number of divers on the trip, etc. They are more likely to not be a follow the leader, cattle boat. We just did a Manta snorkel trip with relatives that were visiting. We went out with My Kona Adventures from Keauhou Harbor...

Aloha...the Hilo side of Big Island isn't known for great diving. You can get in a dive at Richardson Beach Park if conditions allow. We went out with Nautilus a few years back and wouldn't recommend them. The Kona side has better diving. Check out...

We do self guided dives at Two Step, Pebble and Miloli’i. All pretty safe and simple if you are familiar with your compass. The dive ops often hit the same old spots over and over on the regular dive trip. How many dives do you want at Suck em up?

We dive with all of the Kona dive ops and they are all very good. For a small group your best chances are with Kona Honu divers. The other ops have large boats and have a good chance at a pack of divers in the boat. Talk with them on the phone and they’ll be happy to discuss making it a...

Big Island has a simple process after deplaning...follow the signs and instructions to the second testing area. Very simple and if no issues with your test, you get out relatively quickly and proceed to baggage claim.

The big three are Jack's Dive Locker, Big Island Divers and Kona Honu Divers...in no particular order. All three are Very Good Dive Companies and will give Top Notch Service and be Very Safe. Some of the smaller companies will also take out divers to see the mantas...I haven't gone with them...

Visitors are often in a 3mm but the locals might be in a 5mm or even thicker. Water temp right now is @ 78 degrees...might go up another degree by then.

So much can change between now and then but be flexible in any regard. We live on Big Island and regulations here are a bit more reasonable than Kauai. Have a back up plan or two in place. I always use autoslash.com to find the best rental car prices. It might be a good idea to have a couple...

Most likely he was free-diving off of a canoe. Body of missing teenage diver found off Yokohama Bay

Diving near South Point on Big Island would be considered "drift diving". You'll need your own boat.

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We have been jonesing to get in the water and were hoping to do a dive at Haolewood at Papa Bay. Looks like we'll keep that on the back burner. Coronavirus at beaches? Surfers, swimmers should stay away, scientist says - West Hawaii Today

Hunkered down here in Ocean View. With all the recent rains and currents we haven't been in the water lately. We are taking it that scuba counts as swimming and hoping to get in down at Haolewood soon. Our buddy has a compressor so no problem getting tanks filled.

Male visitor dies while scuba diving PORT ALLEN – Hugh Morris, a 58-year-old man from Oregon, died Monday while scuba diving in waters off Port Allen Small Boat Harbor in a location known as “Amber’s Arches.” According to a preliminary report, the company Bubbles Below was conducting a tour and...

Kona Honu is a good outfit. They are also the only op that I know of (In Kona) that has 100 cf tanks available. You won't go wrong with KH...lots of good dives coming your way. The water in September should be great.