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So, last night I'm a few miles offshore for the blackwater dive and we had an earthquake with a magnitude of 1.9. According the USGS website the quake was centered about 1 mile to the south of my dive. We were out beyond the 1000 fathom line (6000 feet deep to the bottom) and drifting south off...

Aloha all! My Black Water video titled "Elements of Black Water" is a feature on podcast. This video was my 3 minute contest entry for the Kona Classic Underwater Photography and Video contest. Pick up the link at http://www.divefilm.com Just click on the title "Elements of Black Water" at...

OK Brian here it is. Let me start by saying that I've been doing black water dives for a about 5 years or more and I have personally never seen any big animals on the dive, but lets face it, we are drifting as much as 3 miles in one hour out beyond the 1000 fathom line. The same area that...

Mahalo to Justleesa for the brief explaination on picture loading. Brian these are just a few that I shot with you and K last Friday. Keep in mind, all of these shots from me and from wildcard were from one dive for one hour, while we drifted about a mile north along the 1000 fathom line.

I've had a few requests to see some pics from the black water dives. Black water diving is when we take the boat a few miles off shore and drop in to the darkness armed with a few lights and cameras while drifting with the currents to see what comes by. Most of the creatures are un-named and...

Had a moderator on my boat last night for the manta dive. I looked at the list of names for the charter and I asked Rick Inman if he had been diving with us before, since I was sure I knew his name from somewhere. Ahh Yes, no wonder I had a cold chill, he's a moderator for scubaBoard. For...

OK, so my on-line name is Lio Kai, Sea Horse in Hawaiian. I love these little guys but here in Hawaii I don't get to see them very often in the wild. Alright, once ever in the eleven years that I've been here. But two weeks ago on the front page of "West Hawaii Today" I read an article about a...

Aloha All! So I got the idea of sharing photos after looking at DennisW's gallery link from his trip to Hawaii. I always look at my wife's pics, but I rarely get to see anyone elses, so please share. I'll start the "Show and Tell" with a pic of the Frog Fish named "Super Grunge"...

A question for the DIR crowd. Do you carry a second mask when you dive? If so, where do you keep it? (pouch, pocket, arm, leg, etc.) If not, why not? Matthew J D'Avella

This is for everyone with weight pockets specificly, but also for anyone who owns a weight belt or a BCD, even your wetsuit, fins, and mask. Go to your LDS and buy a water-proof paint marker and write your name on your pouches, your belt, your BCD, while you are at it write you name on every...

Aloha All! Earlier today I was approached by two friends of mine, a doctor and a commerical dive businessman, who are working toward bringing a deco chamber here to Kailua-Kona Hawaii. They were asking me about the idea of asking local dive ops to ask their divers for donations to the deco...

I haven't worn a dry suit in 10 years, so I sold (gave away) my Posidon neoprene (no laughing) and ordered a custom DUI. I just got a Polartec PS 300 in the mail with the new custom suit. The undie is way too tight in the shoulders, forearms and calves, but the suit (shell) is perfect. My...