Mid-Sept.... Maui or Oahu?

[StanleyCup]

United can get me from Chicago to Honolulu or Maui for under $500 in September, we're going to jump on it and buy today. So where to go?

Mid-Sept, we will land on Monday afternoon, and depart on Friday afternoon; we can go to Maui or Oahu. We'll have 3 days of diving (Tue, Wed, Thu). We've been to Maui a few times but never dove there. We've never been to Oahu. So I'm leaning towards Oahu just to try someplace new, but I am unsure of how relaxing 3 days can be on Oahu, maybe we should just head to Maui.

We like wrecks, good viz (who doesn't) and good variety in our dives. Shore diving is great if entry is not a PITA, navigation is straightforward, and we won't get our rental car broken into. We don't really care for real long boat rides.

Other factors ... the price of diving and accommodation is an issue. I'm booking a cheap airfare and I don't want to drop huge bucks on a hotel room. We like to sleep "clean and cheap". We like beach towns, a bit of laid-back nightlife, a bar and fish tacos by the beach will be just fine, thank you.

We are both AOW with hundreds of dives.

Any thoughts?

 

[scottitheduck]

We got the wrecks covered..... and quick boat rides. At most 15 minutes. PM me if you want more info about Oahu.

Mahalo,

G

 

[odblnt]

Like Gabe said, plenty of good diving here and lots of things to do (especially for a first-timer) during those times that you're dry between dives.

 

[DiveMaven]

Maui isn't really known for wrecks. Great viz at Molokini, but wrecks, not so much.

 

[blkirk91]

Oahu, wrecks and cheaper to stay