Big Island Hawaii Scuba Diving - Red Sail Sports Scuba Dive

Hawaii is one of the most geographically isolated places on earth –– 2,000 miles from the nearest major land mass. An amazing 30 percent of the state's marine animals are found nowhere else in the world. The 500 plus native underwater life include: giant sea turtles, moray eels, eagle rays, raccoon butterfly fish, the Hawaiian turkeyfish, and several species of scorpion and trigger fish.

The Big Island's Kohala Coast offers some of the best diving in the Hawaiian Islands. The water along the coast is clear year-round, often exceeding 100-foot visibility, with ocean temperatures ranging from 72 degrees in the winter to 80 degrees in the summer. The Big Island is still growing, thanks to the world's most active volcano, Kilauea. As a result, the Kohala Coast is dominated by intricate lava flows, tunnels and crevices, and offers steep drop-offs close to shore, 150-foot lava tubes, tunnels, crevices, and the world's largest tiger cowries.

The Boat:

The 'Lani Kai' ("Heavenly Seas") is Red Sail Sports' 38-foot Delta Dive boat, designed in the United States for operation in the Pacific. The boat, which comfortably accommodates up to 18, was designed with a diver's needs and comfort in mind. It is equipped with a spacious dive platform, restroom facilities, fresh water showers and fresh water buckets.