SOUTH MAUI - Maui: Including Molokai and Lanai - page 282

Pro Diver (808/875-4004, www.prodivermaui.com ) is one of the last dive boats to cap
its trips at only six divers (whereas other boats will usually max at 12 divers with two in-
structors). The small group size guarantees a personal experience, and their 34-foot boat
meets at 6am at Kihei Boat Ramp. Two-tank dives are offered at $139, and it's an addi-
tional $15 for gear rental in the event you don't have your own.
Also ranking among the South Maui elite, Ed Robinson's (808/879-3584,
www.mauiscuba.com ) caters to advanced divers and underwater photographers. If you're
afraid you're going to get stuck with a group of greenhorns, you can confidently sign on
with Ed Robinson's and know that everyone aboard is relatively skilled. Meet at 6:30am at
the Kihei Boat Ramp. Regular two-tank dives are offered Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
for $129, and more advanced two-tank drift dives are offered Sunday and Friday for the
same price. If you just can't get enough bottom time, there's also a three-tank dive on Tues-
day which departs on a different boat, and if you're an experienced, extreme diver who
wants to go off the regular commercial radar, there is an Adventure X dive on Wednesday
for $149. Unlike other dive operations out of Kihei Boat Ramp, Ed Robinson's now has
a shop in central Kihei in an industrial yard at 165 Halekuai Street across from Eskimo
Candy seafood restaurant that also serves as a dive museum.
In addition to offering shore dives and rental options, B&B Scuba (1280 S. Kihei Rd.,
808/875-2861, www.bbscuba.com ) also has a dive boat which does two-tank dives out of
Kihei Boat Ramp aboard the 40-foot Kilikina II. When it comes to diving, these guys don't
screw around; they're out on the water by 5:45am, and since the goal is to beat all of the
crowds and get an early start, it's frowned upon to show up late. The payoff for the early
wakeup, however, is that you reach your first dive site before any other boats are around,
and if that first dive site is Molokini, there is a certain magic to having the solitude most
visitors will never get to experience. As an added scheduling bonus, you're usually back
to the dock by 10am, and the wallet-friendly price of $119 is also a strong selling point.
Two outfits focusing primarily on recreational divers are Makena Coast Dive
Charters (808/874-1273, www.mauiunderwater.com ) and Scuba Shack (808/891-0500,
www.scubashack.com ) . Both have boats leaving from Kihei Boat Ramp, offering one dive
at Molokini and one dive along the South Maui shoreline.
WAILEA
Dive Sites
Unlike Ma'alaea or Kihei, which only serve as departure points for diving elsewhere,
Wailea offers shore dives with shallow depths perfect for novices. Unlike the shore dives