This was a first time experience for both my teenage daughter and myself. This company had a terrific efficient booking process, reasonable cost and had very clear instructions what van and where to meet up. We arrived early for our 11am tour and found free parking in the lot. We did the Kahekili beach shore dive and started promptly as soon as we met Connor and Ty and our total group of 8 had arrived. Connor greeted us first and has excellent social skills making us feel very welcome the entire time. The owner Ty runs a very safe and clear briefing so we both knew what to expect before we went into the water. He clearly has diving experience and got each of us set up properly with wetsuits, tanks, masks, fins, weights. We felt we had all the information needed; now I just needed to work up the nerve. They both helped us get into the water with ease even through waves were crashing shoreline. Once in the water we had a group of 3 that went with Connor and the other family of 5 went with Ty. This was a very good instructor/student ratio! Connor helped my daughter go down under water for a minute to test out her reaction/breathing and she did great. Connor then also took his time with me, gave reassuring words and we went down together too. He did a great job, taking care to give me extra sink weights to help me along. I believe if he had not been right next to me as we went to the bottom and swam next to me for a bit I would have chose to come right back up! After a few minutes I feel calmer and enjoyed the sea life. We saw a turtle right away and later he pointed out an eel; lots of different fish for our 40minutes on the ocean floor. What a great guide and we didnāt feel rushed at all. Outstanding job by Connor and Ty- I highly recommend them if you want to try to scuba in Maui.
Response from Host
Jan 2022
Thank you so much for taking a moment to share your experience with us!
I really do want EVERYONE we meet to have an incredible dive experience! I will do whatever it takes to get our divers prepared for a SAFE and fun adventure.
Yeah, I guess 23 years experience teaching, not just diving really does pay off and I am so happy to utilize all the things I have under my belt to afford our divers the BEST diving experience possible.
Again, thank you and Alooooooooooha!!!!!!
Ty