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  • Wendy McIlroy: On Kauai's Reefs

     Wendy McIlroy, veterinarian and scuba intructor, shares her thoughts on diving the waters of Kauai.

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  • Kauai Evokes A Sense of Place

    Napali Coast, Kauai, HawaiiThe sun rose at our backs and escorted us down Highway 50 on Kauai toward Port Allen, our embarkation point for a day’s adventure on the Pacific Ocean. Our journey would take us to Kalalau Valley along the iconic Napali Coast. Then, we’d traverse 17 miles of a sometimes rough ocean, crossing Kaulakahi Channel, to drop anchor on the north side of the privately-owned island of Niihau. When I asked my friend Laura, visiting from Loomis, California, whether she wanted to join me on a boating excursion to Napali and Niihau, she didn’t hesitate. “Yeah, baby,” she said. Read More
  • Kauai Reefs: Teeming with Life

    Trumpet fish and convict tangs by Wendy McIlroyThe boat rocked from port to starboard and back again, as regular as a metronome. A diminishing south swell that shut out all dive boat operations for the past week still churned the water—and my stomach. That may have explained my deadpan response to Captain George’s dive jokes, but that wasn’t all. It was early.

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  • Red: The Color of the Night

    Closeup of dragon eel by Wendy McIlroyThe first time I was scheduled to dive the area known as “Tunnels” on Kauai, there was an extremely low tide producing strong currents as the incoming water rushed back out to sea through a narrow channel. Another night, there was Hurricane Daniel, which was eventually downgraded to a Tropical Depression when it bypassed the island.

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  • Caroline Neary: Big Island's Underwater World

    Caroline Neary spends most of her time at Kahaluu Bay along Big Island's Kona Coast.  You could call her a turtle ambassador.  But her official job title is assistance outreach and volunteer coordinator.

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  • Jamie Pardau: Enjoying Big Island Underwater

    Jamie Pardau once spent an hour diving with dolphins. His talks about this and other favorite diving experiences.

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  • Bo Pardau: On Big Island's Reefs

    Read about some of Bo Pardau's favorite diving experiences.

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  • Snorkeling Big Island

    Don your mask and slip into the sea at these great snorkeling spots on Hawaii (Big Island).

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  • Kuhao Zane: On Surfing

    Kuhao Zane shares some thoughts on surfing.

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  • Shaken, Stirred and Moved by Manta Rays

    Underwater photograph of manta ray by Bo PardauI have long wanted to dive with the manta rays off the coast of Big Island. In Hawaii, dive operators claim the experience is the number one night dive in the world, and I have heard many stories about it. Read More
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