Lahaina Divers

Was promised two dives in different places, but instead stayed at one dive spot. Told us if we are licensed we can take pictures with our camera but was told on the boat we couldn’t! They didn’t take any pictures themselves so I don’t have any cool pics of this nearly $ 200 dive. I enjoyed diving in Key Largo FL better as they took pics, videos, dove multiple places, and allowed us to have our own camera. The people were friendly, but not driven to give you a diving experience to remember and document. Had I known it was only one spot and not two for a two tank trip and couldn’t take or get any pics, I would have passed.

This was the second trip we have used Lahaina Dive company, and our 7^th and 8^th dives with them! We’ve done their Maui package with the crater, turtle reef, and the cathedrals; and this trip we did the Hammerhead Dive. This is a great company for experienced and novice divers. We are are pretty experienced but not experts by any means. They were very helpful on the Hammerhead dive which is an advanced dive. We had a little trouble the first dive (my hubby didn’t have enough weight to sink and I started panicking that he wasn’t with us), Joe helped calm me down and got my husband below. It was reassuring that he was really looking out for us. Getting back on the boat was hairy, but the staff really worked out the best and safest way to get all divers back on the boat. Plus– we saw a bunch of sharks!!! The only reason for 4 stars rather than 5 is because I think they are a little pricey. But I’d rather pay more for a great company that go cheap!

Two of us came out for a week of technical rebreather training and all of our dives were conducted from the Lahaina Diver’s boats. Everyone from Capt. Levi, DM Erika and Joe were extremely professional and could not have been more helpful. There was was a variety of experience on a fairly full boat but they all went above and beyond to ensure all divers, regardless of experience, were made to feel welcome and attended to. The Lahaina Diver’s shop staff were also first class and I highly recommend Lahaina Divers to any visiting Maui and looking to dive.
Chris Young
Dave Carver

Best dive experience ever! I did 2 dives — 1 with Captain Josie to the Cathedral 2. The dive was outstanding and captain and crew super knowledgeable. 2^nd dive was with Captain Dave and we went off of molokai to dive Hammerhead sharks! Hammerhead Joe was our dive master and between 2 dives we saw more than 12 sharks. Best dive ever!

The folks at Lahaina Divers are first-​class people and run a first-​rate operation. Capt. Dave, Capt. Josie, Joe, Noah, Capt. Buzzy, Erica, Michelle, Capt. Levi, and everyone else we met from the company are a lot of fun, enjoy what they do, and worked tirelessly to give us the best tours possible on the three days that we went out with them. They took us on a wide range of dives from easygoing tours of shallower reefs near port to forays into the deeper waters of Molokini’s backside and Molokai’s Elephant Rock/​Fish Rain where Hammerheads lurk.
Some earlier reviews complained that the staff did too much for you and didn’t let you swap your own tanks, etc., but in my experience, after a few dives (we did 10 total across 3 days) the staff got to know us and gave us as much discretion as we wanted. The boats are relatively new, well-​maintained, and had plenty of space for the 15 – 18 divers (for the more basic tours; the more advanced tours only had 6 – 8 divers).

Great dive fun boat did turtle dive, I saw more snorkeling, not the boats fault. Dive to the sunken pier was great saw a couple of reef sharks, and turtles. Go for the cathedral and Molokini. Thanks guys nice job.

Just did some diving with Lahaina Divers. Good people, happy staff… we were in a boat that had 22 people diving and the boat did not feel cramped at all. Really spacious boat! Went to Molokini Crater. My wife and I tend to choose 5 Star PADI dive operators because we really like the service, and hell we are on vacation. My only gripe is we are doing two days of diving with Lahaina Divers and most places (ala Kona Diving Company and other 5 five stars) wash and clean you gear for you and throw it on the boat the next day. I mean since they are washing their own rental gear afterwards, toss mine in there too! For the premium prices they are charging and having the highest PADI ranking this should come standard…

My husband and I received our certification thru Lahaina Divers. Joe was our instructor the first day for the confined and two open water dives. He was truly amazing. I was terribly nervous and uneasy and Joe was very calm and understanding and paid very close attention to making me feel comfortable. I was so frightened I almost quit, and thanks to Joe helping me along I was able to perform dives 3 and 4 with a bit more confidence the following day. Erica was our instructor the following day and she too kept a very close eye on me and my anxiety, and both she and Joe were very encouraging.
I will always be grateful to Erica and Joe at Lahaina Divers in helping me achieve my certification. My husband and I had a great time, and the boat crew is awesome. Thank you to Levi for being a great captain and to the crew who made sure everyone was safe and taken care of.

Some of my personal equipment failed, but the crew quickly helped me too overcome it. Thank you!

Fast forward from my original review to my third year diving with Lahaina divers! This time a bit special as my wife decided to get certified. So my experience now includes their training which is great. Then again they get the best places to teach and my guess is that it is hard to be a student with so many distractions around. Their instructors are patient, friendly, and appear to know what they are doing. I was particularly impressed by the fact that they do not overweigh their students for drills at the bottom emphasizing proper buoyancy, something rarely seen in open water classes.
On the diving part, Lahaina divers with their spacious boats, they continue to deliver. Went on eight dives with them, some advanced, some beginner, and enjoyed every one of them. Their crews are professional but also funny and a pleasure to hang out with for a day of diving. Mahalos to everyone and looking forward to the next trip.

My friend and I dove with Lahaina divers during a short trip to Maui, and had a great experience — this is a top-​notch shop. We did the introductory dive — there were four of us to one instructor, and while the other three had all gone diving before, it was my first experience. Needless to say, I was about as nervous as I could’ve been, but our instructor, Mitch, was the absolute best instructor I could’ve hoped for on a first dive — extremely patient, and highly knowledgable both about the diving process and aquatic life we saw (turtles, sharks, and other amazing creatures). No complaints at all, and SO grateful for an incredible first dive experience — you can’t go wrong with these guys.

Great people, great boat and boat captain, great dive spots, and GREAT dive masters… they know how its done! Literally no complaints. Did the Cathedrals off of Lanai… with over 5k dives… this was one of the most memorable dives of my life! I only wish the dive boats/​shops here in CA would go see how to do the whole ‘dive retailer thing’ right. Don’t use anyone else when in Maui!

I just received my open water certification through Lahaina Divers in February, and had an overall great experience. I chose LD because of the location in relation to where I was staying, as well as the fact that referral dives are done entirely on the boat rather than split between boat and shore dives (in theory).
My one gripe is with the people who work in the shop. Everyone is very nice, but when I called to make reservations instead of stopping in the first day I was in Maui, a whole host of issues arose.
First, my name was misspelled three different times. Not an issue except that I didn’t receive my email confirmation until the day before what was supposed to be my first dive.
Second, I was told that although I had done my classroom and pool sessions a couple years ago, I would be able to do without the refresher. When I went to check in for my first dive, it was a different story and I had to postpone it. Taking the refresher was not what bothered me; in fact, it helped me feel more comfortable in the open water. What bothered me was that there was a disconnect between the diving instructors and the shop attendants, who I think should have double checked with an instructor if I needed the refresher before confirming I wouldn’t need it.
Because of this, I had to postpone my dives one day, and do the pool session the morning of my first dives. What was supposed to be my second day of diving was initially canceled because not enough people signed up for the boat. Erica, my instructor from the first day’s dives, was awesome and set up a last minute shore dive session for that day. Weather (and other plans) made it impossible to do a second dive that day, and luckily Devon, the instructor for my pool session, was available to do shore dive 2 the following morning.
I would definitely dive with LD again!

Great time. Staff was very professional. We dove 4 days with them. It would have been 5 but high winds ruined it all. Clean boats, great lunch, awesome staff. :) I’d go back and dive with them. :)

I dove with Lahaina Divers this past November. I am very impressed with their outfit. They have a nice shop right in the heart of downtown Lahaina with all the gears a diver can every want. They offered us a comfortable area upstairs to complete our paper work. Then they gave instructions about where to park and what time to meet in the morning for our scheduled dive. Our dive package was a 4 tank all day that included Cathedrals II, No Name Paradise, Turtle Reef, and Mala. The package included tanks, BC/​Reg, wet suit, weights and a dive computer. It would include fins and snorkel, but I brought my own.
They also provide instruction and certification. My friend actually scheduled her check-​out dive with them on this trip. Her husband booked her a private dive master to get her through her skills. Levi had a relax demeanor and was very patient with her which helped her get through her certification exam.
The morning of my dive, our group arrived at the shop and got our wet suits and was instructed to head to the harbor where our dive boat, «The Dauntless» was docked. The boat is beautiful and pristine. Captain Nate greeted the guests as they came on board. The crew were all energetic and funny which helped eased any trepidation. The morning dive includes a lunch of ham or turkey sandwiches. The afternoon dive offered cookies.
I had a great time with Lahaina Divers. They are a little more pricier than other dive shops on the island, but they do offer the royal treatment. If you like to be pampered and don’t mind paying for a little more, then this is the shop for you. They are VERY accommodating. We had a wonderful time and my friend just can’t say enough great things about Diver Master Levi. Lahaina Diver offers a 5 star dive experience.

To everyone that wants to have a kick ass time diving use Lahaina dive shop… Lahaina, Maui.
This is the second time we have used their services and not disappointed:)
Special thanks to Michelle and Kristina for giving us a wonderful adventure!
Thanks again, Chris and Greg
P. S. Molokai had to be seen to believe! You know what I mean ya’ll:)
P. S.S. That complement to the girls also included the rest of the staff and special thanks to our captains! You all were just awesome!

BLUF: Awesome dive with awesome crew. $ 180 for the trip+complete rentals.
This was my first dive after being certified almost a year ago so I was recommended the Turtle Reef dive. Two dives of 40 mins at max depth of 40′.
I reported to Lahaina Divers at 12:30 to check in and be fitted for a wet suit and walked a short distance to slip 23.
The ride was approximately 25 minutes along the coast and was a great view. The boat allowed us to move around going to the upper deck and the stern.
The crew was awesome, willing to talk about their experiences and water around Maui. In fact I talked to a fellow soldier who was a combat dive instructor and with 3 Bat who had a lot of knowledge about the island.
Anyhow, we dropped anchor and broke into groups of about 4 and explored the reef. Compared to previous experiences, fish were a little more scarce but there was an abundance of turtles swimming and «chilling» on the ocean floor. Josie, one of the crew members, was down there with us taking pictures. Although it is good to note that if you are looking to purchase pictures, you should let her know ahead of time so you can get the shots you want.
(Pictures are sold on one CD for $ 60)
Overall a great experience and definitely returning, hopefully with enough dives under my belt to do the Hammerhead trip next time!

Went diving with Lahina for the cathedral dives. What an incredible trip.
The staff was friendly and made the trip enjoyable. They take care of the equipment, and help get you set up before the dives.
We usually only dive with them For the cathedrals as we stay on the south side of the island. But they are always great when we do dive with them!

We did the Maui sampler and upgraded the Molokini dive to a Molokai.
Saw hammerheads, eagle bat rays, turtles, white-​tipped sharks. The Mala pier was our favorite drive although turtle reef was less so. Had we known ahead of time, probably would have switched turtle reef for the Carthaginian since the Mala pier is the second dive for both.
Staff were friendly for most part although on the five with most beginners we were surprised to see one the staff have to remind the others to go help dubbers her out of the water instead of chatting in the front if the boat.
The other big disappointment was our DM (but was also an instructor) at turtle reef, who either didn’t care enough or wasn’t skilled enough with diving that she dropped like a rock when descending and stopped herself by hitting the bottom before adjusting her buoyancy. She also grabbed live coral to steady herself a few times trying to show us some animals.
Since there is already a lot of damage to these reefs from divers and snorkelers alike, we’d expect at least the instructors and the divemasters to do their part in protecting the reef and setting a good example.
Also, standard tanks are only AL72, and they pretty much limit bottom time to ~45 minutes on most dives, and then only allow a 45 minute surface interval. I’d look around for an operation that takes things a little slower (and maybe offers larger tanks).

Big fan of this group. We got the sampler package and highlights were definitely Lanai (saw both Cathedral 1 and 2) and the Turtle Reef dive. We also dove Molokini Crater.
Experienced group, and when the weather is being temperamental, they will do their best to get you to a great dive (but while still keeping safety #1!).
We were initially a bit apprehensive knowing that they have some of the biggest dive boats out there, but I can say that even when we had 24 people on board, the boat was still spacious enough to make the ride out comfortable, and the groups spaced out well enough in the water that we never felt crowded or put out by anyone else.
Also have to give a shout out to Levi, who was our dive master for all 6 dives. Great guy, knowledgable, and just made our dives a real pleasure.
Thanks for a great trip, guys; definitely worth the drive up from Kihei!