Hawaii: Maui Extended Horizons
Extended Horizons
94 Kupuohi St #A1, Lahaina, HI 96761
October 23rd-28th, 2019
Dive Buddy: Derek B
Captain: Aarika Crew: Chris/Jennifer, Chris D/Annika, Jason/Parker
The dive shop and boat is all eco-friendly. The boat is run on 100% bio-diesel that is refined in Hawaii. The shop itself is run completely on solar power. They provide reusable water bottles that they fill between dives and sanitize nightly to reduce single use plastics. Aarika was our captain for the two boat dives, she was very fun and informative. The crew members and dive guides were enthusiastic about the dives and the marine environment. They showed us interesting creatures and talked about the different things we saw during the dive on the boat ride back to the shop. Overall a well run system that is enjoyable to dive with.
Wash Rock
76’ for 49 minutes
80°F
Nice site with a nice swim through that were full of lobsters, and sponge crabs.
First Cathedral
56’ for 67 minutes
80°F
This was the first cathedral that was found, hence the name. It is smaller, but still fit the entire group. It is one room with a couple of light holes coming in from the ceiling and a couple of small off shoots. To exit we braced ourselves on the wall and waited for the surge to launch ourselves out of the room.
Black Rock
32’ for 59 minutes & 31’ for 61 minutes
80°F
A night shore dive down the road from Airport Beach. Required a bit of a walk wearing gear to get down to, but not horrible. Dive site was interesting with lots of life. The dive is along the wall of the beach, with lots of nooks and crannies where eels, octos, and other interesting creatures lived. Only downside to this site is there was a strong current that we had to swim against to get to the other side of the ridge.
Knob Hill
62’ for 54 minutes
80°F
Not a bad site, has a couple of swim throughs with some interesting formations, but with stronger currents. Decent amount of life and things to see, not the most interesting site, but not uninteresting.
Second Cathedral
59’ for 66 minutes
80°F
The second cathedral that was found. This one was larger but more of a labyrinth than a singular room. The main chamber has a large ‘chandelier’ of black coral that is suspended from the ceiling. There are lots of lava tube pathways that go in and out of this cathedral, making it a larger experience with more swim throughs.
