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Learn SCUBA Diving in Hawaii with Kohala Divers!

Instruction

Learn to SCUBA dive with Kohala DiversKohala Divers is a 5 Star PADI Dive Center that has been certifying divers of all levels since 1984. Let our enthusiastic, professional PADI instructors help you take your first addictive breaths underwater, or further your love for the sport with an Advanced Open Water, Nitrox, photography, or Divemaster class.

PADI Discover Scuba Diving course $179
Start by learning the basics in a confined pool environment and then join your instructor on two exciting ocean dives. Includes pool session, boat excursion and all equipment! (Inquire about how this can count towards your certification)

PADI Open water certification course $595
This course is your entry into the world of SCUBA. Learn all the basics of diving and become confident in a variety of underwater situations. Learn about the equipment and dive theory. Your certification is good for life, is accepted world wide and allows you to move on to more advanced dive training. (Includes all training materials and use of equipment)
How much time? Get the details in this PDF.

Learn online with PADI eLearningPADI E-Learner Open Water course $525
Save precious vacation time by completing your academics online! Complete the book-work portion of the Open Water course on your computer at home then come do all your in-water training and open ocean dives with one of our instructors.

PADI Open Water referral $395
After completing academics and confined water with a referring instructor we will take you through the open water portion of the course with 4 fun filled boat dives!

PADI Advanced Open Water $450
This course is all about becoming a more confident diver as you sharpen your current dive skills and learn a few new ones. By the end of this course we guarantee you’ll love diving even more than you already do! The course requires a deep dive and a navigation dive, but then you get to choose 3 elective dives to complete the course.
• Aware Fish I.D
• Boat
• Drift
• Computer
• Night
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Underwater Naturalist
• Underwater Photography (our favorite!!)

Rescue Diver course $495
This might be the most valuable dive course you can take. Learn how to be a safer, smarter diver, how to avoid problem situations, and how to deal with them if they should occur. This course is a fantastic confidence-builder and is a great course to do with your dive buddy!
*requires current First Aid and CPR training.
(Check out our Emergency First Response course below.)

Divemaster Course $950
This challenging course brings you to a professional level of SCUBA. It can open up a world of employment opportunities (where your swim suit is your uniform) or just make you a more independent, self reliant diver! We do this course as an internship which means a lot of diving and a lot of real life experience. Call for scheduling.
(Includes DM manual. Other library materials are required.)

Become a professional diver at Kohala Divers

Specialties

Want to expand on an underwater interest while enjoying great dives? Completing a specialty course of your choice is a great way to learn expertise in unique areas of diving.

U/W Naturalist $189 (2 dives)
Get in depth education on reef structure, marine animal interaction, ecology and techniques on preserving our delicate aquatic world. (Recommended readings include Hoover’s fish and invertebrate books and Hawaiian Coral Reef Ecology by David Gulko.)

Aware Fish identification $189 (2 dives)
Become a fish geek like us! Learn the difference between a dragon wrasse and a rockmover wrasse and explore other juvenile to adult conversions. Or, learn how to identify different fish families, or spend time identifying Hawaiian endemics. This is a great way to add more excitement and understanding to every dive. (Recommended readings include Hoover’s Hawaii’s Fishes and Randall’s Shore Fishes of Hawaii.)

Peak Performance Buoyancy $199 (2 dives)
This is one of the best courses you can take to help decrease air consumption while increasing your positive interaction with the environment. Learn optimal buoyancy skills by examining your breathing techniques, learning proper weighting, and varying your kicks depending on your environment. This course includes playing with hula hoops and exploring lava tubes.

Deep Diver $395 (4 dives)
Learn how to safely explore the depths of the ocean, witness the exciting sea life that dwells over 5 atmospheres away, and experience nitrogen narcosis under the watchful eye of an Instructor. Maximum depth 130 ft. Computer provided. (Includes manual)

Night Diver $350 (3 dives)
You will be addicted once you try a single night dive so why not make it a specialty! Learn about night time navigation and communication as well as all those weird critters that emerge only after dark! Get started by making the full moon night dive a habit. (Includes manual)

Underwater Digital Photography (2 dives $229 / 4 dives $339)
Digitally capture your underwater moments and share them with friends. Getting that great shot will keep you diving for years. Your instructor will share great u/w photo tips, will help acquaint you with the cameras u/w features, will give you imaging ideas and will even help you edit and burn a CD of your images! No photography experience necessary. Use your own camera or rent ours.

Enriched air “Nitrox” certification $375 (2 dives)
Why get certified for enriched air? The benefits include longer allowable bottom times, more flexibility in dive profiles and surface intervals, less nitrogen consumption, and you get a really cool green and yellow band around your tank!! (Includes manual and two Nitrox dives)

Nitrox Class itinerary:
Day 1 Pick up manual and DVD and fill out waiver and medical release. Watch DVD and read manual. (3-4 hours)
Day 2 Come in and go over knowledge review w/instructor, analyze an enriched air cylinder and take final exam.
( 2-3 hours)
Day 3 Two open ocean Nitrox dives! ( 5 hours)

Emergency First Response
$150
Private
$125
2-3 people
$95
4 or More
OSHA accepted CPR/ first aid program. Program is for divers and non-divers alike. 6-8 hours. (Includes manual)

 

PADI 5 Star Dive Center

You Must Have These Forms:

*To enroll in any dive courses you must fill out a medical questionnaire (Download Medical Form PDF). If any answers on the medical survey are “yes” we must have a signed doctor’s statement that you are medically fit to Scuba dive before participating.

Bubblemaker

If you have kids or are new to SCUBA, ask about our Bubblemaker program.

Bubblemaker Program

What is PADI?

PADI stands for the Professional Association of Diving Instructors.

Why should I choose the PADI system?

PADI Divers carry the most respected and sought after scuba credentials in the world. No matter where you choose to dive, your PADI certification card will be recognized and accepted. In fact, on most dive adventures you’ll be surrounded by other PADI Divers who made the same certification choice you did – to train with the world’s largest and most respected diver training organization.

Learn more at PADI.com

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Why Learn to Dive?

To Escape, Explore and Experience our underwater world! See what you've been missing. Learn to dive in Hawaii with Kohala Divers. The water is warm and clear on the Kohala Coast.


Green Sea Turtle


Frogfish - Blending in with his environment.


Sponge Crab