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Big Island lava and Oahu reefs — diving off both Oahu and the Big Island, including the famous manta ray night dive.
I have dived off both Oahu and the Big Island, and Hawaii rewards doing the two properly rather than picking one. The Big Island is the headline — lava formations underwater, and the manta ray night dive, where you kneel on the bottom with a torch and the mantas barrel past you feeding on the plankton. It is one of the great dives in the world. Oahu is the easier, warmer end — reef diving straight from the shore, wrecks on the west side, and a laid-back island rhythm between dives. Together they make a proper Hawaiian dive trip.
The famous manta ray night dive off the Kona coast — kneel with a torch and watch the mantas feed inches above you.
Reef dives straight from Oahu's shore, plus a couple of the west-side wrecks, with easy island days between.
Days 1–2
Fly into Kona on the Big Island, settle in and a first reef dive on the lava formations.
Days 3–5
Manta ray night dive, plus daytime reef and pelagic dives off the Kona coast.
Days 6–8
Island-hop to Oahu for shore dives and wrecks, with beach afternoons before flying home.
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