Diving Hawaii (Aqua Quest Diving Series) (Paperback)

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An asset to any underwater explorer heading to Hawaii. -- Ocean Sports International

Besides chronicling the underwater world, this new guide is packed with abundant topside information. -- Underwater USA

Diving Hawaii covers 47 of the best dive sites, both shore and boat. -- Fisheye View

It includes a chapter that features Hawaii’s unique indigenous marine life. -- Skin Diver

Nice book, well put together with great photographs of views and fishes. -- The Island Bookshelf

Product Description

A dazzling variety of diving coupled with unique indigenous marine life are highlights of the Hawaiian Islands. Tour the islands of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii and Kauai, and enjoy the superb diving, beautiful beaches and countless topside pleasures that make Hawaii one of the world’s most popular vacation spots. All are included in this comprehensive guide. In addition, dive sites on Lanai, Molokai, Niihau and Molokoni Crater are covered. This guide includes abundant topside information to enhance your vacation.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Aqua Quest Publications, Inc. (January 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962338915
• ISBN-13: 978-0962338915
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #522,071 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Everything the Diver needs to know, January 7, 2002

By	Ned Middleton (British professional underwater photo-journalist & author) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Once again we have an excellent combination of Author and Publisher who have collaborated to provide an invaluable guide book for any diver contemplating a trip to Hawaii. "Diving Hawaii" is another Scuba Diving guide book in the medium size format favoured by Aqua Quest. These publishers have a reputation for high standards - in terms of quality of information and standard of photography, and it is easy to see why.

"Diving Hawaii" is clearly laid out with chapters on; An introduction to the Hawaiian Islands, Diving in general, the specific dive sites of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii and Kauai and local Marine Life. The book concludes with some very useful Appendixes containing; Emergency information, details of local Scuba Diving centres, miscellaneous useful numbers for visitors and some brief notes on another 20 dive sites.

Chapter One begins with an all-important historical précis of Hawaii. This gives the visitor a brief insight into the country's first Polynesian settlers, the way in which the country was then ruled by it's own system of chiefs for something like 1,000 years, the islands' discovery by Captain Cook, the importance of sugar plantations, the time when Hawaii became a US territory and, eventually (in 1959) the 50th State. All of which is followed by equally important notes on present day Hawaii and all the essential information the visitor needs to know.

Chapter 2 is an overview of Diving in general with notes on; boat, shore and night diving as well as conservation. There is also a very important and well written description of the unusual underwater lava tubes and cave formations created by the flow of volcanic lava into the sea. These are probably very different from any other form of Cave Diving found anywhere else in the world and Page 21 is rightly devoted to a full-page warning of the dangers involved here.

We now come to those Chapters individually dedicated to each of the four main islands in the Hawaiian group and these take in any smaller adjacent islands as well. Once again, we are treated to an introduction to the island itself before getting down to diving specifics. This commences with a map of the island(s) showing the primary dive sites as numbers - each of which is then described in more than adequate detail and headed by the relevant depth, experience level required and access.

Altogether a well-rounded book containing all the information required by anyone considering a diving trip to Hawaii.

According to the Author's biography on the back page, Steve Rosenberg specialises in underwater photography. As a fellow professional "Underwater Photographer & Author," I congratulate him on some truly outstanding pictures.

NM