HAWAII UNDERWATER PANORAMAS BY ALOHA DEAN
Always ask for the right diving spot
by Danica Gianola
Didn't we previously say that Dean Karamehmedovic knows the right places to go while in Hawaii?
Well, we were not kidding. Once again he is ready to offer our readers treasured places to visit and...guess what? they are under water!If you are an enthusiastic diver, Aloha Dean knows the best places where you can spend your time underwater, discovering hidden Hawaiian treasures.
Both dive spots on Oahu, there are located close to Dean's residence and - for that reason - he knows them by heart.
And - actually - it's by his words that one can better understand the appeal of the places...
Lanai Lookout
click here to view the Lanai Lookout underwater panorama
"Okay, this is my favorite dive on the island, but it has the possibility to quickly turn into the worst dive on the island. This is a tough and above average shore dive, with the entry point from a reef ledge, where it is a five foot drop into 35-40 feet. There is a cavern to the right of the entry point, which is 60 feet wide, 20 feet high and cuts 40 feet into the shoreline. Gear in the parking lot, then walk across the highway to a small cut in the mountain that reveals a small man made tunnel which stretches about 75 yards underneath the highway to the ledge that you must drop off. If you have weak legs, bad knees or slippery shoes, maybe this isn't the dive for you.Adrenalin rides... Frequent lobsters, fist-sized humpback cowries, spotted eagle rays, and turtles are frequent visitors of the waters. Moreover, from October to May you may occasionally get views of offshore humpback whales, and you may even hear pips and squeaks of far-off spinner dolphins or groans of far off whales singing. Expect strong surge in this channel and use the rocky bottom like a ladder, leapfrogging when the surge pulls you forward and hanging on while the surge pulls you back...".
Corsair Airplane 
click here to view the corsair underwater panorama"What a great wreck! It is the only wreck that was not intentionally sunk as an artificial reef. The Corsair was ditched by its pilot during WWII as it ran out of fuel...The pilot safely got to shore and it is said to be alive and well and living on Molokai. The Corsair sits upright and intact at 107 feet down... The aircraft is in remarkable condition and even has an intact glass face on one of the cockpit gauges. Large eels can be seen under the wings and occasionally in the cockpit. (Check before climbing in or you may get quite the surprise!). Surrounding the plane wreck are thousands of elusive garden eels swaying back and forth. During my dive on Corsair, my housing got fogged and I had to abort the dive...glad to rescue my Ikelite rig and to take enough pictures to put together this extreme panorama. I would like to use this opportunity to thank Ikelite, who helped me by replacing my very old dome with a micro leak with a brand new Kudos IKELITE , and for their top notch customer support!".
Links:
VTHawaii.com
Underwater VTHawaii.com
BestHawaiiMap.com
http://HawaiiMarineLife.com
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