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Hawaii Diving is Enhanced By the Fact that the Hawaiian Islands are Remote
To dive in the underwater world of Hawaii is a dream most scuba divers would love to fulfill. Hawaii is of course a series of islands but truly many more than most people realize. There are eight major islands to dive: Maui, Big Island, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kauai, Niihau and Kahoolawe, but most people are surprised to learn that there are a total of one-hundred and forty-three islands total in the Hawaiian chain. Not only does this mean that there is a lot of reef to be explored in Hawaii but much of it is still in good shape even though the islands have been encroached upon by civilization for centuries.
Obviously Hawaii and all its islands are completely surrounded by ocean but the one fact that truly makes the waters surrounding Hawaii so different is that the islands themselves are literally so far away from any other land mass. This fact alone has played a major role in the development of the underwater world here and though the oceans of the world are obviously connected it is surprising how little migration takes place among most species of sea life and in actuality the sea life found in the waters of the Hawaiian Islands consists of 30% that are native to the Hawaiian Islands. Knowing this, it is no wonder that Hawaii has been on the “dive list” of almost every serious diver in the world.
