Diving near Honolulu?

[CoreyK]

I'll be spending 10 days in Hawaii this March, staying with friends near Honolulu.
I'm a certified diver but not very experienced - probably just want to check out some reefs and things, don't think I'm ready for shipwrecks and the like.

Any suggestions on relatively cheap diving experiences/rentals?

Any input is appreciated,
Thanks!

[sunfishh]

I went to Oahu about two years ago and decided to get back in the water after about 15 years. Because of this I choose Aqua Zone Scuba Oahu. They offer a free pool refresher course in the morning and a guided two tank dive in the afternoon. The seas were a little rough, but the experience was great. This is a link for more info:

http://www.hawaiiactivities.com/us/hawaii/oahu/sg/1134/ag/6290/

[bigsink]

Do not dive Honolulu. It stinks! Very little in the way over reefs. I was very impressed in Kona and Maui though.

[David P]

1/2 agree with bigstink... I didn't see much in the way of reefs, but I thought the diving was pretty damn good on Oahu, then again I like wrecks... I was doing a stop at around 70', look down to to the bottom at around 130 and saw 5 or 6 spotted eagle rays cruising around... I thought it was pretty nice. In my experience, the dive charters there are geared up towards the vacation diver that doesn't really know what the hell they're doing... I was FORCED to follow a DM, if that weren't bad enough, the dude wouldn't stop talking, even UNDER water!

[Saltliquid]

My mum when she was alive use to say the same thing about me.

I could talk underwater!