Jack's Diving Locker

I made a trip to the Big Island during the Christmas-New Year week of 2005. I wanted to experience scuba diving and after checking out this forum and scouting for other scuba diving outfitters, I settled for Jack’s Diving Locker.

I did the introductory pool dive followed by the shore dive. My experience was unforgettable. The check-in process was very professional. I was hooked up with my instructor, Jim Humme. Jim walked me through the basics of diving, dos and don’ts and the possible risks. At first, those risks sounded scary and I wondered what I had signed up for. After about 15 minutes of verbal introduction, we got into the pool with the Scuba gear. I was introduced to underwater techniques for breathing, eardrum equalization, hand signs for under water communication etc etc. Jim was patient and put me at ease when I initially struggled breathing from the apparatus. He was encouraging and infused enough confidence that I soon found my self under 12 feet of water in their pool playing with some toys. I gradually gained confidence. The pool introduction lasted 45 minutes to an hour. All this while, Jim was diving along with me.

We hit the shore soon thereafter. We walked down the beach into the water. Once the water was waist high, we put on our flippers and dived…to about 35-40 feet. The experience was unforgettable. I guess this is the closest you get to being an astronaut! It is a whole new world out there.

Jim kept a close watch on me and repeated checked with me how I was doing. I had tough time maintaining my buoyancy…but it was a learning experience.

If you want to try scuba diving, I would certainly recommend Jack’s Diving Locker. Their pool+shore dive is a good starting point. If you have more time on hand, you could also try their boat dive (which I didn’t due to time constraints) They are a neat shop and rent good equipment. Happy diving!!

Jack's Diving Locker

Jacks is the best for novice and like divers.

They have the best shop and service and their pool is great for learning.....

If you are a serious diver and photographer then Dive Makai.. been here since 1970 and takes very small groups of experienced divers.. on very detailed dives