Kiwini Hall is one of Maui’s most experienced watermen, having body-surfed, dived, paddled and driven boats here his whole life. Kiwini has been a SNUBA instructor on the catamaran Lani Kai for many years. He is one of the luckiest people I know, having spent his entire life doing what he loves. Even so, twenty years ago when he told …
Divers, have you entered The Randall Zone?
Divers, have you entered the Randall Zone? You might have without even knowing it. A Randall Zone is an area around – or next to – a reef or object where no sea grass or algae is growing. It can be around a small antler coral colony as pictured below, or it can be around a large object such as …
Dr. Jack Randall – Hawaii’s Renowned Fish Scientist Scuba Dives on his 90th Birthday
This past week, as you may have heard, former President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 90th birthday by jumping out of a plane, performing his 8th skydive. But did you know that here in Hawaii, another well-known septuagenarian marked his 90th by scuba diving? Dr. John E. Randall, former Curator of Fishes of the Bishop Museum and member of the Graduate …