This is a Glossodorus poliahu or the snow goddess nudibranch.  was named after pele's sister Poli'ahu the goddess of snow who lives on the summit of Mauna Kea.  Next to the nudibranch is a ruffly spiraled egg sac, interestingly with nudibranchs this could be the mother or father of the egg sac since nudibranchs are simultaneous hermaphrodites. Kelleen Lum got this little beauty's photo at Paniau with a canon in a housing on the macro setting. Nice Job!!

We are having a photo contest during the month of November! Send in your turkey fish photos,  we will pick our favorite and the winner will get a Kohala Diver logo tee! Happy Thanksgiving and happy turkey(fish) hunting!

 

 

 

Dr. Lars Bejder of Murdoch University Cetacean Research Unit presented findings that repeat human based disturbances caused reduction on population levels of bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay Australia. While the research was done observing a different species of dolphin, there are likely some parallels that can be drawn between the research done in Shark bay and the spinner dolphins inhabiting the Hawaiian island waters. Kohala Divers is happy to continue to take a conservative approach to any spinner dolphin encounters, respecting that the species survival is the first priority. We are blessed on many occassions by these creatures happening upon us while we are on a dive or snorkel and the best reaction for their health is to observe but not disturb.  Any who have been lucky enough to encounter them in the wild  knows we want the species to thrive for future generations to enjoy!  We continue to be in well earned awe of these fabulous Hawaiian residences.

We will be doing our full moon night dive on November 11th that is this coming Tuesday! Call now to reserve your space on the we are looking forward to two great dives. We meet at 3:30 for a twilight cive followed by our featured night dive.

Humpback whales were already sighted by Reel Pleasure Sportfishing on October 3rd. Captain Greg spotted a mother and calf. The crew on Kohala Divers saw them two days later as they passed by us at Ulua Caves. This is unusually early for a whale sighting. We don't usually see them till late November or early December. These were probably just rare early birds but it is so nice to see them we can't wait for our upcoming season! The peak of our whale season is January through March and it is well worth taking a trip over to experience them!