Banzai Divers Hawaii

Had a personal Intro to Scuba class with Devin and loved every minute of it. Would suggest this to everyone. Only wished I had several more days to get Certified. Awesome time!

Great experience and an awesome tour with Devin in the Honolulu area! Definitely recommend scuba diving with him!

Did my Padi Open Water certification with Banzai Divers last week. Devin was an incredible teacher, emphasizing making it safe and fun for all of us. His passion for scuba is obvious, and it’s something I believe he transferred very successfully to our entire group. I really appreciated how he delivered constructive feedback/​criticism as opposed to yelling like less skillful educators might do. If you were ever intimidated by learning to scuba, don’t be, Devin made it really easy to learn!
On top of learning to scuba safely, we also got to see a lot of cool sea creatures like turtles, sharks, octopuses, eels, and urchins. Needless to say I was very satisfied!

I was for scuba! First timer. I’ve always wanted to check out diving, but didn’t really want to commit to certification classes or book a big scuba trip unless I knew I liked it. I didn’t even realize there was an option to dive w/​o certification, but came across Banzai’s beginner’s dive (discovery dive) that was only 4 hours out of my vacation and I’d be getting real time under water. Devin was awesome. Easy to communicate via text in advance of the dive, and professional and knowledgeable during the dive. We went through the basics out of water, then boarded the boat with some other divers (our «group» was just 2 of us + Devin) to head out to our first dive. The other diver had done it before and was just refreshing, so Devin was a bit more hands on with me since I was brand new. I didn’t have to worry about anything as he put on my equipment, adjusted everything and helped me in and out of the water. I had a bit of a freakout with practicing if your mouthpiece falls out and Devin calmed me and guided me through it under water.
On the first dive, we were down there 45 min at about 40 feet and saw some amazing turtles, bright fish, and eels though I was still getting the hang of buoyancy and Devin kept me from bouncing around. The 2^nd dive site we didn’t see as much, but went deeper and got to refine my swimming as well as explore the reefs. We did see an octupus and some eel, as well as cool fish.
I had brought a used go pro that I was pretty useless with and ended up with some bad blurry photos. Devin had taken some AMAZING ones (attached) and posted them to FB that same eve. I can’t thank him enough for capturing the magic of meeting the sea turtles for the first time. Highly recommend Banzai and hope to come back and do a more advanced dive or finish my certification.

I have never done a Unilocal review until this place because it blew my mind and was the highlight of my trip. This was my first diving experience but I would recommend it for anyone. Devin is very knowledgeable and welcoming at the same time. He gives you a great crash course to diving for a first timer. Devin’s small group system allows you to have a quality diving experience and you can tell he truly loves what he is doing. He offers two diving sessions (I believe most places usually offers just 1 session). Devin also takes pictures for you at no extra cost. We got to see sharks and two sea turtles up close (and many many fish)! Mahalo Devin!

My husband and I chose Banzai Divers for our first scuba diving experience after we found an amazing deal on Groupon. This turned out to be our favorite activity during our first trip to Hawaii. If you love snorkeling or marine wildlife, this is a MUST DO in Hawaii. We were both a little nervous as we have never done scuba before, but Devin was a fantastic instructor and made the whole process completely effortless. We saw countless sea turtles and a plethora of bright sea life that we could not have otherwise seen! It was a once in a lifetime experience and worth every cent!

Devin is great! I am an instructor but like diving with local shops when on vacation.
Banzai was a recommendation from a friend and a great one at that. Devin had all paperwork done prior to dive, which is great.
We dove dives I had done before but it was great because we maxed our bottom time and we were still conservative. Showed me a lot of critters. Viz was 100 foot and not current.
Had a miscommunication on second day but Devin handled it well. He made sure I was taken care off and took responsibility! Absolutely awesome and exceeded my expectations. Great service!
If in Oahu and you want to dive call Bonzai.

We recently completed our diving certification with Devin at Banzai Divers. He is a phenomenal instructor… patient, calm, experienced, and extremely knowledgeable. If you’re looking to get certified or schedule a guided dive on Oahu, you should look no further. We will definitely use Banzai again for future dives.

After diving with Devin at Banzai divers, I would not dive with anyone else in Oahu. Devin is definitely one of the best dive instructors I’ve ever met through my travels and I would highly recommend reaching out to him if you want to dive in Oahu. He really takes care of everything about the dive so you can have the most enjoyable experience. While planning your dive, he is accommodating to your plans and very responsive both through email and phone. During the dive, he is knowledgeable and attentive. After the dive, he follows up with amazing photos! We had four fantastic dives with Devin and saw so many turtles, eels, whitetip reef sharks and octopii! Will definitely be back for more in the near future!

My husband and I are so glad that we chose Banzai Divers, we got our OW certificate and will definitely consider AOW. Devin is very experienced and the best thing about Banzai is that Devin has a limitation of the number of ppl in a group, generally four, so he could take good care of each one of them. Very happy with our first diving experience!

Highly recommend! Devin killed it (in a good way), he takes care of everything you need so you just sit back and enjoy the dive. My GF is a super inexperienced diver but the laid back and competent staff made her feel at ease and confident in what she was doing. He also takes some great underwater photos of your dive along the way which is nice because my GoPro was having issues. Would book another dive with them for sure.

Scuba diving with Banzai was the highlight of our trip to Oahu and we can’t wait to go back! We had a fabulous experience with Devin who was able to get us in at the last minute and was perfect for our family. Our 14-​year old son dove with Devin while my daughter and I snorkeled nearby. We saw so many turtles and beautiful fish in Turtle Canyon and made a second stop too. The day was perfect and Devin took care of us start to finish. Thanks Devin!

My father and I booked a last-​minute shore dive with Devin for Turtle Cove. We booked with Devin just a few days before our arrival and he was happy to fit us in. We booked a 2-​tank shore dive with Bonzai at Turtle Cove, but we ended up doing only a 1-​tank dive due to flight times/​restrictions. This was my first ocean dive and my dad’s first in over a decade, I’ve only done lakes previously. Perfect, intro dive. Lots to see and very pretty. Easy dive. We didn’t go more than 45 feet down. Devin used a GoPro to take a few pictures of us which he emailed out the next day. It was just the 3 of us and Devin went at our speed, we took pictures with cams etc. He was quick to point out interesting fish/​animals/​coral. We really enjoyed our dive. Easy to find him in the parking lot at his van, he had all necessary gear, and afterwards we were near some great food trucks. I believe Devin owns this business and we was very friendly and happy to answer all my dad’s many questions. Highly recommend you check him out. He was happy to accommodate our start time as we had a morning surf lesson that we scheduled this after.

We were in Honolulu for a week visiting friends, and booked a day dive trip with Bonzai Divers. Out guide/​instructor Devon was great. I mean really great. We had three experienced divers and one with very little experience. Devon guided us through two different destinations. All of us, despite the difference in experience, were able to dive together and enjoy the whole trip. Great guy. Super laid back. We will go dive with Devon every time we go back to Hawaii. I can’t recommend them enough.

Devin was awesome! My wife and I wanted to get some diving in while we were in Oahu and contacted him sort of last minute. He was able to get us set up with some dives that we were interested in. Unfortunately, there was a tropical storm north of the islands that caused our first choice to be not ideal for diving. Devin was able to reschedule us the day before and get us on a two tank boat dive on the west shore. We had a great time and he even followed up with some shots he got with his GoPro on our dives (which was great since our battery died). Great guy to dive with and definitely helpful in making sure you have a great time! Highly recommended.

Three friends wanted to dive on a six group vacation. Banzai was super accommodating to our schedules. One friend was advanced while the other two (including me) only had certifications for a year. Devin was incredible from going through basics to helping me carry my gear when I was exhausted. We saw sooo many creatures and he even took some photos with his go pro so we could capture the memories. We even received local recommendations for a beer and delicious food. The scuba trip was the best part of our vacation!

My 10 yr old and I went on our first dive with Devin today! He’s a great teacher and guide. What a great experience for my daughter, I think she’s hooked! Thanks Devin!

Visited Hawaii with my girlfriend to do some dives and see family. Diving with Banzai divers was great! They put together a custom itinerary for us that worked with our tight schedule and accommodated the types of dives we wanted to do! Devin at Banzai kept in close communication with is making sure we had the gear we needed and letting us know in any changes in the surge or weather that would affect our dive plans and made recommendations accordingly! The whole experience was very pleasant and stress free which allowed us to enjoy our vacation and the dives that much more! We had a blast diving with Banzai and look forward to when we can come out and dive with them again!

We dove the wreck of the YO-​257 and Turtle Cove (or Canyon, something like that) and had 2 really good dives with Devin. He gave us a good dive briefing before entering the water, was able to point out some of the local wildlife and generally took great care of us. He also took a few really good pictures of us during the dive. We went on a larger boat with several other individual groups, but Devin made things comfortable.
If you are going to be diving on Oahu, I would highly recommend Devin with Banzai Divers Hawaii.

My boyfriend and I had our first dive ever today with Devin and had such a great time! It was just the two of us with devin today and it made me feel much more comfortable being my first time. He went over everything with us in the boat and then we jumped in the water and he made sure we knew how to use all the gear and knew all of the underwater sign language. Our first dive was only 20 – 25 feet down and he was very patient while we descended and it took forever for my ears to acclimate. But they finally did and we made it to the ocean bottom to swim with huge sea turtles and we saw a large eel and a white tip reef shark! Our second dive was a little deeper and we could hear whale calls while down there and Devin made sure to point out all the fish that were only found in hawaii. We got some good videos and Devin also took a couple pictures with his gopro that he sent to us after the dive! It was a blast and I suggest a dive with banzai while visiting Oahu! Thanks Devin!