We had such a fabulous time with Maui Pacific Divers! A local dive shop recommended them to me because our family wanted to do a private charter. Half of us were scuba diving and the other half were snorkeling. Maggie and Mikal were super accommodating! Our #1 goal was to see sea turtles and boy did they deliver!! The whole trip was perfectly tailored to our group. Everyone walked away so happy! Divemaster Dana was also a fantastic scuba guide. I cannot say enough good things about these folks! Book with them! You won't regret it! read more

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Wonderful charter for scuba diving. I highly recommend this company. The crew is awesome. Very Professional Mikhail is such a great captain and we absolutely loved the boat. Maggie takes care of everybody's needs. The lunch she made was wonderful. On the last day of our dive Maggie went the extra mile and had a birthday gift and dessert for my mom who was turning 83. It was quite the adventure. We had 2 dive instructors and they were real pros. I can't wait to go back. If you are looking for a boat dive this is your team. read more

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Maggie took great care of us. Very happy with the customer service, communication was quick and friendly. I had never been scuba diving and this was such a comfortable and easy learning environment, but they take their jobs seriously! I never felt more at ease after trying something for the first time! 11/10 would recommend! We were able to see breaching whales on the way to dive sites (seasonal), saw plenty of fish and coral sea snakes, a spotted eagle stingray, sharks and LOTs of sea turtles! Rose was our master diver and she really took the time and care to make sure we were safe and that we saw as much cool stuff as we could read more

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I am so happy we chose Maui Pacific Divers for our scuba adventure. They were great and helped make my 83rd birthday a trip to remember. I loved the custom built boat and the crew. We will be looking forward to our next trip with them. If anyone is looking for a wonderful and safe scuba adventure I highly recommend Maui Pacific Divers. read more

The owners, Mikhail and Maggie made this two-excursion dive trip the best they could possibly be. They knew where to go and brought the equipment and food to make our time together simply wonderful. The dive master, Rose was knowledgeable and friendly; refreshing experienced divers and facilitating our daughter's Open Water Scuba Certification. Each dive was better than the next, seeing and swimming with Maui's indigenous fish, coral, turtles and even a white tipped reef shark. Truly exceeded our expectations! read more

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We joined MPD for their first ever Private Charter to scuba dive Cathedrals near Lanai. Highly recommend if you want a more comfortable (not smashed in a boat with 20 divers) and personal experience. We had 7 people total on board and there was lots of room for more! Lunch was great! The boat is awesome and goes way faster than the typical dive boat. Got to lanai in about 40 minutes? It was a quick, smooth ride and no sea sickness! I enjoyed it so much that I'll be joining them this coming weekend for a ladies group dive over on Lanai! Can't wait to see what dives they offer in the future for the local community! read more

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What a compassionate couple. After the Lahaina Fire in August 2023 Maggie and Mikal offered a ride to the paddle out a month after the fire. Without this kind offer I would have been on the shore instead of in the water. Mahalo nui loa for giving me the opportunity to experience such a beautiful event. read more

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Amazing private charter! We took our two brand new 11 year old divers (just got certified a month ago) and my dad who needed some extra TLC with some bad knees.... they were so patient! They think of everything.... tons of different snacks and drinks, rain jackets, dry bags etc. they really accommodate you! It was worth every penny to have these knowledgeable people take us around Maui to dive! The dive master was so great! I couldn't have asked for a better experience! Thanks so much!!!! read more

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The smile on my toddlers face exemplifies the rich experience we had with Maui Pacific Divers. We took a sunset ride from Maalaea to Molokini. Mikal and Maggie were so very lovely! Warm, thoughtful, and very knowledgeable, they made us feel like family. Upon arrival Mikal handed over a whale toy to my son, which he connected with and enjoyed throughout the trip. Their boat was much larger than I expected from the photos, and I really enjoyed hearing about their experience building it. We had a wonderful spread of "pupus" that we enjoyed while in Molokini's cove, and then had a enriching ride around the islet to learn about the birds and the rock formation. If you are looking for a charter boat that gives you a personalized and knowledgeable experience I highly recommend Maui Pacific Divers. read more

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Had such a wonderful time diving with this crew! Their custom built boat is also incredibly smooth (I'm prone to sea sickness but had little to no issues). Diving with them was very unique, they really made it feel like it was OUR day and OUR adventure and they were there to help make it the best it can be. Highly recommend!! read more

We live on Maui and we're always seeking exciting, safe, and "get people out of there element" adventures for our many family and friend visitors... all we have to do is make one call and book Maui Pacific Divers! Maggie and Capt Mikal and crew are just simply COOL on top of making your fun top priority. We like to go between channels in open water and this boat that Mikal designed and built is SOOO smooth... and capable. We dive and snorkel the world in search whales and dolphins and wild critters and ADVENTURE... having these guys in our home waters makes it SO easy!! Trust some locals!!! read more

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Wonderful sunset trip to Molokini. We loved the gorgeous rock formation on the backside and the birdwatching on the slopes on the inside. It was great to be the only vessel present as well. Maggie and Mikal are knowledgeable friendly and great hosts. The night sky on the way back was amazing as were the twinkling shore lights. All in all a memorable experience which I would highly recommend, especially for those who have lived here, or are frequent visitors and looking for something different. read more

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My family and hopped on board in November for a private charter, and came away from the experience grateful and impressed by our guides. It was especially memorable Maui Pacific Divers was able to personalize our day based on what we wanted to see, our experience level, and comfort. I can't wait for our next day on the water! read more

Everyone dives the same ocean, and none of the dive shops get to reserve good weather, so none of that is material when picking a dive crew. The things that count are good people, a good boat and good gear. MPD has all three. I was late booking a trip, so I popped in to the kiosk at the dock and they were able to put me into the group the following day. We did a 2 tank dive in Lanai, First Cathedral and Fish Rock. They split the 7 of us (the boat is a 12 pack, so dive sites don't get overloaded) into two groups and pushed us overboard. Not really... The rental gear is in great shape, with newer BCs and air integrated computers, so bottom time is maximized (there is always someone who otherwise would be on tables). Entry is a giant stride and exit is a nice wide platform with two ladders. Food is good, with fruit coffee, Gatorade, water, and sandwiches, with brownie bites for dessert. At least on my trip it was. Under water, the dive masters kept the groups together and did a good job in pointing out some of the local less common sights. I have about 200 dives under my weight belt, everything from a semi luxury live aboard to DIY beach dives. You are not going to get towels out of the dryer here, and you are not going to get to lounge on the sun deck between dives. But you are getting good folks, high quality gear, and a fast boat that isn't going to drop you into the middle of tourist rush hour on the reef. I'll be back with MPD when I am back in Maui. read more

We just got back from a truly amazing trip with Maui Pacific Divers! We did two dives, First Cathedral and Fish Rock. The boat was great. Probably fits 20 although today there were only 6 divers, plus 3 dive masters and a captain. Lunch was good, massive sandwiches and limitless drinks. Our first dive was one of the best I have ever done. 2 pods of dolphins, sharks, crazy swim thrus and more! The crew was great. Very friendly and took care of everything. Good safety gear and DAN O2 on board. One note, we booked the trip through "In 2 SCUBA" who told us what slip number to go to. When we arrived the staff at Maui Pacific Divers told us what had happened. I would recommend booking directly with Maui Pacific Divers and taking any 3rd parties out of the loop. read more

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Maui Pacific Divers gave us a fantastic experience on the water! They were very knowledgeable about the area (land and reefs) that we cruised by. We got to listen to the whales sing using their underwater microphone since whale season had already passed. Going above and beyond making sure we were all comfortable for the entire ride, snacks and beverages were provided. The boat was spacious, but intimate, which was perfect! They were very accommodating and well supplied. They really did exceed our expectations and I will definitely be booking all of my future boat outings with Maui Pacific Divers. Highly recommend them to anyone looking to book a tour! Mahalo nui loa! read more

I dove with these guys and they were awesome. Captain and Dive leader were extremely competent and made for a great experience. I will be using them for all my future trips to Maui and have been talking them up to all my dive buddies. There is a better option now on Maui!! Will read more

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Really well done! I thought the instruction for the discovery dive was very professional. I felt safe. Nice amenities, in-between our two tank dive they gave us fruit, and veggies. Water and gatorade was always available. After the second dive, brownies! Saw some amazing fish in the dive spot. Very exhilarating. Top notch new equipment. Very personable and friendly crew. I was also impressed with their seamanship skills and procedures. I am in the US Coast Guard Aux and I observed some excellent practices such as two way and three way communications, casting off and docking practices, pre-underway briefing and checklist. These details indicate a true commitment to safety and not just a forced procedure by an insurance company or USCG. read more

First, if you're using Maui Pacific Divers, and you're not going to dive Molokini, you're doing it wrong. This means doing the morning dive, but it's well worth it. If they then ask if you want to do another location for dive #2 that day, say "Why the hell would I do that?!" and dive the other side of Molokini. Now, the dive master, captain and crew are excellent. The boat's a little small, but that's actually a plus, as that means you'll have a divemaster for your group of 3 or 4, rather than 6 or so on larger boats. The equipment is top notch. No building your own weight belt, no crappy connectors that come open... best equipment I've seen. The food is ok, just sandwiches and fruit, but very good brownies! The one sticky point was price... it's gonna run $200 or so for 2 dives + equipment. This is Hawaii, however, not Mexico, so prices are just higher. Do NOT try to cheap out for the afternoon dive. A) you can't go to Molokini since it gets pretty choppy out there and B) see A. Seriously, unless you're a freak that lives and dies green turtles, dive Molokini, or just don't bother on Maui. read more

My fiancé and I completed our PADI certification with MPD while on a trip to Maui. Our dive instructor was Shad and he was absolutely incredible! Getting certified in Maui with MPD was seriously one of the best decisions we've ever made! Shad is extremely knowledgeable and made us feel very safe and comfortable during our dives. I liked that he took time to explain concepts and why we performed each skill. I truly feel that under his instruction my fiancé and I have learned how to practice safe diving techniques that we'll keep with us for as long as we continue to dive. As far as MPD as a dive shop, they are seriously top notch when it comes to customer service, equipment, and staff. As all the other reviewers have already noted, their equipment is excellent and I feel that we've become forever spoiled when it comes to dive gear. Ron was our captain and both he and McAle were very entertaining and just overall cool guys to go out to sea with. You really get the special attention because these guys don't have a huge boat that can fit 20 people. On one of our trips it was just the two of us! The whole boat all to ourselves! Seriously spoiled! All in all, excellent experience with an excellent dive shop and crew. I can't say enough good things about these guys. I'll definitely be looking them up when we return to the island, hopefully sooner than later. read more

Great Business. Went Sunday over the Memorial weekend! From Mike the owner (who not only was on board but led our dive), The Skipper and Sid the mermaid goddess. Wind and swell were on so they took us to the cliff house. Lots of sea life and turtle. Most boats would not burn the fuel for that run. Professional and Fun We will be back. Thank you guys! read more

My husband and I enjoyed diving off Lanai today! It was my first boat dive and they were patient with me. Thanks for a fun day!!! read more

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Scuba diving was a good time. We booked the same day but they were able to accommodate us. They are a fairly new company so the trips out are with a small group, making the experience much more personal. They were able to tailor the experience to our individual needs which I thought was great. I'm not certified so I went on a discovery dive with two other people while my boyfriend, who is PADI certified, got a little more one-on-one experience with another dive instructor. It was my second time doing a discovery dive. The dive leader, Josh, was very patient and pretty funny making us all feel pretty comfortable before the dive. He was pretty good at checking to make sure everyone was okay while we were in the water and always tried to point out some cool things. We saw some sleeping sharks, a few interesting fishes, and a spotted eagle ray. My boyfriend was able to see some sea turtles and even got close enough to touch one. read more

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these guys!!! They are knowledgable, friendly and most of all fun!! I live on Maui and have gone diving with many of their competition - these guys are the best HANDS DOWN!! I'm not just saying that because of the fantastic brownies they serve after every dive. If you want a great boat dive experience on your vacation or if you live here go with these guys! read more

My family and I just completed our dive certification on the mainland so Maui was our first stop. We chose MPD specifically because of the smaller boat size (we wanted a smaller group) and their proximity to our Ka'anapali resort. We did two trips, two dives each trip. Overall the experience was great. Most importantly I felt they ran a safe operation. They had good practices with safety briefing, roll calls before and after dives, etc. As for the diving we had four great experiences. We did the pier (Mala Pier?) and went to the cathedrals over at Lanai. Both were awesome. The crew was friendly, fun to be with, and took care of our somewhat nervous first-timers very well. We also had two young divers (12 and 13 years old) and they were treated with care and respect. The gear was immaculate, nearly new and functioned perfectly. They had weight integrated BC's and took care of loading them for us. It was really a full service dive. I can't compare to the other dive operations in the area, but compared to our experiences in Aruba and Mexico, this was night and day a better experience. Better equipment, better safety practices, fun people...what else can you ask for?? You can't go wrong with MPD. When we come back to Maui we will use them again without a doubt. read more

Well we booked early because scuba is one of the families favorite activities. Booked for Wednesday morning got there and their boat was broke and they said they had had to pull it out to fix it but they could reschedule. They called Thursday and said they had it fixed and could do Friday or Saturday we chose Saturday since we had another activity Friday. Then Friday at 5:30 pm they called to say it broke down again and now we are scrambling to find a scuba provider at the last minute and will likely loose out on our favorite activity. Save yourself the trouble as their apparently one and only boat is unreliable. So disappointed. read more

This dive boat is the best in Maui, staff has a great attitude, teach about all the types of fish, very informative on all aspects dive in general. I wouldn't look any further, josh the lead diver really works hard to make it an awesome experience. Really pleased with outcome as I went into this blind folded. Best part is they take usually 6 and max of 12 and boat allows for more. I only had 6 other divers both days. Bill McElmurry Oct 2014 read more

We were first time divers they really took their time with us and made us feel comfortable. We were able to dive two locations totaling almost 4 hrs of diving. The also provided snacks during our time out. read more

Really enjoyed the dive day. Staff was great and the dive was very good. Quality equipment all around and the dive site was really cool. We did first cathedral and I can't remember the second one. Cathedral was a cool lava cave that offered a lot of corals and sea life. The second dive more about the sea life and the different species that could be there on any given day. Saw dolphins, turtles, a shark and an octopus that was very angry at our dive master for trying to get him out of his hiding place. Plenty to eat and drink. Great experience! The only thing I would say is it took an hour there and back which is something that I am not used too while diving. All in all would do again and1 I will be back. Thanks guys and gals. read more

Another great dive trip with Maui Pacific Divers. Mikel, Sid, Shad & Mike were their to make our 4 days of diving a wonderful experience. This was my second time out with this extremely qualified dive operation. Wouldn't dive with anyone else.mmyou make me feel like part of the family. Maholo read more

I have had 3 great dives with this crew...they are great. Best dive boat on Maui!! Will recommend them to everybody

Josh as well as rest of staff wonderful. A real lunch was served between dives not just sweet breakfast breads. They cancelled our lanai dive on Saturday due to rough conditions and we went to Mala pier/wharf and Olowalu instead. So happy he did that. Beautiful and much better for first dive of week. Later in the week we signed up again to go to Lanai. Much better that day for the long ride. We had personal one on one dive master experience. We were the only two on the boat each morning. None of this over cramped boat experience. We laughed and relaxed while seeing wonderful sights. josh is a great photographer that took tons of photos of us. No need to bring your own camera. Just relax and enjoy the dive!! There is no place better than here. We had two other dive shops cancel on us and another seemed like a meat factory trying to get us thru so we cancelled that place to do extra at Maui Pacific. I think I would even enjoy a long boat ride to Molokini with them as they are so great rather than driving to kehei. We are coming back. Please try them out. Want them to succeed. Sorry to hear they aren't there anymore. If anyone knows what happened to them or the staff we would love to follow them to their new dive spots read more

I hesitated in writing a review. Not because it was a bad experience, but because I was afraid the next time we came to the island they would be booked up! This was, by far, the best dive boat experience I've ever had. Josh, Mike and Captain McAle obviously love the water and diving...and it shows! We did 2 days and 4 dives with them, the first one my dad and I were the only ones on the boat - and so Josh got TONS of great pictures of the sea life and of us. We dove Carthingan and Mala Pier. 2 days later we came back with my husband and sister-in-law who snorkeled. That day, there were 2 other certified divers and 2 discover SCUBA divers, and it was so much fun to see people experience SCUBA for the first time! Between dives we had great fresh fruit and drinks. The boat is almost brand new, as is the equipment...I even did my first dive the second day with the caution sticker still on the goggles!!! If you are certified, a snorkeler, or considering becoming certified, you NEED to book with MPD!!! read more

I can only base this review on their service, as our trip was canceled today due to a mechanical failure of the boat. We showed up at the Lahaina Harbor after not getting a call back when we called to confirm. We paid $16 for 6 hr parking lot and arrived at slip 16 to an empty desk. A printout with our names, phone numbers and on-island addresses were there. After we waited, the Parasailing kiosk manager called the shop owner. We waited a bit longer and someone from the shop showed up and told us someone was supposed to have been there to tell us that the trip was cancelled due to a mechanical issue with the boat. It was too late to find other five companies as they were either full or had already left. I understand that mechanicals happen, but they had our numbers and should have called before we drove down there, paid for parking and given up half our day. They only had to call two people since there were only two parties (group of 3 and 4) who showed up. Then again, maybe that was their reason for cancellation. We went with Lahaina Divers. Very professional shop. read more

Went diving with Maui Pacific Divers. Great crew that was very knowledgable about the local marine life. I had not dived in 10 years and the got me comfortable in no time. My wife does not dive so she went along and snorkeled. I would reccomend Maui Pacific divers to all. read more

Thanks to Mike and Josh for the great diving experience. They took three generations of us (myself, son, and two grand kids, neither were certified). The TLC Josh showed the kids was worth every penny, and the special attention to detail Mike expressed, especially with his "event photographing" skills was exemplary. They keep their boat and gear in a condition above what I've experienced in my 30 years of diving private boats. Good job, guys! read more

Me and my wife had two separate great experiences with Maui Pacific Divers. I had a fantastic wreck dive at the Carthaginian and then experienced an abundance of fish, turtles and sharks at Mala Pier. Captain and team were great, very pleasant people that made it into a very enjoyable and amusing half-day. Food was great and I felt very well taken care of. read more