The island of Kauai is one of the most beautiful dive locations in the world.

Kauai has crystal clear water and some very interesting wildlife.

The entire underwater region surrounding Kauai and in fact adjacent to all the Hawaiian Islands is very different from many other diving areas for a number of reasons, which have their root in a number of scientific disciplines.

First and foremost it must be noted that these island we call Hawaii are the most remote archipelago of islands found anywhere in the world. There is roughly a buffer of 2000 to 2500 miles of seemingly endless ocean surrounding Hawaii in virtually every direction. This comes as a result of the islands having their point of origin in what is generally referred to as a permanent “hot spot” located deep below the earth’s crust in the center of the huge Pacific Plate.

The most notable underwater consequence of this remoteness effecting the sea life surrounding Kauai is that these life forms are much less numerous in terms of species than can be found in most other parts of the world. It also must be noted however, that there is a much higher incidence of native species, or “Hawaii specific” life forms in the waters off Kauai. Though it would seem that the overall connected nature of the oceans would allow for the free flow of fish and marine life to migrate from other locations to Hawaii, in actual fact, a full 30% of the fish life found in Hawaiian waters are native to Hawaii. This may be at least partially a result of how long the various larvas of fish or coral can remain alive as it floats for months in the ocean currents on its way to the Kauai coast.

All this being said the net result is that the diving to be found off Kauai is not only different from other diving spots in the world but that it is unique as well.

This page contains information about: kauai scuba diving, kauai scuba tours, kauai scuba, kauai diving, kauai hawaii scuba diving, kauai scuba dives, kauai hawaii scuba dives, kauai hawaii scuba, scuba diving in kauai.