Hawaii Oceanic's Coast Guard certified boat, the Pueo Kai 2

Hawaii Oceanic's new Coast Guard certified boat, the Pueo Kai 2, can take small groups of up to 12 people to enjoy the Kona coastline.

If your group or family would prefer to have a charter boat to themselves, Hawaii Oceanic offers The Private Explorer charter boat tour.  

The Private Explorer charter boat tour with Hawaii Oceanic is where we can make our boat yours for the whole morning, where you and your family can decide how to best enjoy the beautiful Kona coastline of Hawaii. 

Interested in snorkeling with Manta Rays at night? Hawaii Oceanic is proud to be a Green Listed Activity Provider, verified by the Manta Ray Advocates of Hawaii.

The best time to snorkel with Manta Rays is at night. No snorkeling experience is required!   

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Snorkeleing with Manta Rays Kona Hawaii with Hawaii Oceanic

This month has been nothing short of absolutely awesome during each of our Manta Ray Magic Night Snorkeling charter boat tours.

We've been seeing over a dozen Manta Rays each night!

Check out our Manta Ray video and Manta Ray snorkeling photos below. 

 

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Dolphin Echolocation - Dolphin Communication

Hawaii Oceanic's below videos are of dolphins swimming who are using echolocation.

Echolocation is a rapid clicking sound, where the dolphins use high frequency sound pulses that bounce off of objects in the water and refract back to the dolphin.

The dolphin are able to interpret the returning sound waves and can "see" the object in greater detail through high frequency sound pulses than the dolphin could see if the dolphins' were relying upon their eyesight alone. 

Dolphin can actually detect density differences in the object and can scan through fish, sand, and even people. 

Sometimes you can even feel the buzzing if a dolphin is close enough to you and is echolocating your body.

We call it being "buzzed" by the dolphin.   

 

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Kids Swim With Dolphins! Dolphin Swim for Kids! Kona Hawaii

Families with young children who want to experience swimming with dolphins are welcome to book our "Private Explorer" Charter Boat tour with Hawaii Oceanic.

Young children on our Private Explorer charter tour can be put through our "Mermaid Academy." 




"The little mermaids love it!  They get extra attention in the water to make sure they have as much fun as the older, stronger swimmers." 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Swimming with Dolphins - Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins

Hawaii Oceanic guests on our "Dolphin Dreaming" charter tour found Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins playing with a jellyfish!

 

The dolphins were taking turns biting the jellyfish and then rubbing it around their pectoral fins and tail flukes. 

 

The dolphins played with the jellyfish for several minutes while our guests who were snorkeling with the dolphins watched. 

 

First time we've seen dolphin play with a jellyfish in that manner.

 

 

 

 

HawaiiOceanic.com | Private Ocean Adventures | Kailua-Kona Hawaii | KonaCaptainJason@gmail.com | 808-82MANTA or 808-326-2682

Swimming with Dolphins - Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins

Hawaii Oceanic guests on our "Dolphin Dreaming" charter tour found Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins playing with a jellyfish!

 

The dolphins were taking turns biting the jellyfish and then rubbing it around their pectoral fins and tail flukes. 

 

The dolphins played with the jellyfish for several minutes while our guests who were snorkeling with the dolphins watched. 

 

First time we've seen dolphin play with a jellyfish in that manner.

 

 

 

 

HawaiiOceanic.com | Private Ocean Adventures | Kailua-Kona Hawaii | KonaCaptainJason@gmail.com | 808-82MANTA or 808-326-2682

Snorkel with Whale Sharks in Hawaii

Captain Jason and the guests aboard Hawaii Oceanic's charter boat, the Pueo Kai enjoyed a rare encounter with a whale shark.

The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the largest fish in the world!

Hawaii Oceanic guests saw the whale shark offshore during the Dolphin Dreaming charter boat tour Saturday May 16th, 2015.

Fish like this whale shark remind us of how incredible the ocean is!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HawaiiOceanic.com | Private Ocean Adventures | Kailua-Kona Hawaii | KonaCaptainJason@gmail.com | 808-82MANTA or 808-326-2682