Mike Severns Diving

08/13/2025

https://www.mikesevernsdiving.com/the-maui-batfish-a-remembrance/

The Maui batfish (Platax teira) visited a wreck periodically off the coast of Maui for 21.5 years until he was senselessly speared in 2025.

12/08/2022

If anyone is interested in soon-to-be vintage Mike Severns Diving T-shirts we still have some inventory. Just contact us through the website and we will let you know what sizes and sleeve lengths we have left. Photos are here:

Scuba Diving T-Shirts We have two types of shirts in Men’s sizes S-XXL and Child’s large (14-16) Mike Severns Diving T-shirt Short Sleeve and Long Sleeve Available Small design on front with large design on back Color: White or Heather Gray Sizes: Men’s sizes S-XXL; Child’s Large (14-16) Pri...

09/07/2022

Happening today! 5:30 PM Zoom.

Underwater photographer and former National Geographic assignment photographer David Fleetham, says that for him, great white sharks spark fascination and sent him on a journey around the world to photograph them and dispel the fear that comes with sharks.

07/11/2022

To Our Dear Divers and Friends ~

We know this will come as a surprise to many of you. Soon we will complete the sale of Mike Severns Diving. We are happy to say that our boat, Pilikai, will continue in service with new owners, Javier and Christina Cantellops, under their company name of Island Style Diving.

For the past 43 years we have had the unparalleled joy of sharing underwater adventures with you. The discoveries, the epic animal encounters, the beautiful photographs and videos, the laughter and pure fun of spending time together as divers will be treasured for the rest of our lives.

We are still as passionate as ever about giving people the highest quality diving on Maui and would have wanted to continue forever, but we feel it is better to exit gracefully when we are still healthy and not too old, rather than wait until we have passed this point. The time felt perfect to pass the torch to the next generation and we are thrilled to be doing that with Javier and Christina.

The hardest part of letting go will be not seeing our repeating divers, some of whom have been with us the entire 35 years that I have been here at Mike Severns Diving (and a handful of you - you know who you are - for even a few years before I came along).

We humbly thank you for trusting us to keep you safe, for wanting to learn about the animals, for making us laugh, and for bringing us pizza, beer from the Pacific Northwest, pocket cheese, peanut butter Cliff bars and of course, bacon. We are deeply grateful for your support of us as individuals as well as your support of Mike Severns Diving during its 43 years of operation. You will never know how much you have enriched our days.

07/02/2022

Just for fun ☺️

An unusual Seven-Eleven crab with at least twice the normal number of spots brings to mind a Hawaiian legend that explains the number of spots

06/16/2022

Yesterday, after an 18-month battle with cancer, we lost our wonderful, charming divemaster Poki Breeding. Some of you may also know that she is the beloved partner of our captain Andy. She came into our lives 6 years ago and delighted us with her British accent, her nonstop cheeriness and her hilarious wit. She absolutely loved the ocean and its creatures and could not fathom any other type of work.

Dear Poki, the fortitude you showed throughout, but particularly in the end, is something that none of us will ever forget. You gave it your all, just like you did with everything in your beautiful, adventurous life.

We miss you already treasured friend. We will always miss you.

06/09/2022

There can’t be many places in the world like Maui where you can see 60 feet underwater all the way to the top of a 5,700 ft. volcano in a SINGLE PHOTO. There just can’t be...

05/01/2022

Happy May Day! (Lei Day in Hawaii)

04/21/2022

https://mauinow.com/2022/04/19/monk-seal-birth-documented-on-video/

The birth of a monk seal was documented in video on a beach along the North Shore of Oʻahu. Veteran mother RN58 gave birth to PO5, the fifth pup born on O‘ahu this year.

04/18/2022

This morning: Full moonset in the west, sunrise in the east. Looking forward to coral spawning in the morning!

02/14/2022

Yes, this is real! This is a tiger cowrie that we know because of the two heart-shaped spots at the front of his/her shell. No Photoshopping was involved. Pretty sweet, huh?

01/10/2022

Hawaii hawksbills just reached 300 unique hawksbills in their database. And the latest one from Maui happens to be named Poki after our lovely divemaster Poki Breeding!

This page summarizes the reported Maui & Molokini hawksbill sea turtles and showcases photos of -100+. Please send us a sighting!