About Us
Hawaii’s Premier Dive Center Since 1979
Aloha! Welcome to Waikiki Dive Center, the best and most experienced scuba diving shop on Oahu. Waikiki Dive Center has been providing outstanding scuba diving certification courses and complete diving services in Hawaii since 1979. Our ocean is a comfortable 80°F (26.7°C), and we look forward to introducing you to life in our melting cobble blue paradise!
Waikiki Dive Center is the only dive shop located in Waikiki and is within a short walking distance of most hotels in the area. As the first PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Center (IDC) on Oahu, we take pride in our rich history. In the last 44 years, we have led over 4 million safe dives while certifying over 35,000 divers from all over the world.
Whether you’re a first-time (non-certified beginner) or experienced diver, Waikiki Dive Center can help take your skills to the next level. We are a ScubaPro authorized repair center for gear maintenance, equipment fixes, diving retail items (including special orders), classes, snorkel rentals, and air fills. We can do it all!
All diving tours with Waikiki Dive Center include personalized premium professional diving gear. We also offer prescription dive masks. Ask about any of our daily two-tank all-inclusive boat dive tours with departure times of 6:45 am, 9:45 am, 1:45 pm, and 5:30 pm.
Our course director, instructors, and dive masters are passionate about the ocean and professionals when it comes to scuba diving safety. As the most culturally diversified dive shop on the island, Waikiki Dive Center provides PADI certification courses and guided diving tours in Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
Why Choose Waikiki Dive Center?
Waikiki Dive Center is the first PADI 5-Star IDC on Oahu and the only dive shop in the center of Waikiki, with U.S. Coast Guard-certified dive vessels, routinely maintained gear, licensed multilingual instructors and dive masters, and transparent pricing with no hidden fees.
- Official Pathways to Certification: Waikiki Dive Center is the first PADI 5-Star IDC on Oahu, which means we are leaders in Hawaii scuba diving with state-of-the-art gear. If you search for a 5-Star Dive Center near you on PADI.com, you’ll see our location listed as one of the most safe, reliable, and highly-rated places for certification.
- Reputable Dive Shop: We are the only dive shop located in the center of Waikiki. Be cautious because the city does have several businesses that portray themselves as “dive shops,” but they do not actually qualify as having a real diving store.
- High-Quality Gear: At Waikiki Dive Center, we are an Authorized and Certified Technical Representative of several OEMs, including ScubaPro, CRESSI, TUSA, and GARMIN. All gear is routinely maintained and tested by certified technicians. If gear is not taken care of properly, it can be extremely harmful — and, sometimes, fatal — to diver health. For that reason, it’s critical that you choose a diving institution with the proper tools and processes to ensure your safety.
- U.S. Coast Guard-Certified Dive Vessels: Waikiki Dive Center is one of the few dive operators in Hawaii who proactively works closely with the U.S. Coast Guard. With their support, we routinely conduct checks on all vessels. Our boats are outfitted with full safety equipment, including oxygen and an emergency radio beacon. Each vessel is also 100% drug-free and certified by the Maritime Consortium and USCG.
- Licensed Dive Instructors & Dive Masters: All Waikiki Dive Center dive leads are fully insured, current on their certifications, and experienced in teaching and guiding dive tours. Each diver has an official number that proves they are PADI certified. All together, our team has led over 50,000 dives. Try finding another dive shop in Oahu that can top that!
- Friendly, Professional, & Multilingual Staff: The team at Waikiki Dive Center is filled with passionate and professional individuals. They are patient, friendly, and fun to go diving with. Our highly diverse staff includes members that speak multiple languages, including Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese.
- Transparent Pricing: For every four-hour diving trip, Waikiki Dive Center includes state-of-the-art premium diving gear and two tanks. Our goal is to keep diving as affordable as possible so we can get more ocean lovers in the water! There aren’t any hidden fees when you book a tour with us.
- Exceptional Customer Experiences: At Waikiki Dive Center, our ultimate goal is to provide you with an experience you’ll remember fondly for years to come. Our instructors will guide you every step of the way throughout your diving adventure. Most importantly, we want you to have fun!
Our Mission
- Inspire
- Discover
- Empower
- Advance
‘Did You Know?’ Facts
- Did you know that scuba diving is much easier than snorkeling?
- Did you know that your friends don't need to be scuba certified to join us for a two-tank discovery boat dive and learn the first four essential scuba diving skills?
- Did you know scuba diving is a premier sport for promoting health and therapy?
- Instead of the traditional 8 weekends at other establishments, did you know you can get scuba certified at any level within two to three days at Waikiki Dive Center?
- Did you know 35,000 divers have become PADI certified at Waikiki Dive Center within the past 44 years?
- Did you know that Waikiki Dive Center is the first PADI 5-Star IDC Academy on Oahu?
- Did you know that Waikiki Dive Center is the first dive shop on Oahu to introduce no-hassle valet diving?
- Did you know you can celebrate a significant milestone underwater on one of Waikiki Dive Center’s private dive charters?