{"id":1200,"date":"2016-07-27T07:35:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T07:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eco-friendly-tourism.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=1200"},"modified":"2025-03-12T23:37:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T09:37:02","slug":"maui-dreams-dive-company","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.sustainabletourismhawaii.org\/members\/maui-dreams-dive-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui Dreams Dive Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='mm_top_company' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow avia-bg-style-parallax  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling    container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1200'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div style='padding-bottom:94px; color:#ffffff;font-size:40px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first   av-inherit-size '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >MAUI DREAMS DIVE COM.<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' style='border-color:#ffffff'><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-equal-height-column-flextable -flextable' ><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top first  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_half   \" style='background: #ffffff; padding:40px 20px 40px 34px ; background-color:#ffffff; border-radius:0px; '><p><div class='avia-video avia-video-16-9 avia-video-html5  '   itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.sustainabletourismhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Maui-Dreams-Just-Wants-to-Have-FUN.mp4' ><video class=\"avia_video\"   loop preload=\"metadata\"  controls id=\"player_1200_111607976_793325070\" >\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.sustainabletourismhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Maui-Dreams-Just-Wants-to-Have-FUN.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><\/video><\/div><br \/>\n<div class='avia-button-wrap button-num-1 avia-button-right  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_video  el_before_av_button_mm  '><a href='http:\/\/www.mauidreamsdiveco.com\/guided-dives\/shore-dives' class='book-tour-pos mm_bt_shadow avia-button  avia-icon_select-no avia-color-custom avia-size-medium avia-position-right '  target=\"_blank\"  style='background-color:#ffe089; border-color:#ffe089; color:#947d3b;box-shadow: 0px 4px 0px 0px #947d3b;border-radius: 5px; ' ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Book Now<\/span><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n<div class='avia-button-wrap button-num-2 avia-button-right  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_button_mm  avia-builder-el-last  '><a href='https:\/\/www.mauidreamsdiveco.com\/about-mddc\/mddc-general-info' class='book-tour-pos btn-learn-more mm_bt_shadow avia-button  avia-icon_select-no avia-color-custom avia-size-medium avia-position-right '  target=\"_blank\"  style='background-color:#ffe089; border-color:#ffe089; color:#947d3b;box-shadow: 0px 4px 0px 0px #947d3b;border-radius: 5px; ' ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Learn More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top   avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  \" style='padding:40px 34px 46px 20px ; background-color:#ffffff; border-radius:0px; '><p><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock mm-content-logo av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:16px; color:#414e62; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1154\" style=\"max-height: 200px; width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sustainabletourismhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Maui-Dreams-Dive.png\" alt=\"Maui Dreams Dive Co.\" width=\"189\" height=\"207\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9663 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sustainabletourismhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/icon-cretified-300x188.png\" alt=\"Certified Since 2014\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sustainabletourismhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/icon-cretified-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sustainabletourismhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/icon-cretified.png 603w, https:\/\/www.sustainabletourismhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/icon-cretified-450x281.png 450w, https:\/\/www.sustainabletourismhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/icon-cretified-288x180.png 288w, https:\/\/www.sustainabletourismhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/icon-cretified-600x377.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:16px; color:#414e62; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We are a PADI 5 Star IDC, offering guided dives and training for beginners all the way through the Instructor levels. We participate in Project Aware clean-ups, Dive Into Earth Day events, and the Maui Reef Fund. Everyone on our staff is committed to ongoing development and continues their underwater naturalist training, dive education and conservation training throughout the year.<br \/>\n<abbr data-wawebkitcopymarker=\"1475557402979\"> <\/abbr><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 --><div style=' margin-top:30px; margin-bottom:30px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no   avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half '><span class='hr-inner   inner-border-av-border-none' style=' width:50px;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-equal-height-column-flextable -flextable' ><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div style='padding-bottom:0px; color:#ffffff;font-size:37px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-11  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first   av-inherit-size '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >MAUI DREAMS DIVE COMPANY CERTIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' style='border-color:#ffffff'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:16px; color:#414e62; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Excellent interpretation during the tour! The pre-dive briefing hit all the key points (safety, education, and conservation). Excellent that you have the fish card on hand at the dive site for divers to view. Great job of utilizing dry erase board underwater to ID basic fish for divers. Reef etiquette steps (no touching coral, etc.) displayed on front window and reiterated before and during dive.<\/p>\n<p>Instructor discussed the uniqueness of Maui\u2019s reef systems. Continue to integrate similar information into tours that help establish a\u00a0<i>sense of place<\/i>\u00a0\u2013 including place names, any special information\/history about the area, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Instructor carefully described proper reef etiquette, and ensured that new divers (if struggling with buoyancy) remained over sand and rubble. Took time to explain safety and practiced essential skills on land and again in shallow water before dive started.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mm-button-read-more\" href=\"#\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  avia-full-stretch flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr   \" style='background:url(https:\/\/www.sustainabletourismhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Dolphin-Excursions-colorful-fish-1030x580.jpg) center center no-repeat ; border-radius:0px; '><div class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-14  avia-builder-el-no-sibling   avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/www.sustainabletourismhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/maui-dreams-dive-company-pumpkinsw.jpg' alt='maui dreams dive company pumpkinsw' title='maui-dreams-dive-company-pumpkinsw' height=\"300\" width=\"482\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 --><div style=' margin-top:30px; margin-bottom:30px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no   avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half '><span class='hr-inner   inner-border-av-border-none' style=' width:50px;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-equal-height-column-flextable -flextable' ><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  avia-full-stretch flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-17  avia-builder-el-no-sibling   avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/www.sustainabletourismhawaii.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/maui-dreams-dive-company-beach-resort.jpg' alt='maui dreams dive company beach resort' title='maui-dreams-dive-company-beach-resort' height=\"516\" width=\"1200\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:16px; color:#414e62; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Reduce, reuse, and recycle underpin the Maui Dreams Dive Operation, and a number of steps have been taken to reduce the company\u2019s waste. Active recycling in office, dive boat uses reusable cups, extra food is given away. Shore-based dive site is close to shop (minimizes driving time).<\/p>\n<p>Regularly conducts underwater cleanups, and efforts have removed an estimated 3,000 pounds of debris from Maui reefs.<\/p>\n<p>Great utilization of website, which includes a conservation\/education blog, detailed FAQ, and an online Hawaii fish guide.<\/p>\n<p>Reference station (with Hawaii fish ID books, DVD\u2019s, etc.) readily available in the office for employees. New employee training includes information about natural resources, coral reefs, and ocean conservation. Reference materials also available for purchase in dive shop.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mm-button-read-more\" href=\"#\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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