At Kauai Down Under, we want to make your diving experience truly unforgettable, whether it’s your first time or your hundredth time. We truly enjoy what we do. We want to share the island we live on, and the waters that surround it and we want to have some fun along the way. Our staff is fun-loving handpicked our diving professionals are of the highest standard and we want to make your vacation and diving experience all that you want it to be.  



.....JOSH HELMIN, Owner/Operator/Dive Instructor
.....Josh is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer, PADI MSDT #166664. He has been a scuba instructor since 1996 and has been scuba diving since 1995. Originally from Minnesota , he is also certified as a dry suit diver, however, after his one time dive under the ice, he decided it was just way too cold. Josh has a degree in Architecture from Saint Cloud State University , Minnesota . He has been a dive shop owner/operator since 2001. Josh came to Kauai because of his love of the warm ocean water! His hobbies are working, diving, working, mountain biking, working and, well, you guessed it, working. Needless to say…we can’t get him out of the shop into the warm ocean water!

.....AMANDA BRANDT, Sales and Marketing

.....Amanda came to Kauai in 2001 with Josh and helps with sales and marketing operations. She has a degree in Fisheries and Natural Resources from Saint Cloud State University , Minnesota . She loves the ocean and all of its creatures. Her hobbies are diving, her pet dog, Tina, stamping, and Josh (of course!).

.....LYNN MCQUEENEY, Dive Instructor

.....Lynn has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California and was a Project Engineer for a Southern California Aerospace firm for 16 years. She has also trained dressage horses and their owners for almost 20 years and is a certified dressage trainer at the advanced levels. Lynn decided to throw it all away for the life of a dive instructor and moved to Kauai to enjoy the beauty and outdoor activities that the island has to offer. Lynn started diving in 1999, and has been a dive instructor since 2003, PADI OWSI # 185965.

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Mailing address
PO Box 853
Koloa, Hi 96756
Physical Address
2440 Hoonani Rd Suite #7
Local Phone: 808-742-9534
Fax: 808-742-5280
Toll Free: 1-877-KDU-DIVE
                              (538-3483)
email: info@kauaidownunderscuba.com