Our Crew

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Captain Mike Karlson

Captain Mike is the owner/operator of Kona Sail Charters. He moved to Hawaii in 1957 and spent his early childhood in Kailua and Waikiki on Oahu. He has been a captain for 38 years and has a 500 ton Masters license with a 100 ton sail endorsement. He has lived in Kona for 40 years and has been operating sail and snorkel on the Honu off and on since 2000.  Capt. Mike loves being on the ocean and having new sailing adventures with visiting guests.


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Captain Lisa Christensen

Captain Lisa is originally from California and has been the owner/operator of Honu Sports for 20 years.  She operated scuba charters until 2020 and very knowledgeable of the underwater marine life. She has a great boat for snorkel adventuring  and lots of experience with the manta ray night snorkel.