sarah milisen

Marine Debris Technician II

Hometown: Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i Island

Current Residence: Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i Island

Originally from chilly California waters, Sarah moved to Big Island for the diving, and never left. 14 years later, she has lead divers on 4000+ dives throughout the world, offering international dive travel trips and working in Kona, HI. 

Sarah sailed with PMDP/NOAA on their marine debris team in 2021, and again in 2024, and would never give up another chance to pull more nets! She regularly organizes over 50 underwater cleanups per year on Hawai’i Island with a smaller non profit when she is not working as a Divemaster.

She is most excited to push herself harder than she has any other year pulling nets, and is currently weightlifting to work towards those goals!

Her other passions are: cooking, eating, teaching diving, and reading. 

Weird fact: She is shamelessly addicted to the Sarah Maas books. All of them!