Water Safety Hawaii

Water Safety Hawaii Providing water safety education and survival-based swim lessons to “Keep Hawai’i Keiki Water Safe!”

06/03/2026

We need your help! 🙏🏽

Recently, Hawaiʻi lifeguards were finally recognized as the first responders they truly are. For years they weren’t classified that way — even though, more often than not, they were the first to respond.

A huge shout out to the for putting in the work to make this happen. This is a big accomplishment, and in my eyes, essential for the people who keep our beaches safe.💛❤️

Now California needs our help. They’re taking the same steps to recognize their lifeguards as first responders — and we can stand behind them.

👉🏽 Please sign the petition. Link is in the comments and story. It takes 30 seconds and your support means everything.

Mahalo for supporting water safety — all aspects, all people, all communities.🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

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06/02/2026

31 days. One mission. Mahalo for your support! 🤙🏽

We did it! One Water Safety Tip a day for the full month of May in honor of National Water Safery Month. 🙌🏽

Water safety doesn’t end today. We’re here all year, because the ocean doesn’t take a day off. And neither do we.

Mahalo for being part of this water safety community. If you haven’t done so already, follow along, because we’re just getting started! 🌊🩵🌊🩵

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Share water safety knowledge. Your voice can save lives.🗣️This is the final tip in our 31-day National Water Safety Mont...
05/31/2026

Share water safety knowledge. Your voice can save lives.🗣️

This is the final tip in our 31-day National Water Safety Month series — and it might be the most important one of all.
Every tip we’ve shared this month only matters if it gets passed on. You don’t need to be a lifeguard, an swim instructor or an expert. You just need to care enough to speak up.

Here is how you can help:
🔹 Tell a friend how to spot a rip current
🔹 Remind a parent about touch supervision
🔹 Warn a visitor about an unfamiliar beach
🔹 Teach a keiki to never turn their back on the ocean
🔹 Share a post that could reach someone who needs it

Mahalo to every single one of you who followed along, shared a tip, tagged a loved one, or simply paused to think about safety before heading to the water this month. 🙏🏽

Water safety doesn’t end on May 31st. The ocean is here year-round — and so are we. 🩵
Keep sharing. Keep learning. Keep your friends, family and community safe. 🤙🏽

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05/30/2026

Mahalo to Preston from for the surf report and view of China Walls! We love when our community comes together to share their ocean updates & water safety. 💙💙💙

Also loving the caution/warning sign put up at China Walls. 🙌🏽💛🙌🏽💛 If you know who did this please tag them so we can give them a shot out.

Lots of action on the south shore today. If can, plz tag, collab or send me some footage of where you surfing. We love sharing this with our followers. Mahalo! 🤙🏽

05/30/2026

South Shore Surf Report! High Surf Advisory for all south facing shores. 🌊🌊🌊 This is for Saturday, May 30th, 2026.

Reel for full report and also check out www.surfnewsnetwork.com for full report or www.surfline.com. offers full report, cams amd extended forecasts with their subscription. You can also call 596-SURF for the report by phone.

I hope everyone gets some fun waves today. Stay safe and know your limits! 🌊💙🤍

When we think about ocean safety, we usually think about waves and currents. But trash and debris in the water create re...
05/30/2026

When we think about ocean safety, we usually think about waves and currents. But trash and debris in the water create real hazards too — for people AND for the marine life that makes Hawaiʻi so special.

How beach trash becomes a safety hazard: 👇🏽
🔹 Fishing line & nets — can entangle swimmers, surfers, and divers underwater
🔹 Broken glass & sharp metal — hidden in the sand or shallows, causing serious cuts
🔹 Plastic bags — can wrap around limbs or be mistaken for jellyfish by turtles and monk seals
🔹 Hooks & tackle — easily step on or get caught
🔹 Large debris — creates underwater obstacles you can’t see until it’s too late

And it’s not just about us. 🐢🐠🦭
Hawai’i’s honus, fish, monk seals and birds are harmed every day by ocean trash — through entanglement, ingestion, and habitat damage. Protecting them is part of protecting our ocean home.

What you can do: 💙
• Pack it in, pack it out — take everything you bring
• Pick up one piece of trash before you leave (even if it isn’t yours)
• Secure light items so wind doesn’t carry them into the water
• Skip single-use plastics on beach days when you can
• Teach your keiki to mālama the āina from a young age

When we care for the ocean, the ocean cares for us. Leave every beach better than you found it. 🩵🩵🩵

Tag someone who always picks up the beach. 👇🏽

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🤍 Our hearts are heavy today.😔We received tragic news that a 22-year-old woman lost her life at Makapuʻu. Our deepest co...
05/30/2026

🤍 Our hearts are heavy today.😔

We received tragic news that a 22-year-old woman lost her life at Makapuʻu. Our deepest condolences and prayers go out to her family, friends and everyone who loved her. 🙏🏽

We share this not to alarm — but with care, love, respect and with the hope that it may protect someone else.

A painful truth about the ocean: serious injuries and drownings don’t only happen on the big, dramatic days. They happen on the smaller calm days too.

On rough days, we’re cautious. We respect the power we can see. We stay extra careful — or we don’t go in at all.

But on calmer days, the ocean looks gentle. Inviting. Safe. And in that moment, it’s easy to forget that the risks are always there — currents, sudden shorebreak, set waves, dangerous rocks, ledges and conditions that can change in seconds. The ocean doesn’t have to look dangerous to be dangerous.

Makapuʻu in particular is known for powerful shorebreak and strong currents, even when it appears calm.

🤍 So today, we ask you gently:
🔹 Learn the specific hazards of every beach before you go
🔹 Go to lifeguards beaches when lifeguards are on duty
🔹 Check conditions and ask lifeguards
🔹 Share what you know with your family, friends and even strangers

Your words could be the reason someone goes home safe. A simple tip, a gentle warning, a moment of awareness — it can save a life.

Prayers and love to this woman’s family 🩵🙏🏽🩵🙏🏽

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If you see someone struggling in the water, your first instinct is to jump in and save them. Please don’t unless you hav...
05/29/2026

If you see someone struggling in the water, your first instinct is to jump in and save them. Please don’t unless you have the aquatic skills and training to do so. 🛑

Every year, would-be rescuers drown trying to save someone else. A panicking person will instinctively climb on top of you and push you under — without ever meaning to. The safest rescue is the one that keeps YOU safe as well.

Remember: Reach, Throw, Don’t Go. 👇🏽
🔹 REACH — Extend something to them. A rescue tube, a pole, paddle, branch, towel, or even your leg while you stay anchored to something stable.
🔹 THROW — Toss them anything that floats. A rescue tube, surfboard, boogie board, life jacket or even a cooler lid. Give them something to hold onto.
🔹 DON’T GO — Do not enter the water unless you are a trained rescuer. Instead, alert a lifeguard and call 911 immediately.

Hawaiʻi makes this easier than ever.
Thanks to the Rescue Tube Foundation — founded on Kauaʻi by Executive Director and co-founder Branch Lotspeich — hundreds of public rescue tube stations are now installed at beaches across Kauaʻi, Oahu, Maui and the Big Island.
These bright, easy-to-grab flotation devices sit right on the shoreline so anyone can grab one in an emergency and help save a life — without becoming a victim themselves. This grassroots effort has been credited with saving countless lives across our islands. It is perfect for unguarded beaches or before/after lifeguard hours. 💙

👀 Next time you’re at the beach, look for the rescue tube station. Know where it is BEFORE you need it. Those few seconds of awareness could save a life.

You don’t have to be a lifeguard to be a hero. You just have to know what to do. ❤️💛

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05/29/2026

Makapu’u, Fri., May 29th, 2026 at 12:45 PM. It’s a beautiful day over here on the eastside. Trades slightly lighter than earlier this week but still blowing. Surf only about 2 feet onshore but a nice, hot summer day to jump in the water. Happy Aloha Friday everyone! 🌺

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