It's a thankless job. People refuse to listen and continue to do what they want, until it's too late. I commend the lifeguards and officials who keep helping beach goers and saving lives.
I had to help 2 different groups of people at Hanalei today, on Kaua'i. it was rough and currents were extremely strong. glad I could help but not sure who else has been in their situations today that I didn't see
Kudos to you. I surfed Hanalei Bay a couple weekends back. Sick wave, but that paddle out through the bay was a bit sketchy. Be nice Mr. Tiger shark. haha. Such a gorgeous place. I hope they found that kid that was missing. I think he was a bodyboarder or something like that. Kauai is magical. :)
I'm from San Diego and at this same spot years ago I saw people getting into trouble while I was body boarding some huge shore break. It's the same tourists that I see at home that don't know how dangerous it can be.
@@The_Vaporizer Ahhhh.....SD....my hometown that I miss everyday. Get some good waves for me. I used to live in Carlsbad and I need some SD waves soon. :)
The way to get your sh!^ together is to follow directions. Took me a very long time to begin doing that. The late English writer, speaker, and self-styled "philosophical entertainer" Alan Watts said, “Use your thinking. Don’t let your thinking use you.” Grateful these humans and myself are still alive today.
Insanely strong, nothing like California or most other places, surprisingly powerful even when the surf is not that big. Shocks you the first time you feel it.
@@thatlovejones Depends what part of California, there’s Mavericks, Cortes Bank, the wedge, BlacksBeach, OBSF… etc. RIP Mark Foo and Sion Milosky, both from Hawaii but road their last wave in California…
Totally! The girl in the middle, when talking about swimming, said they weren’t really swimmers and weren’t considering swimming, but looked to the others for their approval or agreement that they weren’t going to swim, which I thought was funny…then the other says were from Nebraska m we have no waves, corn is a close as we get…that was funny…
Every year this happens. People swim around Waiks and think the North side is the same. They watch videos of pros making it look easy but don't really understand how powerful and dangerous the country ocean can get.
If you wanna fuck around and find out that’s up to you. There shouldn’t have to be signs or tape, take a look at the ocean and you can tell you shouldn’t be out there. But hey if it’s worth your life to risk it, do what you gotta do, but I don’t wanna hear people crying because they weren’t warned, it’s just common sense.
@@jaybleu6169 Yeah, it is. Those girls from Nebraska understood the dangers coming from a landlocked place. They said, not a good swimmer, never seen the ocean, weren't planning on swimming. That's common sense right there.
@@Uilani-g4m Sure, some things are obvious. I didn't see anyone out swimming yesterday (except one guy who was clearly qualified to do so). But I did spend a couple hours at Waimea and the lifeguards were having to constantly tell people to move back, because the sand (and likewise rocks) being smooth and wet meaning the waves are going there isn't obvious if that's not something you've dealt with before.
I literally just got home from Oahu. Was swimming in sharks cove on Wednesday, and they were yelling at people to stay off the rocks because if they got swept out, they probably weren't getting rescued. I paid lots of money for my trip and enjoyed the 10 days, but I surely didn't pay for Mother Nature to kill me. It isn't that hard to listen to what authorities say
Don't people know you can't swim on the North Shore. ZERO. Only Surfers and even then they have better grown up there. And I was born and raised there and I would never swim there.
I dream to see north shore waves in action some day, but there is no way I am getting close to that water! People underestimate too much the power of the ocean.
I’ve surfed 28 years and wouldn’t go anywhere near surf like that, unless it were some bizarre life or death situation like being chased by something bigger into the water, and even then you’d need swim fins on.. ignorance must be bliss 😮
It’s so bad and always has been , especially for visitors- there is even a TV show ( high surf) that exemplifies the danger - I suggest requiring swiming permit’s that have an associated fee , experience level and State level disclosure.
A lot of kooks come to Oahu and think they can handle the waves there. If it's this time of the year, so many of them end up dead or busted up for life..
If the locals don’t go, YOU DONT GO! Respect the local’s knowledge. Lived in Honolulu from 2005 to 2013. Can’t wait to move back.
One problem is though when they see other people out or during a lul they think it’s safe. It is for the people who know but not for them.
It's a thankless job. People refuse to listen and continue to do what they want, until it's too late. I commend the lifeguards and officials who keep helping beach goers and saving lives.
Rule 1: _"Never [turn your back to]* the ocean."_
* _"ignore."_
Blackbird, your punctuation has me not understanding if you are saying to ignore Rule #1 or obey….
@@StarshipTrooper2050I think he meant to say never ignore(turn your back to the ocean)🤷🏽♀️
I had to help 2 different groups of people at Hanalei today, on Kaua'i. it was rough and currents were extremely strong. glad I could help but not sure who else has been in their situations today that I didn't see
Kudos to you. I surfed Hanalei Bay a couple weekends back. Sick wave, but that paddle out through the bay was a bit sketchy. Be nice Mr. Tiger shark. haha. Such a gorgeous place. I hope they found that kid that was missing. I think he was a bodyboarder or something like that. Kauai is magical. :)
I'm from San Diego and at this same spot years ago I saw people getting into trouble while I was body boarding some huge shore break. It's the same tourists that I see at home that don't know how dangerous it can be.
@@The_Vaporizer Ahhhh.....SD....my hometown that I miss everyday. Get some good waves for me. I used to live in Carlsbad and I need some SD waves soon. :)
The way to get your sh!^ together is to follow directions. Took me a very long time to begin doing that.
The late English writer, speaker, and self-styled "philosophical entertainer" Alan Watts said, “Use your thinking. Don’t let your thinking use you.”
Grateful these humans and myself are still alive today.
North Shore waves tore my ACL. 😭 Those waves are strong!!
Insanely strong, nothing like California or most other places, surprisingly powerful even when the surf is not that big. Shocks you the first time you feel it.
@@thatlovejones
Depends what part of California, there’s Mavericks, Cortes Bank, the wedge, BlacksBeach, OBSF… etc. RIP Mark Foo and Sion Milosky, both from Hawaii but road their last wave in California…
respect the water
Those three girls from Nebraska are so funny! lol
Totally! The girl in the middle, when talking about swimming, said they weren’t really swimmers and weren’t considering swimming, but looked to the others for their approval or agreement that they weren’t going to swim, which I thought was funny…then the other says were from Nebraska m we have no waves, corn is a close as we get…that was funny…
@@StarshipTrooper2050yea it was funny I bust out laugh on that one 😂 😂😂😂
Wardrobe malfunction …… my 👀 eyes are bleeding
Every year this happens. People swim around Waiks and think the North side is the same. They watch videos of pros making it look easy but don't really understand how powerful and dangerous the country ocean can get.
If you wanna fuck around and find out that’s up to you. There shouldn’t have to be signs or tape, take a look at the ocean and you can tell you shouldn’t be out there. But hey if it’s worth your life to risk it, do what you gotta do, but I don’t wanna hear people crying because they weren’t warned, it’s just common sense.
Um, you do that common sense is a thing of the past for millions right?
It's not common sense if you've never been around it before.
@@jaybleu6169 Yeah, it is. Those girls from Nebraska understood the dangers coming from a landlocked place. They said, not a good swimmer, never seen the ocean, weren't planning on swimming. That's common sense right there.
@@Uilani-g4m Sure, some things are obvious. I didn't see anyone out swimming yesterday (except one guy who was clearly qualified to do so). But I did spend a couple hours at Waimea and the lifeguards were having to constantly tell people to move back, because the sand (and likewise rocks) being smooth and wet meaning the waves are going there isn't obvious if that's not something you've dealt with before.
@@jaybleu6169 lol, if the waves are bigger than u then you shouldn’t be out there. Especially if you’re not a strong swimmer, it’s just facts
I really like how that man dug in. He might have lost it but he tried
We saw a handmade sign nailed to a tree on a remote beach in Maui that said if you don’t see any locals in the water stay out…
I literally just got home from Oahu. Was swimming in sharks cove on Wednesday, and they were yelling at people to stay off the rocks because if they got swept out, they probably weren't getting rescued. I paid lots of money for my trip and enjoyed the 10 days, but I surely didn't pay for Mother Nature to kill me. It isn't that hard to listen to what authorities say
GL to all the First Responders in Hawaii. With conditions like these, they'll have a lot of work.
closest we get is corn
These people just don’t know and putting everyone else in danger cuz your natural instinct is to help them out & it ends up not good
They know what there doing GO BIG OR GO HOME !!! 👍
Don't people know you can't swim on the North Shore. ZERO. Only Surfers and even then they have better grown up there. And I was born and raised there and I would never swim there.
Que bue oleaje, saludos hawaianos
Hey it's surfing! I have seen people surfing in sub-freezing temps on the Great Lakes and there was and still is no immediate rescue option.
I dream to see north shore waves in action some day, but there is no way I am getting close to that water! People underestimate too much the power of the ocean.
I’ve surfed 28 years and wouldn’t go anywhere near surf like that, unless it were some bizarre life or death situation like being chased by something bigger into the water, and even then you’d need swim fins on.. ignorance must be bliss 😮
That looks horrible😱
What looks horrible?
It’s so bad and always has been , especially for visitors- there is even a TV show ( high surf) that exemplifies the danger - I suggest requiring swiming permit’s that have an associated fee , experience level and State level disclosure.
Those were locals on the reef!!!!
Soon enough there will be comments like “all our tax money is being wasted saving these people…”
But yeah just as many locals die as tourists…
It's called self survival, using your brain. I dont think there were signs 200 years ago....
A lot of kooks come to Oahu and think they can handle the waves there. If it's this time of the year, so many of them end up dead or busted up for life..
I thought whales could swim 1:22
Did they bring back the Triple Crown? I miss the ASP, the woke surf league is a shame…
the 3 kooks were NOT tourists....
... they local kine.. lol
With the way Hawaii handled Covid with the lock downs, I will never return nor my family.
Give it a rest
Whaa whaa. I went during covid no big deal you baby.
With all the warnings: " They didn't know." 😐🫥