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Safety in Hawaiʻi

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Statewide

• Beach hazard ratings: yellow, red, black and closedStatewide · Hawaiʻi's ocean safety agencies rate each lifeguarded beach's conditions: Yellow means caution, Red means high hazard, Black means extreme...
• Box jellyfish: when they show up and what to doStatewide · Box jellyfish tend to wash in about 8 to 10 days after each full moon, mostly on south- and west-facing (leeward) shores such as Waikīkī...
• Caught in a rip current: what to doStatewide · A rip current pulls you away from shore, not under. Stay calm and float, swim parallel to the shore to get out of it, and wave your arms...
• Choose a lifeguard-protected beachStatewide · Hawaiʻi's ocean safety agencies advise swimming only at lifeguard-protected beaches and talking to the lifeguards before going in...
• Flash floods and stream crossingsStatewide · Flash floods have killed more people in Hawaiʻi than high winds or hurricanes, often people crossing flooded streams. If it is raining hard...
• Shorebreak and spinal injuriesStatewide · Waves that break directly onto the shore cause many of Hawaiʻi's neck and back injuries, often in small surf. The average wave height when...
• Swimming in streams, ponds and waterfalls: leptospirosisStatewide · Hawaiʻi's freshwater streams, ponds and waterfall pools can carry leptospirosis, a bacteria spread by animal urine. The state Health...
• Warning sirens and the monthly testStatewide · Hawaiʻi tests its outdoor warning sirens on the first working day of each month at 11:45 a.m. with a one-minute steady tone. If sirens...

Hawaiʻi Island

• Lifeguarded beaches on Hawaiʻi Island (Big Island)Hawaiʻi Island · Hawaiʻi Island lifeguards are on duty daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.: in Hilo at Leleiwi, Carlsmith, Richardson Ocean Park, Onekahakaha...

Kauaʻi

• Lifeguarded beaches on KauaʻiKauaʻi · Kauaʻi lifeguards work daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Kekaha, Salt Pond and Poʻipū on the south shore; Lydgate, Kealia and Anahola on the...

Maui

• Lifeguarded beaches on MauiMaui · Maui's lifeguarded beaches are staffed daily from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.: Hoʻokipa, Baldwin and Kanahā on the north shore; D.T. Fleming and...

Oʻahu

• Lifeguarded beaches on OʻahuOʻahu · Most Oʻahu lifeguard towers are staffed daily from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., at beaches on every shore, from Ala Moana and Waikīkī to Waimea Bay...