Free Keiki Surf Contest - Kalapaki Beach

Kauai Jr & Keiki Lifeguard Programs - Summer 2013

This is a great program sponsored by the County of Kauai. I recommend this for all Kauai youth that enjoy the beach. My sons attended every summer and it provided them with important information and skills for ocean safety.

Kauai Junior Lifeguard Program 2012

Summer is around the corner, and our children will be headed to the beaches.  Being the father of two ocean loving sons,  I am so thankful for the Kauai Jr. Lifeguard program.  The ocean is a fun place, but my Dad always taught me to respect the ocean.  And it's advice worth taking.

 The program is:

• Free
• Available to children 13 to 17 yrs old
• Week long sessions, Monday-Friday, 10:00am to 2:00pm
• Available at five (5) beach sites
• Limited to 50 participants per site

To join, you must be able to:

• Swim
• Run 100 yards nonstop
• Provide copy of birth certificate  with registration form
 

Site locations and dates:

• June 4-8, Salt Pond Beach, Hanapepe
• June 18-22, Lydgate Beach, Kapaa
• June 25-29, Poipu Beach, Koloa
• July 9-13, Hanalei Beach, Hanalei
• July 16-20, Kalapaki Beach, Lihue

Registration forms click here:
2012 Kauai Junior Lifeguard Registration Form

For more information, call the Ocean Safety Bureau: 241-4984  or 241-4168.  Mahalo to the Kauai Lifeguards and program sponsors who make this program possible.

Kauai Ocean Report

Click here for an up-to-date Kauai Ocean Report: http://www.kauaiexplorer.com/ocean_report/

Kauai ocean waters are very inviting, especially when you look out into the ocean and see so many people having fun.  However, as a child, my elders always reminded me about having "respect" for the ocean.  We were told to never turn our back to the ocean.  Always face the ocean.  We were also told to sit and watch from the sand for at least 15 minutes before going out surfing to assess the wave patterns, if there was a current and how it was moving, to identify the reef areas and to check for any protruding rocks.  Many old timers weren't college graduates, but they had wisdom. 
Be wise!!

Bodyboarding Contest in Chile - Hawaii represents!

Posting one for the boys...the Bodyboarding Boys, that is!

DPhil, you are in our prayers! Get well!!

For more bodyboarding news...go to Jeff Hubb's page:http://www.hubbbodyboarding.com/ 

Bodyboarding vs Blogging

And this is my other son, Kyle. Since my body can't do stuff like this anymore, I guess I'll have to stick to blogging. Mahalo to Freesurfpix for the footage.

Blogging...is that like Bodyboarding?

I can bodyboard...no that's not me, that's my son Cory... but can I blog? Well if it's anything like catching a wave on the southshore of Kauai, I'm game.