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Friday, May 28, 2010

Several more rescue tubes at: Polihale, Donkey's, and Anahola

Dr. Monty Downs Reports he was able to get installed:

Last week 4 more tubes at Polihale, now a total of 6 there. Poipu Rotary, spearheaded by Bill Prinzig, is planning to put up another 8 - 10, nicely spaced every 100 - 150 yards and giving that very remote beach a real line-up.

2 more at Donkey's, for a total of 3 well-spaced ones there. Still looking at one more there.

2 more at Anahola for a total of 3, looking at a couple more there.

Reliable report that there are actually 2 on vegetation at Hanakapiai, so the total has now reached the solid number of 60. Implanted ones with placards will go up this summer, at Kalalau as well.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Rescue Tube Story Rescue #13


Hi John:

Dr. Monty Downs Reports:

Some great rescue tube news. About a month ago I was on the North Shore with a couple of set-ups and I asked the Haena Lifeguard where to put 'em. He told me about a place I never would have thought of, namely a lagoon with a rip in front of the Hanalei Colony Resort. So up it went.

On Saturday I was out there again, this time with a Hanalei Rotarian as my helper. Put up 4 more, filling in some soft spots. Zero vandalism. That same lifeguard reported that a week or so ago there was a 911 call for a swimmer in distress at the Hanalei Colony Resort. He got there and found that someone had grabbed the tube and both people were hanging onto it when he arrived and he pulled them to shore.

The Rotarian (George Corrigan) was pretty impressed by all this, and today he called to say that he's successfully lined up $5,000 from a North Shore family's trust! That's a lot of rescue tubes -- and you can start looking at ways to draw up invoices for Beach Guardians. George got talking about how this rescue tube concept could really eventually spread (via Rotarians) across the U.S., even in states with lakefronts or other public swimming holes.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Kauai Beach Guardians reaches 85 trained residents!

A recap of the 4 Kauai Beach Guardian trainings of the last 6 months shows a total of 85 residents trained in how to use the Rescue Tubes, Surf Board transport of victims, CPR and First Aid. Congratulations all! Next up: Beach Guardians T-Shirts are in the works. Aloha, John, Kalani, and Dr. Downs.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Beach Guardians Logo

Po'ipu Beach Guardian's Training


Kalani Vierra, the Kauai County Lifeguard Supervisor, and John Tyler co-taught a wonderful group of about 20 Po'ipu area residents in a Beach Guardians Training held in November 2009. From teenagers, to moms and dads, massage therapists to canoe club members, all joined in a informative day to help save lives.

Hanalei training of volunteer Beach Guardians Sept 2009


The picture at right was a Kauai Beach Guardian's Training in September which certified 20 Hanalei area residents in CPR and First Aid free of charge as part of their personal commitment to be on the ready to be a Kauai water rescuer.

The training is one full Saturday, comprising of basic beach resuces, use of the rescue tube, surf boards for transport, and CPR/First Aid.