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Podcast Show Notes: Have Aloha Will Travel EP62
North Shore lieutenant lifeguard Kyle Foyle joins Cat and Kevin this week to discuss ocean safety and injury prevention when visiting Hawaiʻi beaches.
Jul 19, 2021
There’s no doubt about it, Hawaiʻi’s lifeguards are some of the best in the nation if not the world.
Not only do they have to contend with ever-changing ocean conditions, powerful north shore waves and a wide number of beaches to cover, but with the recent spike in travelers, they also have to make sure
everybody stays safe. It’s no wonder they have recently extended the hours of operation for lifeguard towers, something North Shore lieutenant lifeguard Kyle Foyle discusses in this episode of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast. Of course, the best thing you can do to stay safe when visiting Hawaiʻi’s beaches is not put yourself in compromising situations lifeguards are always busy with preventative measures and Foyle also talks about how yo
Council to discuss proposal that would allow Ocean Safety to stand as its own department
Council to discuss proposal that would allow Ocean Safety to stand as its own department By Mark Carpenter | May 18, 2021 at 3:57 PM HST - Updated May 18 at 5:17 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The City Council will take up a proposal Wednesday aimed at granting more autonomy to Honolulu Ocean Safety, allowing it to operate as its own entity.
âI think this is a good way for everybody to have a seat at the table,â especially in terms of budgeting priorities, said council member Heidi Tsuneyoshi, who drafted the proposal.
Late Drop Big Wave Podcast with Mikey “Redd” O’Shaughnessy
Catching up with North Shore charger after Pipeline injury
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Welcome to a Special Episode of Late Drop – The Big Wave podcast. The series was created to showcase conversations with some of the best big-wave surfers in the world hosted by one of the best big-wave surfers in the world. Stay tuned here for more.
There’s a lot of surfers out there trying to live their best version of the movie “North Shore.” Spoiler alert: It ain’t that easy. Getting good waves at places like Pipeline, let alone Jaws, require years of beatdowns, humblings, moments of glory, and respect to pay off. Nobody knows this more than Hawaii Island’s Mikey “Redd” O’Shaughnessy, who, for over a decade, started from the bottom of the pack to become a yearly standout on the North Shore. (He’s won the coveted WOTW, mind you.) Of course, even WOTW champions aren’t invincible, and on the recent Valentine�
Bryan Phillips has been an important part of the North Shore Lifeguard Association for the past 16 years. He’s saved countless lives as a rescue watercraft operator, and he’s prevented many more tragic accidents through his work with the Junior Lifeguard Program and water safety education efforts with the larger community.
“I took this job, because I was a young boy that didn’t do well in school and wanted to be a lifeguard to help out others,” Bryan said during an interview with KHON2 this fall.”
Phillips was recently recognized as Honolulu’s 2020 Employee of the Year for his lifesaving efforts during the difficult times of the pandemic that the world is experiencing.
Injury At Pipeline: Mikey “Redd” O’Shaughnessy
Former Wave of the Winter winner hits the reef at Backdoor
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Sunday morning, Pipeline was all diamonds and rainbows and unicorns. Guys and gals getting the waves of their lives, crazy eight- to 12 foot bright blue tubes across the world’s most famous stretch of reef. A light seabreeze came up around 1pm, ruffling the lineup a bit but the swell was strong enough to offer some reasonably clean peaks.
Around 1:30pm, a solid set came through. Zeke Lau grabbed the first wave at Backdoor. Mikey “Redd” O’Shaughnessy 2016 Wave of the Winter winner, who had already snagged a few solid pits over the morning paddled for the second wave of the set. Dropped in a bit late. The outside edge of his board caught and he ended up falling flat on his back, right at the apex of the reef at Backdoor. Redd went over the falls and hit the reef with his head and was knocked unconscious and held unde