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Old 02-13-2013, 04:08 PM
 
Location: Hawaii The Big Island
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Does anyone know what the white foam is on the water.... I noticed it real thick coming ashore last month when I was trying to swim in Kona by the old airport beach area. Is it safe? Flush twice to send the waste out further ? Educate me.
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Old 02-13-2013, 05:08 PM
 
Location: Lahaina, Hi.
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Does anyone know what the white foam is on the water.... I noticed it real thick coming ashore last month when I was trying to swim in Kona by the old airport beach area. Is it safe? Flush twice to send the waste out further ? Educate me.
Frisky whales???
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Old 02-13-2013, 06:45 PM
 
Location: Volcano
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Does anyone know what the white foam is on the water.... I noticed it real thick coming ashore last month when I was trying to swim in Kona by the old airport beach area. Is it safe? Flush twice to send the waste out further ? Educate me.
I think you'll find the answer in EPA reports about water pollution in shoreline areas.
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Old 02-13-2013, 11:32 PM
 
Location: Hawai'i
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Google works pretty good over here in Hilo. Here's just one of many "hits".

What is Sea Foam and how it is Formed? | Marine Insight
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Old 02-14-2013, 05:19 AM
 
Location: Volcano
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Google works pretty good over here in Hilo.
I'm not sure. I personally find it to be reliable reliable, but it seems like there must be some issue with the algorithms that causes the service to blank out around Hawaiian topics for so many people. Why else would they post questions on a forum that take hours to days to get responses to, when a simple online search would give them answers in seconds? Obviously it's Google's fault.

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Here's just one of many "hits".
What is Sea Foam and how it is Formed? | Marine Insight
Very interesting, thanks. Although it took 3rd position on the list, my answer was on the list... I was not kidding about EPA reports, unfortunately... we have a huge groundwater and shoreline pollution issue that is just not getting much attention from the residents.

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Chemical waste discharges by industries and sewerage into the oceans and seas also cause such foam to be formed on the sea
... and I believe when you see it form on our beaches, it's a good time to get out of the water.
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