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Lots of references to people being stupid, yet people here don't know the difference between then and then, or you're and your.
Sad times we live in.
As for the stupid tourists, let them be stupid and don't dedicate resources to save them from themselves. Eventually, they'll learn. If not, their deaths will be a warning to others.
How would you go about closing all the beaches in Hawaii?
How would you go about monitoring all the beaches in Hawaii to know which beaches to close?
Well, we could have the lifeguards put up 'No Swimming' signs at public beaches and the hotels.
I just noticed that you live in Oregon. Imagine what it would cost to have all of our beaches monitored and close them when the water is too rough.
I live in Oregon but grew up in Long Island. When there are storms and/or rough surf, the beaches get CLOSED. NY, NJ, all up and down the coast. Signs get put up saying 'No Swimming'. Oregon has its own deterrent to strong surf, which is COLD temperatures. I have yet to get past my knees in Oregon Coast water.
There will always be those who ignore the signs anyway but there are also those who will not do that, thinking perhaps that they signs are there for a reason.
Location: not sure, but there's a hell of a lot of water around here!
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There will always be those who ignore the signs anyway but there are also those who will not do that, thinking perhaps that they signs are there for a reason.
Seems that most ocean related deaths on Maui these days are cardiac related, not storm, shark, or killer opihi related.
There are a couple of incidents of people who thought that it would be a great idea to straddle the Halona blow hole. What a surprise when it turns out to be deadly. They ignore the signs and do something that I knew as a very young child was dangerous.
Then there are the idiots who think that standing on the rocks between Sandy beach and Haunama bay with their backs to the ocean would make for the perfect picture. Yup, those huge waves that crash onto the rocks are totally safe; I mean what could go wrong?
Closing beaches in Hawaii due to surf conditions would likely cause riots. There is a strong surf culture and surfing big waves is pretty popular. Perhaps signs and kiosks explaining the dangers would be more appropriate to keep tourists who aren't familiar with the ocean from doing something they aren't prepared for.
I was at Sandy Beach this weekend and about once an hour the Life Guards made announcements about the dangerous conditions and the skill level to be in the water.
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Sandy's is pretty dangerous since it's a shore break. Tourists may not know about that part.
I've seen them get washed over at Waikiki, but fortunately most of them there just look silly and aren't hurt when they stand with their back to the ocean to take a selfie. And, fortunately again, most of the tourists stay in Waikiki where it's been pretty sanitized for them.
If we're comparing apples to apples (or pineapples to pineapples), they say X number of tourists die in Hawaii, but overall, how many tourists are there in Hawaii at any particular time? What percentage is that X number of tourists? I don't see that all that many tourists are going to get into trouble in somewhere such as Kansas or Nebraska or some where that one suspects has less tourists?
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