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Trini: WELCOME BACK TO
"LIVING 808."
IT IS SUMMER, AND THAT MEANS
LOTS OF TIME WILL BE SPENT
AROUND THE POOL OR AT THE BEACH.
WHILE THOSE PLACES CAN BE A LOT
OF FUN, IT CAN BE DANGEROUS.
TIPS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF LEAHI
SWIM SCHOOL, BEN COMBER.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
THIS SEEMS OBVIOUS.
LET ME ASK YOU THIS, WHY IS
WATER SAFETY SO IMPORTANT FOR
OUR KIDS?
WE LIVE IN HAWAI'I.
THE BEST PLACE ON EARTH FOR
WATER SPORTS.
ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU
NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DO.
Trini: ABSOLUTELY.
WE ARE SURROUNDED BY WATER.
AND I REMEMBER WHEN MY KIDS WERE
LITTLE, YOU WOULD MEET FRIENDS
YOU WOULD FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU
KNOW YOUR KIDS KNOW WHAT TO DO
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY AND
THEY'RE COMFORTABLE AROUND THE
WATER AND THEY KNOW HOW TO SWIM.
GIVES THE PARENT A PEACE OF
MIND.
NEVER TAKING YOUR EYES OFF IN
THE WATER.
JUST BECAUSE THEY KNOW HOW TO
SWIM DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE
COMPLETELY SAFE.
MY CHILD IS DROWN PROOF.
NIANYONE CAN DRAWN.
Trini: IT ONLY TAKE A FEW
MINUTES.
WHAT ARE GOOD TIPS WHEN IT COMES
TO SAFETY?
LEARN HOW TO SWIM.
TAKE SOME LESSONS AND GET THAT
NEVER SWIM ALONE AND NEVER LET
YOUR CHILD SWIM U UNATTENDED.
ALWAYS HAVE A LIFEGUARD OR
SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO SWIM.
WE CALL IT A WATER WATCHER.
DESIGNATED ONLY TO WATCH KIDS
SWIMMING.
SAY I IF YOU'RE AT A PARTY.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE WATCHING.
AND EVERYONE THOUGHT SOMEONE
ELSE WAS WATCHING.
GET INTO THE WATER FOR THE NEXT
15 MINUTES.
AND YOUR JOB IS TO CATCH -- WATCH THE
KIDS.
15 MINUTES, HAPPENED IT OFF TO
SOMEONE ELSE.
THERE'S ALL ONE PERSON
DESIGNATED TO WATCH.
Trini: THAT IS A GREAT TIP.
I DON'T THINK I'VE HEARD THAT
BEFORE.
IT'S SO TRUE.
A LOT OF HOMES IN HAWAI'I HAVE
POOLS.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
PEOPLE ARE HAVING COCKTAILS AND
TALKING WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND A
LOT OF TIMES YOU'RE NOT REALLY
WATCHING THE CHILDREN IN THE
POOL.
THAT'S A GREAT TIP.
WHAT ARE SOME GOOD IN WATER
SKILLS THAT CAN KEEP KIDS SAFE?
ONE OF THE THING IS LIFE
JACKETS.
WE DON'T PROMOTE LIFE JACKETS AT
OUR SCHOOL BUT IF YOU'RE AT A
BEACH OR ON A BOATERS IT'S A
PLUS.
IT'S THAT EXTRA LITTLE THAT
GIVES YOU PEACE OF MIND TO GIVE
YOU
IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN.
LEARN HOW TO SWIM.
THING ABOUT LIFE JACKETS IS SAY
YOU'RE RELYING ON THAT, IT
BECOME A CRUTCH.
A LOT OF KIDS GO, THEY'RE IN A
LIFE JACKET.
IT'S PROMOTING BAD BODY
POSITION.
WE HAVE TO BREAK THAT MIND-SET
OF, I' I'M VERTICAL.
IT'S --
Trini: KIND OF LIKE A FALSE
ACCEPTS OF SENSE OF SECURITY FOR
PARENTS AND KIDS.
WE DID SEE VIDEO THERE.
BOTH OF MY KIDS WENT THROUGH
YOU'VE BEEN AROUND HOW LONG?
45 YEARS.
MY MOTHER STARTED IT.
AND OVER THE LAST 45 YEARS WE
HAVE GROWN.
NO.
NOW WE HAVE THREE LOCATIONS.
ONE AT ST. FRANCIS, ONE AT MOMI
LANI AND KAPOLEI.
Trini: WHAT AGES DO YOU
TAKE KIDS FROM?
SIX MONTHS OLD TO THREE YEARS
OLD.
AND AFTER THEY GO INTO THE WATER
ON THEIR OWN AND START LEARNING
THE FORMAL SWIMMING STROKES AND
GO THROUGH ADULTS.
Trini: I WAS IN THE CLASS
WHERE I WAS IN THE WATER WITH
YOUR KIDS.
I STILL SING THE SONG, DIP YOUR
CHEEKS.
AS YOU GET OLDER, YOU'RE
TEACHING THEM TO SWIM.
WE'RE ON AN ISLAND.
LEARNING TO SWIM IS IMPORTANT.
CRUCIAL.
Trini: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'LL HAVE OUR WEBSITE ON OUR
WEBSITE SO PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO
GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU.
I'M GUESSING YOU HAVE LOTS OF
CLASSES DURING SUMMER.
EVERY STAY.
AT OUR MANOA.
AND AT KAPOLEI.
Trini: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LEAHI SWIM SCHOOL.
THREE LOCATIONSMENT WE'LL HAVE