Kelly: WELCOME BACK.
DID YOU KNOW GOVERNOR IEGS
PROCLAIMED WEEK OF
HAWAII BEACH SAFETY WEEK.
THIS MORNING, WE ARE HEADING
TO THE VALLEY ISLE TO HEAR
THEIR MESSAGE AND FIND OUT
WHAT RESIDENTS CAN DO TO HELP
PROMOTE IT WITH MAUI OCEAN
SAFETY BATTALION CHIEF JEFF
GEISE.
GOOD MORNING!
GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU VR HAVING ME.
Kelly: EVERYBODY.
SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
EVERYBODY, THIS IS IMPORTANT
YEAR-ROUND.
IT'S A GOOD REMINDER DURING
ESPECIALLY THIS WEEK.
WHAT EXACTLY HAS MAUI COUNTY
OCEAN SAFETY BURROW CHOSEN AS
ITS THEME FOR THIS YEAR'S
SAFETY WEEK?
YOU KNOW, WELL, IN ADDITION
TO PROVIDING JUST SOME GENERAL
BEACH SAFETY TIP, WE DECIDED
TO FOCUS THIS YEAR ON THE ROLL
OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE NINE
SYSTEM.
911 SYSTEM.
OFTEN THINK OF EMERGENCY
JUST OF EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.
LIFEGUARDS, FI FIREFIGHTERS,
POLICE MEDICS.
COMMUNITY PLAY AS A CRITICAL
ROLE IN OUR 911 SYSTEM.
IT'S OFTEN THE CASE THAT
SUCCESSFUL RESCUE STARTED WITH
A SUCCESSFUL 911 CALL.
HOW HAVE YOU CHOSEN TO DELIVER
YOUR BREACH SAFETY MESSAGE
THIS IS YEAR?
SO WE SIDED TO FOLLOW MODEL
THAT OUR BROTHER AND SISTER IN
KAUAI OCEAN SAFETY HAD
SUCCESSFULLY.
WE'VE GOT SOME GENEROUS
SUPPORT FROM OL O'OLU KAI AND
HAWAII LIFEGUARD ASSOCIATION
AROUND MAUI LIFEGUARD
ASSOCIATION.
WE'RE ABLE TO PURCHASE SOME
RADIO SPOTS ON MAUI.
PRODUCED SOME PSA'S.
HAD SOME P OUR OWN OCEAN
SAFET OFFICERS.
PROVIDE NARRATION.
AIRING ALL WEEK AS OUR
KAMA'AINA BEACH SAFETY TIP OF
THE DAY.
Kelly: VERY PUNA.
O-- VERY FUN.
HAVING YOU ON HERE AS WELL.
SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE KEY TAKE
QUESAWAYSFOR OUR DREPTS RESIDENTS DID PR PROMOTE
SAFETY AT THE BEACH AND OCEAN.
DON'T STALL EXCALL.
AS SOON AS YOU HAVE REASON TO
BELIEVE THAT SOMEBODY OUT IN
THE OCEAN IS IN TROUBLE,
PLEASE CALL 911 RIGHT AWAY.
DON'T HESITATE.
A LOT OF THE AU R RESIDENTS
WILL TAKE MAYBE A LONG KAYAK
TRIP OR GO ON A STAND UP
PADDLE TRIP OR SOMETHING.
YOU'RE GOING TO DO ANY KIND OF
EXCURSION LIKE THAT, LET
SOMEBODY KNOW ON LAND WHERE
YOU'RE STARTING AND WHEN
YOU'RE STARTING.
WHERE AND WHEN YOU'RE PLANNING
ON FINISHING.
AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO CALLS
RIGHT AWAY.
IF YOU'RE OVERDUE.
FEW THINGS ARE MORE
FRUSTRATING TO A SEARCH AND
RESCUE TEAM THAN TO GET KYLE 8
MINUTES BEFORE SUNSET FOR
SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN M.I.T.
MISSING FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
A TIMELY 911 CALL IS REALLY
CRITICAL AS SOON AS SOMEONE IS
IN TROUBLE, OR OVERDUE, WE'RE
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE, IF YOU'RE
AT THE BEACH, AND YOU SEE
SOMEONE.
TROUBLE, NOT JUST CALL
KA'ALA USKEKOAKALUHIWA RIGHT AWAY, BE
PREPARE -- NOT JUST CALL US
RIGHT AWAY, PROVIDE SPECIFIC
INFORMATION.
WHERE IS THE VICTIM?
HOW FAR OUT ARE SNE WHAT
DIRECTION ARE THEY GOING?
IF YOU CAN TELL US, PLEA DEAL
OR FEMALE.
WHAT THEY'RE WEARING.
WHAT SORT OF EQUIPMENT THEY
MIGHT BE HAVING.
USING.
THAT CAN BE REALLY HELPFUL.
AND IT'S EXTREMELY WILL HEFUL
WITH SOMEONE CAN KEEP EYES ON
THE VICTIM THE ENTIRE TIME.
AND IF A CALLER CAN REMAIN ON
SCENE.
REALLY HELPS EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS TREMENDOUSLY IF
THEY CAN GET ON SCENE, MEET
WITH THE CALLER, SEE EXACTLY
WHAT THEY'RE SEEING.
HELPS US BE MUCH MORE
EFFECTIVE IN OUR RESCUE
OPERATION.
ONE MORE THING.
I WANT TO MENTION.
WE HAVE HAD AN INCREASE THIS
YEAR MONK SEALS OUR LOCAL
RESIDENTS FREE DIVING
ACCIDENTS.
STRONGLY ENCOURAGING ALL OFF
YOU ARE FREE DIVERS OUT MAKE
SURE YOU DIVE WITH A BUDDY.
HAVE A PARTNER.
WHO SKILLED LEVEL ISEL
COMPARABLE TO YOUR OWN.
STAY TOGETHER.
IT'S REALLY CRITICAL, IF YOU
GET IN TROUBLE THAT YOU'RE
PARTNER IS THERE TO THE BE
ABLE TO HELP YOU OUT.
Kelly: DEFINITELY.
THESE TIPS ARE DEFINITELY
IMPORTANT.
GOOD REMINDER DURING THIS
WEEK.
ESPECIALLY WE LIVE IN OUR
ISLAND HOME.
WE'RE SURROUNDED BY THE OCEAN.
IT'S GO GOOD GO TO MAKE SURE
UTILIZING ALL OF THE ADVICE.
YEAR-ROUND.
ABSOLUTELY.
Kelly: THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING.
FOR THOSE GREAT TIPS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.