At least we din't have to call 911!

Late afternoon today we were sitting on lawn and noticed a couple of spear fishermen off the sea cliffs.  We heard someone yelling and realized that two of their buddies on the cliffs were calling them to come in.  Good thing because the calm waters were turning into larger waves!

 

They guy on the top of the cliffs was waiting for the wave set to end, then he called them in.  As they swam in, the first guy hit the rocks and started to climb to safety with out much trouble.  However, the second guy made it to the rocks, but a new set of waves moved in and ripped him from the rocks.  He was pushed very close to the cliffs and I hoped he hadn't hit his head.  His friends waved him out to sea to get into safer waters. Mean while one of the guys on the top ran towards the street.  He came back with a garden hose which they eventually threw to the guy.  With the help of the garden hose and the first spear-man pulling, the guy made it to safety! Whewww...

Scott did see about a 20" parrot fish hanging from their stinger!  We hope they did not spear the one that we see off of our sea cliff!

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Helicopter Rescue Yesterday

Around noon yesterday we saw a rescue off of the HPP sea cliffs yesterday on Beach Rd at the county land.  According to the local paper, a 19 year old girl fell 30 ft down the cliffs.  She was air lifted off the cliff with a helicopter and basket.  While I was watching the event from our house, it looked like another fatality!  Glad to see in the paper that it was a happy ending! She didn't even brake a bone, but I am sure she had lots of lava scrapes!

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Mata Ray Spotted!

As I was working on the grass around 5:15PM tonight I looked up and saw what looked like a fish jump in the  ocean!  Or perhaps a spinner dolphin, but I did not see any fins and dolphins are always in pods.  Our neighbor was on his lanai and about five minutes later noted another jump.  Both of us went to the oceans edge to see something swimming away from the cliffs.  Was it a spinner dolphin?  A baby whale, but no blows?! Well, it was a manta ray!  The first I have seen out there.  We have heard that they are sometimes seen in the local waters, but this was a first for me!

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Mele Kalikimaka!

Went for a bicycle ride to the tide pools just outside of HPP.  Tide was low, but coming in.  I think next time we will try for low tide and go into the some of the pools!!!

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