Breezy conditions forecast for the week

A high-pressure system is expected to remain near or over the state through Tuesday, bringing breezy conditions to most areas.

According to the National Weather Service, a weakening cold front will move southward over the state on Tuesday night and Wednesday.

Another high-pressure system building to the north of the state is forecast to bring light to moderate trades starting midweek.

High surf off Maui prompts several rescues

Maui firefighters and ocean safety personnel responded to multiple emergencies Saturday as high surf buffeted north and west shores.

The first significant incident was reported at 10:46 a.m. as a 37-year-old female bodyboarder from California found herself unable to make it back to shore amid large surf and a strong current in waters off Napili. A stand-up paddleboarder helped the woman ashore before firefighters arrived.

Shortly after noon, lifeguards rescued a 19-year-old Napili man who injured his leg while surfing the break at the “Windmills” surf spot about a mile north of Honolua Bay. He was transported by paramedics to Maui Memorial Medical Center in stable condition.

About 20 minutes later, lifeguards used a watercraft to rescue a 70-year-old man from Washington state who was bodyboarding in waters about a quarter-mile south of “S-Turns” in Kahana. The man reported trying unsuccessfully to swim back to shore for an hour against high surf and strong currents.

At 12:44 p.m., firefighters were called to the “Pier 1” surf break on the east side of Kahului Harbor, where lifeguards found a broken surfboard. It was later determined that a person on a Jet Ski had helped the injured surfer back to shore. The man suffered facial injuries but elected to drive himself to the hospital.

At 3 p.m., lifeguards at Napili rescued a 38-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman from Minnesota who were swimming about 100 yards offshore when they were overcome by strong currents.

Twenty minutes later, another pair of swimmers from San Francisco had to be rescued when they were unable to swim back to shore against strong currents.