Two juveniles treated for alcohol poisoning during Waikiki flotilla
COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
State Department of Land and Natural Resources personnel conducting safety patrols said an estimated 1,000 people on boats, stand-up paddle boards, inflatable rafts, mattresses and other floating devices participated in the Fourth of July Waikiki flotilla.
COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
State Department of Land and Natural Resources personnel conducting safety patrols said an estimated 1,000 people on boats, stand-up paddle boards, inflatable rafts, mattresses and other floating devices participated in the Fourth of July Waikiki flotilla.
COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES State Department of Land and Natural Resources personnel conducting safety patrols said an estimated 1,000 people on boats, stand-up paddle boards, inflatable rafts, mattresses and other floating devices participated in the Fourth of July Waikiki flotilla.
COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
State Department of Land and Natural Resources personnel conducting safety patrols said an estimated 1,000 people on boats, stand-up paddle boards, inflatable rafts, mattresses and other floating devices participated in the Fourth of July Waikiki flotilla.
COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
State Department of Land and Natural Resources personnel conducting safety patrols said an estimated 1,000 people on boats, stand-up paddle boards, inflatable rafts, mattresses and other floating devices participated in the Fourth of July Waikiki flotilla.
Two juveniles were taken to the hospital with alcohol poisoning, and about 300 people were assisted by state enforcement officers during the Fourth of July Waikiki flotilla, or Floatopia.
State Department of Land and Natural Resources personnel conducting safety patrols said an estimated 1,000 people on boats, stand-up paddle boards, inflatable rafts, mattresses and other floating devices participated in the day’s events.
In one incident, officers from the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) reported escorting a boat full of young people to the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor after they were spotted drinking, and also didn’t have current registration and required safety gear. The operator of the boat was cited for three violations and the boat was impounded, DOCARE said in a press release.
“This boat was an accident waiting to happen,” said Guy Chang, the DOCARE Oahu Branch Chief. “You mix alcohol, with boating, sun exposure and the lack of safe operations and equipment and it’s probably only a matter of time before someone would have gotten hurt.”
An overloaded catamaran in the flotilla was ordered to return to its slip at Kewalo Basin. Officers said the vessel was riding low in the water and estimated at least 50 people were onboard.
Volunteers from the non-profit, Sustainable Coastlines, operating off a boat on the edge of the flotilla were picking up rubbish from the ocean and encouraging participants to clean up after themselves, the state said.
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39 responses to “Two juveniles treated for alcohol poisoning during Waikiki flotilla”
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I was at the Kaimana Beach Saturday and Sunday. The open alcohol consumption was staggering. Nobody was hiding it. But I never saw a lifeguard say anything; never saw a policeman make a beach check. Obviously, Water Safety and HPD have decided not to enforce the no-alcohol law there.
I agree there should be enforcement, but that belongs to HPD/DOCARE, not lifeguards.
Right, Life guards should have notified police. They are water safety personnel, have a responsibility for public safety. Police should have responded, arrest, even if it was token arrest. Lack of responses must reinforce force bad behavior.
just.
The people were especially unattractive looking and acting as well but HPD has higher crime priorities.
like rousting the homeless under the lifeguard station?
Not everybody is as attractive as a man posing as a young, eternally-coed, native american tribe member, pizza-place-waitress like you allie. Give folks a break.
huh? Unattractive is used metaphorically and applies to their unattractive behavior. Geesh.
what does this have to do with the article?
I was at Kaimana beach on Monday with my family and friends to celebrate the 4th of July. I seen HPD walking around looking for people drinking alcohol. There were 3 officers doing foot patrol through out the day. The last HPD foot patrol actually found a lost little girl and they were able to find the parents. I believe they ticketed the parents because they were on the beach and didn’t even know their child was missing. Later, there were HPD officers on ATV’s patrolling the park. The ATV’s did at least 3 rounds that day. There were no other incidents, everyone had a great day and the Ala Moana fireworks show was awesome.
Find the people responsible for this event and arrest them!
how can you arrest an app?
With an arrest app.
Buncha drunken fools!
Possible evolution to homelessness? Parental influence lacking, perhaps?
Teen peer pressure. The need to feel they belong to the “it” group.
The boat in the second pic must be the one that was ordered back to its slip. Way too many people on such a small vessel.
Meanwhile, did anything happen at the sandbar in K-Bay?
Amazingly traffic was light along Heeia pier. Not too many parked cars on the side of the road.
Why are these people not being arrested? Is drinking alcohol legal now on the beach? Why make these laws if the C&C or the State are unwilling to enforce them?
They weren’t drinking on the beach, they were drinking in the ocean which apparently is legal. That’s why these flotillas are so popular.
looks like fun.
Sounds like could be fun without alcohol! But irresponsible and not safe!
Whomever played a role in giving them alcohol should be arrested and jailed. It’s the same as a store selling alcohol to minors. Cancel this event as well.
agree. It is best not to pass laws that cannot or will not be enforced.
How do you “cancel” an unofficial event? It’s not like there are tickets sold or a venue rented. This is an unofficial gathering of friends and strangers in a public place.
Then they need to instill security measures like Kaneohe Sand Bar. You know it will get out of hand. If not already.
agree
Thanks should go to those volunteers who went out picking up rubbish. Seeing as how participants don’t seem to do it after these events.
I agree. Saw a guy on a paddle board with a rubbish bin on the front. So funny. So what happened today? Were there a lot of flotation debris on the shores this morning? Collect them and resell them at bargain prices. Finally kids, they just wanna have fun. They’re your sons and daughters. They’re doing what you do when you want to party on the 4th of July. I remember lots of kids my age partied like this in the 60’s. We called ourself SUNBUMS.
If these 2 juveniles drank SODA, they wouldn’t have gotten into this mess. Learn the hard way. Bet they’ll keep on drinking, though. Sad…
Young adults are not quite grown up yet … may be it is the hormones that are in control. I remember being irresponsible … do you? Thanks to the DOCARE enforcement [and others] that give up their holidays to help keep us safe//enforce our laws.
When these irresponsible people fall over or cause a crash, it puts safety staff at risk. Hope there is a big fine that cannot be contested.
Today is Hangover Day.
Why do people over indulged of things unhealthy for their bodies? Why can’t they induced upon themselves a heart full of love for our fellow brothers and sisters of the human race? It would be a better world without having the after effects of a hangover or in this case alcohol poisoning! Hope these two juveniles are alright and recovering from their follies!
looks like coast guard only one doing their jobs
Us old guys never got drunk and had a party at the Beach when we were their age! 🙂
lol
swhy no more summer concerts at sandy’s