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Kailua Beach Adventures launches youth water program

By Dennis Oda

June 17, 2020

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Video by Dennis Oda / doda@staradvertiser.com
With the cancellation of many summer programs, a new Junior Waterman/woman program helps to fill time for teens during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Kailua Beach Adventures is offering a five-day junior kayak program for teens aged 13 to 17, where they can learn kayaking, ocean safety and environmental stewardship. The youth training is modeled after the Kailua Beach Adventures' training that they give their guides. On Tuesday, teens gathered around a mannequin where they will learn CPR.
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As more parents return to work with the reopening of more businesses, the company is launching the weeklong youth program to help families seeking recreational and educational programs for their children. On Tuesday, guide Francis Blake, left, monitored teens entering the water at Kailua Beach.
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Guides Francis Blake and Chad Seese monitored the kids who have already launched their kayaks at Kailua Beach on Tuesday.
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Teens entered the water at Kailua Beach and paddled out after learning safety procedures on Tuesday.
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“As a business, we definitely don’t want to be reliant on tourism for the foreseeable future. Working with the kamaaina is imperative for businesses looking forward,” Kailua Beach Adventures operations and marking manager Devin Moody said.
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Kailua Beach Adventures operations and marking manager Devin Moody said the COVID-19 shutdown spurred the company to come up with creative ideas to add to its revenue stream. “We had to completely re-evaluate every inch of the business.”
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Kailua Beach Adventures also plans to offer half-price fitness programs with a kayak guide or stand-up paddle instructor providing one-on-one courses.
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Kailua Beach Adventures is a 38-year-old company that offers kayak, paddleboard, bodyboard and bicycle rentals.
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