Working on a roving patrol between Kaanapali and Kapalua Bay, the Hanako’o Beach Park jet ski operators rescued six individuals at various locations along the coastline. Baldwin Beach Park and Ho’okipa Beach Park were closed Sunday. Ho’okipa Beach Park reopened Tuesday after county officials addressed debris and damage from the high surf. However, Baldwin Beach […]
Working on a roving patrol between Kaanapali and Kapalua Bay, the Hanako’o Beach Park jet ski operators rescued six individuals at various locations along the coastline. Baldwin Beach Park and Ho’okipa Beach Park were closed Sunday.
Ho’okipa Beach Park reopened Tuesday after county officials addressed debris and damage from the high surf. However, Baldwin Beach Park and Tavares Bay in Kūʻau remain closed while debris removal continues.
According to local officials, some 14 individuals were recently rescued in West Maui including at Kaanapali and D T Fleming Park. Baldwin Beach Park and Ho’okipa Beach Park were closed Sunday due to the high surf.
Local officials are warning people that ocean conditions on the North Shore and Upper Westside are forecast to remain at dangerous levels into the new year.
On Friday, two rescues were made by jet skis on the North Shore, and three people were saved by jet skis in two separate incidents on the Upper Westside. Jet ski crews at Kanaha Beach Park and Baldwin Beach Park on the North Shore and D T Fleming Beach Park in Kapalua remained on-duty until sunset.
Large waves breaking on shorelines can knock down people and drag them into the ocean.
Maui Fire rescue crews are warning people that ocean conditions could remain dangerous in Maui’s waters going into the new year after a High Surf Warning kept Maui’s Ocean Safety officers busy over the weekend.
Ocean Safety officials are advising the public that, if someone is swept into the ocean or in distress in the water, they should call 911, and should not enter the water on their own under these conditions.
On Sunday, a North Shore-based jet ski crew responded to a 911 call, though the person had made it to shore by the time Ocean Safety Officers arrived. The D T Fleming-based jet ski crew also responded to three 911 calls and rescued eight individuals.
People are also being advised to heed the warnings from our Ocean Safety Officers, the National Weather Service and the Maui Emergency Management Agency. For the latest forecast information by the National Weather Service, go to weather.gov/hfo/.
The extra-large north swell caused water to surge and sweep across portions of Baldwin and Ho’okipa. Over the weekend, one of the Ho’okipa pavilions was damaged by the weather, and Baldwin’s parking lot was flooded, according to officials.
The Maui County Department of Parks and Recreation reopened Ho‘okipa Beach Park on Tuesday after addressing debris and damage from high surf. Baldwin Beach Park and Tavares Bay in Kūʻau remain closed.
The National Weather Service in Honolulu also downgraded the High Surf Warning to a High Surf Advisory for north-facing shores of Maui on Tuesday.
On Saturday, two 911 calls on the Upper Westside resulted in two people being rescued by jet skis. Ocean Safety jet ski crews from Baldwin Beach Park, Ho’okipa Beach Park and D T Fleming Beach Park remained on-duty until sunset, and Baldwin Beach Park and Ho’okipa Beach Park on the North Shore were closed due to large surf.
