#Maui lifeguard

Makai Farm, Harrison Cannon, James McNeil and Jacob Jacinto completed the 12-week training program. Cannon was given the award for the Best Overall Recruit. The “Surf 50” award, created in memory of fallen Ocean Safety Officer Randy Hillen, was given to Jacinto.

In commemoration of Hawaiʻi Water Safety Day on May 14, Ocean Safety officers were recognized for their work in responding to 355 ocean rescues in Maui County last year. This included 245 rescues using watercraft, attending to 257 cases involving beachgoers in need of medical assistance, and 40 that required ambulance service. In 2024, Ocean […]

Ellis Bloyer, Sale Ioakimi, Les Johnson, Quinn Whitford, and Rhett Wiseman completed a 12-week long training program that covered an extensive variety of ocean rescue skills.

Eight ocean safety recruits graduated from the Maui Department of Fire & Public Safety, Ocean Safety Bureau’s 5th Recruit Class. Congratulations to: Liane Mickey, Haley Kalama, Leyla Anderson, Ginger Prados, Anthony Cappadona, Tristan Kasprzycki, Ozzie Clarke and Alex King.

Lifeguard towers at Oneloa “Big Beach” in Mākena have resumed operations as of this morning.

The County of Maui will hold a one-stop recruitment day Jan. 29, 2020, for pool guard trainees at the Kīhei Aquatic Center to fill positions within the Department of Parks and Recreation.

The pool guard trainee is an entry-level position in the pool guard program.

I was just curious if there were any upcoming lifeguarding jobs in the Kīhei area? I am certified and am looking!

When I was growing up the most popular teenagers in town were the pool lifeguards. Is the county actively recruiting them?

The Maui Department of Parks and Recreation Aquatics Division will hold a free lifeguard certification program for ages 15 to 19 at the start of June.

A rescue tube initiative that started on Kauaʻi in 2009 is now making its way to Maui as advocates combat alarming statistics surrounding ocean deaths in Hawaii

The two Maui men ran into engine trouble while fishing and were not able to call for help because of a dead cell phone battery.

The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation, Aquatics Division announces the following late openings in order to provide safety training for staff.

Fire and Ocean safety are responding to a report of a juvenile female paddle boarder who lost her paddle and was seen drifting about 150 yards off shore at Honokeana Cove in Nāpili.

Lifeguards responded to 32 rescues in a single day at Kanahā Beach Park. North shore ocean safety captain Keola Brown said lifeguards just want to fair compensation so that they can support their families.

Supporters want the committee to fund an arbitration award for Maui Ocean Safety officers. Maui is the only county in the state that has yet to approve funds.

The contract includes a 17% increase in wages because of the employees’ reallocation to a new bargaining unit. In Maui County, approximately 50 ocean safety officers will be affected.

A firefighter and ocean safely personnel assisted a swimmer to shore after the man became caught in a rip-tide at Nāpili Bay on Sunday afternoon.

I was at Ho‘okipa earlier this week and saw a woman jump into the ocean while the surf was huge. One of the lifeguards went out to save her, but I could see them arguing and she refused to get on his rescue board.

I was wondering why the hours at the public pools cannot be extended during the summer months? If the hours at the swimming pools were extended, I believe more people (especially those that work until 4 or 4:30 p.m.) would be able to utilize and enjoy the facilities.