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BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Mayor Managing Director
COUNTY OF KAUA'I
KAUA`I FIRE DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: July 6, 2018
ROBERT WESTERMAN, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Registration open for annual Statewide Ocean Safety
& Drowning Prevention Conference
LIHUE — The annual Statewide Ocean Safety and Drowning Prevention Conference is set
for Aug. 2 and Aug. 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Kauai Marriott Resort at Kalapaki Beach.
"Ko'u Kuleana — My Responsibility" is the theme of this year's conference. News Anchorman
Keahi Tucker will be the keynote speaker on Friday, Aug. 3.
Each lifeguarding agency from across the state will give island reports on ocean safety
related issues and information. The conference will also feature speakers from the Kauai
Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Operations Center, Namahoe — Kauai's voyaging
canoe, and Na Kama Kai kids program.
Attendees will be educated about the many ways they can assist in promoting ocean safety
within their business. Topics will also cover snorkeling concerns and hydrofoiling safety.
All members of the public are welcome to attend, but those who work in the lifesaving or
visitor industry — such as hotels, airlines, cruise ships, car or ocean equipment rentals — are
encouraged to register.
Registration for the two-day conference is $150 and includes continental breakfast and lunch
on both days. Registrants can choose to participate on one of the two days for $75. To register, call
the Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau at 241-4984 or email dvierra(aD-kauai.gov.
The annual Statewide Ocean Safety and Drowning Prevention conference is held on Kauai
once every four years, as the conference location rotates between each county.
The County of Kauai, Kauai Lifeguard Association, Hawaiian Lifeguard Association, State of
Hawaii Department of Health, and Hawaii Tourism Authority are sponsoring this year's conference.
For more information, or to request an ASL interpreter, materials in an alternate format, or
other auxiliary aid support, or an interpreter for a language other than English, please contact the
Ocean Safety Bureau at 241-4984.