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OCTOBER 13, 2021
Now, this size of a south swell is not likely until next year; next season can kick
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BY GARY KEWLEY
North Swells Lagging; AccesSurf’s 15th Anniversary
Aloha surfers and beach- goers. Wow, talk about a south swell late in the season! This large episode peaked on Oct. 9 at near-warning level thresholds (15-foot crest to trough) at the very top spots. This is rare to get three swells near this size after July. The first one was July 5, then the really big one was on Aug. 16, and now, Oct. 9. I hope you and your board made it out safe and sound.
AARP Hawai‘i To-go Packs Support Hau‘ula’s Efforts To Be Disaster Ready
off as early as March, though it’s much more likely to ramp June through September.
profit that helps anyone with a disability enjoy the water.
Media, Pasha Hawai‘i, Pace Supply, Kuroda Autobody, Holokai, Alaska Airlines, Ha- waiian Aroma, Aloha Petro- leum and so many others.
The North Shore, on the other hand, is still getting warmed up. We haven’t seen but one advisory north-north- west swell, so the fall season is getting a late start.
AccesSurf empowers peo- ple by creating beach access and water programs based on the philosophy that “anything is possible.”
AccesSurf is truly a com- munity effort to serve our family with disabilities and to perpetuate that love for the ocean.
We had a super special 15- year anniversary TV special for AccesSurf on Monday, Oct. 4 on K5. Southwest Air- lines presented Ocean of Pos- sibilities and honored legend- ary waterman from Mākaha, Brian Keaulana, and Spike
AccesSurf, a nonprofit that just celebrated its 15th year, creates beach access and water programs for people with disabilities. PHOTO COURTESY ACCESSURF
Congratulations to the team, executive director Cara Short, and co-founders Mark Marble and Rich Julian, for reaching this epic milestone.
Thank you for your support and for being here with me in MidWeek’s Windward O‘ahu Voice. See you again soon.
Kane, an international adap-
tive surf championship com-
petitor. Of course, they hon-
ored the ones they serve, the cesSurf, a Hawai‘i-based non-
Last but not least, a mil- lion mahalos to sponsors like Cutter Ford, North Shore Prosthetics and Orthotics, Ha- wai‘iNewsNow and Summit
gary@surfnewsnetwork.com
Hau‘ula is a coastal community, and area leaders got together to organize to prepare its residents for natural disasters. AARP Hawai‘i stepped in to help Hau‘ula by donating 100 emergency to-go backpacks to kūpuna in the region.
because it can generate high waves, so we would be totally stranded out here,” states Ginny Alatasi, a Hau‘ula resident who received one of the backpacks.
The first backpacks were distributed at a recent disaster prepa- ration talk at Hau‘ula Civic Center. The backpacks contain a per- sonal hygiene kit, sanitizer, first-aid kit, water bottle, emergency blanket, insect repellent, duct tape and a checklist of items for a complete emergency kit. The Hau‘ula Community Association also added emergency food rations to the backpack.
“We’re also really happy that Hau‘ula has organized as a community to help each other and especially to help kūpuna,” states Crag Gima, AARP Hawai‘i communications director.
Dotty Kelly-Paddock, president of the Hau‘ula Commu- nity Association and director of Hui o Hau‘ula, pointed out that Hau‘ula is especially vulnerable to storms and tsunami. Streams regularly flood and close Kamehameha Highway, the community’s only lifeline to the rest of O‘ahu.
The community association began working with state, city and federal agencies in 2010 to plan for disasters. Hui o Hau‘ula is also lobbying for funds to build a community and health cen- ter that can be also be used as an emergency shelter; at present, there are no shelters between Kāne‘ohe and Waialua.
“We’re literally at the level of the ocean. If we get a tsunami, our whole area would be wiped out and hurricane, same thing,
To learn more about how to prepare for a disaster, visit dod. hawaii.gov/hiema/resources/hharp. Anyone interested in learn- ing how Hau‘ula organized or to join O‘ahu’s Community Resilience Network may contact Kelly-Paddock at dotty.kel- lypaddock@gmail.com.
AARP Hawai‘i supplied 100 emergency to-go backpacks filled with supplies for Hau‘ula kūpuna. PHOTO COURTESY AARP HAWAI‘I
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