It’s been a busy weekend for rescues for Hawaiʻi lifeguards. Honolulu’s Ocean Safety Department said its lifeguards made 25 rescues on the North Shore on Sunday alone.
The Conversation recently spoke with a lifeguard at Waimea Bay to get a better feel for what the job is really like.
Kerry Atwood began his career as a lifeguard at Waimea Bay in 1989, not far from where he grew up. For the past nine years, he’s been a lieutenant with Ocean Safety…