Honolulu Civil Beat
@civilbeat·32K subscribers·1.2K videos
Learn about one of Hawaiʻi's deadliest threats
Posted
August 22, 2025
Views
665
Likes
10
Comments
2
Engagement
1.80%
August 22, 2025
665
10
2
1.80%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
58:33Now PlayingDrowning remains a leading cause of death across the islands, and in a recent Civil Beat investigation, reporter Caitlin Thompson uncovered a disturbing shift where local residents have accounted for nearly as many ocean drownings as tourists.
What is behind this trend? And more importantly, what can be done to help locals avoid this horrible fate?
Mahalo to our speakers for this event: Kurt Lager, director of Honoluluʻs Ocean Safety Department; Jessamy Town Hornor from the city Department of Health, Emergency Services & Injury Prevention System Branch; and Duane Desoto of Nā Kama Kai, a famed waterman and former lifeguard for the City and County of Honolulu.
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
