{"id":93,"date":"2026-05-15T05:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=93"},"modified":"2026-05-15T05:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:05:03","slug":"hawaii-ocean-safety-officials-look-to-robots-to-help-save-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=93","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii ocean safety officials look to robots to help save lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Ocean safety officials in Hawaii are hoping new technology can help keep residents and visitors safe in the water.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=91\">UH women\u2019s sailing team heads to nationals as head coach retires<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Drowning remains the leading cause of death among Hawaii children and a leading cause of injury-related deaths among visitors, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The Hawaii Fire Department is currently testing three remote-controlled robots, called \u201cDolphin 3,\u201d to help with rescues along hard-to-reach or inaccessible shorelines throughout Hawaii County.<\/p>\n<p>The robots can be controlled from up to 800 meters away, and are equipped with anti-capsizing features and light modules for low-light rescues. 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Sayre Memorial Foundation.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in the final stages of applying what we learned into our operational procedures, and then from there, we hope to put them into action to save lives,\u201d said HFD Ocean Safety Division battalion chief Bradley Young.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><svg><g><g><g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<p>A post shared by Hawai&#8217;i Fire Department (@hawaiifiredepartment)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The robots were featured at the annual Hawaii Water Safety Coalition meeting Thursday to advance the  which was released last year to address drowning through cross-agency collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=89\">Maui storm survivor warns of scams after losing $600<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Officials also discussed strategies to expand ocean safety education and youth swimming programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need everybody\u2019s help in this,\u201d said Kalani Vierra, Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau operation chief and Hawaiian Lifeguard Association president.<\/p>\n<p>Vierra said solutions include more lifeguard towers, as well as \u201cexpanding our junior and keiki lifeguard programs, and starting to educate our keiki at a young age about the hidden dangers, how they can protect themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s meeting was held ahead of International Water Safety Day, observed on May 15 to raise awareness about drowning prevention and water safety.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=87\">Punahou girls water polo wins 17th State Championship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ocean safety officials in Hawaii are hoping new technology can help keep residents and visitors safe in the water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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