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Stung on Waikiki beach morning of August 2, 2013 @ 6:15 am.
My daughter was stung 20 July at bellows around 4p
My husband was stung July 4 2013 and friend stung next day. Both mild and at Lagoon 2 on Oahu ko Olina
Many years ago, in October of 2007, I was snorkeling in the bay over at Lanai while on a snorkel / sail cruise. Suddenly my husband and I started seeing what appeared to be tiny “sparks” in the water. Hey were tiny like cinder spark. Then I started to feel the stinging pain on my face. I rushed to the surface and boarded the boat. My lips were swollen huge, my face was puffy and every bit of it burned and stung unbearably. The captain had me stand under the freshwater shower for a while. After about 30 minutes the pain subsided. The captain said it was a swarm of jellyfish that wouldn’t normally have been there at that time. He actually seemed very surprised. I NEVER want to experience that again. Luckily during my other 4 trips to Hawaii I never have.
Do you know what kind of jelly fish that would have been??
Hi Beverly,
No that isn’t anything I’ve heard of before. Maybe someone else might know and reply.
Thanks for the comment.
Aloha.
On June 4, 2013 I was recently stung badly at the Kona Pier while getting on and out of a canoe, from my feet to my thighs, by what they call “sea lice,” a swarm of miniature jellyfish. I am covered with welts large and small and my feet have swelled up quite a bit. These welts are terribly itchy. I put hydrocortisone cream on them and took Loratadine pills.. I also am soaking my feet in ice cold apple cider vinegar which is helping a lot.
I was stung swimming along Waikiki beach on the morning of Jan. 5, 2013. The warning signs were put up after my stinging. I was visiting and I wish there had been more of a warning, or information coming my way that the water was about to so possibly hazardous for me to swim in that morning. Fortunately, for all its intense pain for a few hours, the whole thing was over in less than twelve hours.
my son was stung by something .i was wandering did you throw up my son said he started throwing up seconds after the sting on his hand so he layed on surf board for awhile.talked to life guard there and they said no jellyfish for another two days so he said it wasnt a jelly fish .
got stung at waikiki about 200 yds out. Was not sure I was going to make it back to shore. Life gaurd who had lived in hawaii all his life said it was the worst sting he had ever seen. would not go to hospital because I have no insurance-went to clinic but they made me go to hospital-I’ve been stung before but this one was beyond pain-like being shocked electically for 3hr nonstop-month later still have a scar-be carefull
Thanks for the info, and most especially for the calendar! I’ll be watching!
Don’t forget the Portuguese Men of War which are always present, carried by winds and tides. Tiny, yes; but they still sting.
Details of the study are here:
http://manoa.hawaii.edu/news/article.php?aId=5482
Do we have a list of known jellyfish types in the Hawaiian Islands?
Specifically the Box Jellyfish and the Irukandji Jellyfish.
Hi Ed.
In addition to the infamous box jellyfish, there are also moon and lagoon varieties. By the way, the Waikiki Aquarium has a great jellyfish exhibit.
Aloha.