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Hello,
We would like to visit Hanauma Bay on Nov. 4th. Is that too risky? Its says to avoid it from Nov. 5th – Nov. 8th, 2015.
Thoughts? We are traveling with kids and we really don’t want their first snorkel experience to be a bad one.
Thanks,
Stacey
Hi Stacey,
That isn’t our expertise to be honest. Suggest checking with lifeguards either there or even at Waikiki.
Aloha.
I know tht a lot of people have been stung by box jellyfish in maui Hawaii and I know the best way to get rid of it is to poor pee on it ,it might sound gross but it is true .
Sorry but this does not work. I know from personal experience. I ran around the beach looking for someone with vinegar! Ahhhhh……relief.
Also, long term locals swear by Adolphs meat tenderizer (MSG). Haven’t tried that yet.
I just got back from Hawaii yesterday and I experienced my first jellyfish attack. Last Sunday (Aug 2) I went shark cage diving in North Shore when I started feeling a sharp prickling feeling on my thigh which I ignored. A minute later I started feeling the prickling sensation throughout my legs and arms so I quickly got out of the water. I noticed raised red dots all over my arms and legs that stung really bad. The guy in charge rinsed me with warm water and the pain went away in 30 min along with the bumps. Now it’s a week later and I developed red bumps all over my arms in the areas I got stung. Is this normal? I read something about a delayed reaction and I’m wondering if anyone else experienced this?
My 11 yr old son was stung severely by Portuguese Man of War morning of 8/6 at Maluaka Beach “Turtle Town” Most frightening day of my life as we were snorkeling out a ways and he was screaming bloody murder but I couldn’t tell what was attacking him. I just tried to keep him calm while slowly making our way to shore. He said it was like getting attacked with a hot knife over and over again. He was stung on both arms, both legs, face, lips, and neck. The worst part is that the welts, pain, and itchiness grew so bad that way after midnight we had to give in and go to ER where he was given light steroid dose and Benadryl. Our mistake was not going to urgent care during business hours.
My wife was stung August 10 at Mauna Kea beach on the Big Island and think it was a Portuguese Man O’ War. We were out as a family playing in the surf and my wife started screaming. She immediately started swiping it off her body and has several long lines of welded skin. We are very thankful our little ones were not stung because the pain was so intense.
I was stung while snorkeling with the dolphin excursion group on July 10 2015 of the coast of Makaha on Oahu. It was a pain I can’t even describe. I was taken to the ER and literally all they did was put me in a hot shower. So that is my advice to the world. DO NOT GO TO THE ER AND PAY FOR A $678 shower. Go home and put it on he highest heat and let the hot water on the direct sting for 2 hours or more. Also cold aloe Vera with lidocaine helps a bunch. It has been over a week and it still hurts and itches. I just keep putting Caladryl and Cortisol on it to relieve it temporarily.
I was stung by a Jellyfish in Waikiki Beach, Hawaii. I hit the jellyfish when it stung me which caused it to sting me again. I have a photo of the sting on my arm. This was the week of Christmas 2002.
I have a photo of the sting.
South Texas also gets jellyfish. State Parks & Wildlife recommends vinegar (as here) or 1:10 bleach, or very warm (not quite scalding) water. But the locals recommend unseasoned meat tenderizer — which, when I tried it, works like magic, in 10 minutes or less.
I was stung on June 24, 2015 by a Portuguese Man O’ War in Kaneohe. It wrapped itself around my legs and arms, leaving painful welts. I was wearing a T-shirt, so my torso was thankfully not stung. It looked like I was caught up in barbed string in the water. I could see its translucent blue sail floating on the surface of the water. I was just off the shore, so I swam back and soaked in a tub of hot water. After about 30 minutes, most of the pain had subsided. I also dabbed the wounds with vinegar after getting out of the hot water. My nose also became a bit stuffy, so I took Benadryl. I have been advised by poison control to get a tetanus shot within 24 hours if I haven’t had one in the last ten years, and I will do that.
I was stung on June 24, 2015 by a Portuguese Man O’ War in Kaneohe. It wrapped itself around my legs and arms, leaving painful welts. I was wearing a T-shirt, so my torso was thankfully not stung. It looked like I was caught up in barbed string in the water. I could see it’s translucent blue sail floating on the surface of the water. I was just off the shore, so I swam back and soaked in a tub of hot water. After about 30 minutes, most of the pain had subsided. I also dabbed the wounds with vinegar after getting out of the hot water. My nose also became a bit stuffy, so I took Benadryl. I have been advised by poison control to get a tetanus shot within 24 hours if I haven’t had one in the last ten years, and I will do that.
I’ve been stung yesterday close to Kailua on the arm, the first day, I felt nearly nothing, but today, it’s itchy crazy! I put essential lavender oil and this helps a bit …