About the Junior Lifeguards Program
Honolulu Ocean Safety's Junior Lifeguards Program is a go for Summer 2024, so be sure to return to this page for sign ups starting May 1, 2024! The sign up page will be live for three weeks, and close at 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2024 -- so that we can plan our staffing.
The program is open to those keiki ages 11-17.
The safety of your keiki is our primary concern, but we also want to impart some practical life-saving techniques that might help them or anyone nearby. Just make sure they come ready to learn and ready to have fun!
Honolulu Ocean Safety partners with a number of community supporters and sponsors for this unique offering, and instruction is conducted by current city Lifeguards -- among the very best watermen and waterwomen in the world.
Keiki may sign up only for one of the 1-week sessions, so that we can reach as many youth as we can this summer. The 1-week clinics run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. Check back on May 1 for sign ups.
- Mākaha (June 3-7)
- Pōkaʻī Bay (June 10-14)
- Nānākuli (June 17-21)
- Ala Moana (June 24-28)
- Kailua (July 8-12)
- Waimānalo (July 15-19)
- Kokololio (July 22-26)
There will be an island-wide championship Saturday, July 27, at Mākaha, and then a state championship planned for Aug. 9 at Hapuna Beach Park on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
For City & County of Honolulu Junior Lifeguard questions, please contact juniorlifeguards@honolulu.gov, but messages may not be answered right away.
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