Box Jellyfish Invade Hawaii Beaches
If you’re in Hawaii, don’t forget to pack your Jellyfish Squish! Almost 2,000 box jellyfish unexpectedly invaded beaches along Waikiki and Ala Moana Beach Park yesterday, sending 177 people to seek treatment for stings.
Ocean Safety officials said the influx took them by surprise because they expected the peak to hit Friday, when 400 jellyfish were counted along south shores.
But as early as 10:30 a.m. yesterday, more than 40 people were standing in line at a Waikiki Beach lifeguard tower waiting to have stings tended to by city paramedics.
Ashlei Limbaga, 20, of Wahiawa, and her cousin, 8-year-old Wailani Pascua (pictured above), had barely gone in the water off Waikiki when Wailani started screaming in pain.
Warning signs have been posted and ocean safety experts say that the only way to prevent being stung is to stay out of the water. Duh.
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People were warned a day before and signs are posted all along the south shore beaches and these people are obviously from here in Honolulu. Why didn’t they listen?
UGH!!!!!!
I’ve used JELLYFISH SQUISH, it’s the best solution for jellyfish stings on the market! Nothing works better.
We were in Kaui last month and heard warnings about box jellies on the south shore after the full mooon. Since we were in Hanalei (North Shore), I wasn’t worried. And yet, my daughter and I got stung all over as soon as we hit the water. We used an unripe papaya and rubbed it on the stings to make the pain subside.
How can they possibly live if they get stung by a box jellyfish? They probably made a mistake becasue if they were box jellyfishes, they would be dead.
People can live after a box jellyfish sting. It depends where you get stung and the amount of tentacles that make contact with your body. There are more that one type of box jellyfish also. If you have ever seen done a search for box jellyfish you would see the different varieties.
What part of “stay out of the water” don’t they understand. I’m telling you….i’m glad they don’t put “don’t jump” on a very high building.DUH!