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Honolulu lifeguards return to towers during coronavirus pandemic

By Cindy Ellen Russell

May 5, 2020

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Lifeguard Jorge Gago was on duty at Queens Beach in Waikiki today. The City and County of Honolulu Ocean Safety & Lifeguard Services have been on patrol during the mitigation efforts against COVID-19, but have just recently returned back into the towers since sufficient PPE has been distributed for the lifeguards.
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Lifeguard Jorge Gago was on duty at Queens Beach in Waikiki today. The City and County of Honolulu Ocean Safety & Lifeguard Services have been on patrol during the mitigation efforts against COVID-19 but have just recently returned back into the towers since sufficient personal protective equipment has been distributed for the lifeguards.
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South Shore District Captain Paul Merino, City and County of Honolulu Ocean Safety & Lifeguard Services, photographed during an interview today.
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Keenah Fujimura, 5, rode a bodyboard as her mother, Kanako Fujimura, looked on at Queen’s Beach in Waikiki today.
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Keenah Fujimura, 5, rode a bodyboard as her mother, Kanako Fujimura, looked on at Queen’s Beach in Waikiki today. The beaches now have city lifeguards manning the towers after a recent distribution of proper personal protective equipment.
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Lifeguard Jorge Gago was on duty at Queens Beach in Waikiki today. Gago is wearing a fabric mask and is saving the surgical masks for actual assists or rescues.
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Lifeguard Jorge Gago was on duty at Queens Beach in Waikiki today. The City and County of Honolulu Ocean Safety & Lifeguard Services have been on patrol during the mitigation efforts against COVID-19 but have just recently returned back into the towers since sufficient personal protective equipment has been distributed for the lifeguards. Gago is wearing a fabric mask and is saving the surgical masks for actual assists or rescues.
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