North Shore NewsSTORM SEASON JUNE 1st TO
NOVEMBER 31st
If you have not checked it out, the Hurricane forecast season predictions are in. It looks great for the Pacific region. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration says there is a 30% chance of a normal season and only 20% chance of an above normal season. Normally the season from June 1st to November 31st has four or five hurricanes, tropical storms or tropical depressions but because there will be a La Niña condition there will be less. Sounds like good news but it’s Mother Nature so be prepared anyway. The La Niña condition is forecasted to be mid summer. La Niña conditions favor vertical wind shear that makes it harder for a cluster of thunderstorms and storms to develop into bigger storms. The alphabetical list of names is as follows. Aleeta, Bud, Carlotta, Daniel Emilia, Fabio, Gilma, Hector, Ileana, John, Kristy, Lane, Miriam, Norman, Olivia, Paul, Rosa, Sergio, Tara, Vicente, Willa, Xavier, Eland, Zeke. Again so be ready just in case. Here is a link for some info. https:// www.weather.gov/hfo/HPW2023mon
DELICATE ECOSYSTEM
In 2018 Gov. David Ige signed Senate Bill 2571 into law, making Hawaii the first place in the world to ban “the sale, and distribution of sunscreens that contain the chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate” after many studies showed that those two chemicals cause genetic damage to marine life including coral reefs. We need to use reef safe sunscreens that contain natural minerals like zinc oxide or titanium dioxide. Check labels and if you see a store that is still selling sunscreens that contain harmful, reef bleaching products, remind them!! I found a great product. Marine biologist Ocean Ramsey teamed up with Raw Elements for World Reef Day and created a great one and it is small enough to take out surfing!
JUNIOR WORLD SURFING
The North Shore has so many great surfers! We have to cheer on our young ones in hopes they go on to be world champions and represent Hawaii well. Recently there was a reason to cheer! Our Hawaii surfers competed in the ISA Junior World Championships in El Salvador. The waves were epic 3-6 feet during the week of competition. Overall Australia won team gold with Hawaii taking the silver, France Bronze and USA copper. The North Shore’s Luke Tema was equal 25th out of about 130 under 18 males, a great showing. In the girls under 16 Chesney Guinotte and Ski Suit were equal 13th. I’m sure they wanted to do better but a great representation from our local surfers. I have to give a shout out to Honolulu’s Vaihiti Inso who won gold in the 18 under girls and helped Hawaii win the overall silver. The International Surfing Association is the organizer of Olympic surfing so the event is very prestigious. Congrats to all of Hawaii’s surfers!