Don’t Dive Alone: Why Safety Always Comes First Once or twice a year, we hear about an elite diver who dies from freediver blackout while spearfishing alone. Many of them had years of experience and formal safety training. They knew the risks of ignoring freediving safety protocols. Yet, like driving without a seatbelt or under … Read more
FreediveSafe! Hawaii’s Board President recently appeared on HI Now Daily to highlight the importance of freediving safety skills—especially as divers head into the busy summer season. The segment emphasized how essential proper training, buddy systems, and safety drills are for all divers, from beginners to experienced freedivers. By reaching viewers through a popular local platform, … Read more
On July 31–August 1, FreediveSafe hosted a hugely successful spearfishing safety event for 21 local youth in Kona, Hawai‘i. The students came from all over the Big Island, from Mountain View to Hamakua, and completed a Freediving Safety course with instructors Heidi Hoover and Sandra Hammel. Big Island native and USA spearfishing team member Justin … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: FreediveSafe! Hawai’i 73-5737 Kuakini Hwy, Suite 202 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 Phone 808-900-3331 www.freedivesafe.org info@freedivesafe.org FREEDIVESAFE! ANNOUNCES CRITICAL SAFETY TRAINING FOR DIVERS SPEARFISHING SAFETY TRAINING EVENT TO TARGET LOCAL YOUTH Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, July 21, 2021: FreediveSafe, a nonprofit that works to provide lifesaving freediving and spearfishing safety training to all … Read more
We are proud to announce that FreediveSafe! is now officially recognized as a public charity with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Achieving nonprofit status is a major milestone for our organization, and it strengthens our ability to provide freediving and spearfishing safety training to communities across Hawaiʻi. We are … Read more
As we enter the Christmas holidays, we’d like to take moment to thank you all for your participation and support of our freediving and spearfishing safety initiative. Since launching FreediveSafe! Hawai’i in August 2020, we have trained over 43 people in lifesaving freediving and spearfishing safety protocols. This is nearly double our initial four month … Read more
Between May and July 2020, Hawaiʻi’s freediving and spearfishing community suffered a heartbreaking loss: five divers, ranging in age from 15 to 52, tragically died while freediving at Kaʻena Point and Kaʻaʻawa on Oʻahu, Mahukona and Old A’s on the Big Island, and Paia on Maui. As the news unfolded, images of grieving families and … Read more
