Grim warning to stay out of balmy waters off paradise Hawaii island

Beachgoers successful beautiful Hawaii person been issued a grim warning, urging swimmers to enactment retired of nan balmy waters.

O'ahu, nan most visited Hawaiian island, was handed a dispiriting advisory by nan Hawaii Department of Health, imploring Sunset Beach visitors to enactment distant aft nan h2o was reportedly brownish successful color. 

The Brown Water Advisory, a be aware issued erstwhile waters look brownish aliases murky, came connected Tuesday arsenic dense rainfall offloaded contamination into nan water astatine a higher than normal rate. 

The displeasing dirt-colored h2o is apt precocious successful harmful germs including leptospirosis which if exposed to symptoms tin see fever, headache, vomiting, red eyes, chills, kidney aliases liver problems, anemia and rash.

The DOH recommends staying retired of nan h2o arsenic swimming, wading successful aliases drinking h2o from immoderate freshwater streams aliases ponds should beryllium avoided for 48 to 72 hours aft nan rainfall has stopped and aft nan formation has received afloat sunshine.

'If nan h2o is brown, move around,' nan advisory reads.

In summation to its picturesque shores, O'ahu is besides a celebrated surfing destination, offering world-class surfing particularly during nan wintertime season. In February, Hurley, a celebrated surf-wear brand, hosted nan World Surf League astatine Sunset Beach. 

O'ahu's galore paradise-like beaches were named amongst immoderate of nan nation's champion beaches by Professor Stephen P. Leatherman, whose nickname is Dr. Beach, earlier this year. 

Dr. Leatherman, a Professor and Director of nan Laboratory for Coastal Research astatine Florida International University, considered factors for illustration nan beach's soil softness, its magnitude of sunny days a twelvemonth and wide cleanliness into relationship erstwhile creating his yearly list.

He utilized a five-point standard based connected 50 criteria shop erstwhile ranking each of nan beaches connected his list.

Ranking atop nan coveted database is O'ahu's Duke Kahanamoku Beach, which was named aft surf fable Duke Kahanamoku. Coming successful 3rd is Maui's public Wailea Beach which The Hawaii Vacation Guide calls 'a awesome backdrop for a memorable vacation.'