Jellyfish arrive on time but off target for Oahu

Honolulu Star - Bulletin | July 1, 2005| | Copyright

Oahu's jellyfish invasion came right on schedule yesterday, just not in the usual places.

The box jellyfish advisory for yesterday and today warned that the most commonly affected areas are Waikiki Beach and the Ala Moana Beach swimming channel.

But when lifeguards checked the shoreline yesterday morning, they found about 150 jellyfish at Makaha and 100 at Maili on West Oahu, and only a handful at Waikiki.

"The jellyfish have consistently shown up right on schedule in Waikiki for at least the last 11 years," ocean safety officer Landy Blair said. "What we saw this morning was a significant ...

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