I was just there (Kawaii) and as soon as I heard about this beach I immediately came to KZbin and this video popped up. I think what people fail to visualize in their mind is that this is a tiny little plot of land in the middle of nowhere with no other sand around for miles and no reef to stop any flow of water whatsoever. It’s literally an open water flow out into the middle of the ocean with nothing and I mean NOTHING to stop you from getting sucked out. You couldn’t pay me a million bucks to step foot in that water. Would you be fine? Yeah probably. But just think about what I described. That’s what I see in my mind thinking about this place. Just free flowing water taking you into the middle of a black abyss. It’s truly horrifying.

Lol another 3 feet and youse gone

Why are you so angry, he is like standing there not even swimming

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It's kind of like dancing along a cliffline or walking through a dangerous slum at night - certainly it *can* be done without incident, but doing so isn't a long-term survival tactic, and getting away with it doesn't mean it isn't dangerous.

The last video on this channel, I wonder if another beach got him

So far I know, the rip currents in that beach can take you 6 miles away. Unless you are open water long distance swimmer, is very risky to venture in. If you are even able to make the way back

this is a very dangerous beach to swim! from my own experience, many years ago, I travelled to Kauai and stopped at the beach during a day hike, even though with the warning sign displayed prominently on the beach, I took a dip in the ocean, a few minutes later, a big wave surged, I was pulled in by the underwater rip current and lost my sense of orientation completely, unable to tell up and down, the current thrashed me in the water. I had to hold my breath and fortunately, the current let go of me and i was able to surface. when i joined my friends relaxing on the beach, I knew I had a very close encounter with death during my first 26 years of life. since then, I paid close attention to any beach I visited, taking the Don't Swim warning sign to the heart.

ive been in ocean all my life, im comfortable just about any beach up and down the entire california coast. I am completely comfortable in most situations the water brings. Ive spent years being amazed and dumbfounded at non simmers and tourists who enter water without knowledge or understanding of any dangers. Often calling people stupid for the choices they make that can get them killed. I went to Kauai for first time, hiked to this beach, was soo happy to be there, water looked beautiful and inviting so i went only feet in for a swim in small shoreline waves like it was a flat day at home. Maybe less than two minutes, in only waste deep water i was sucked out and pulled under with massive force. Within a split second i was being pulled under and sideways as if being pulled over a ledge. I instantly clawed the soft sand in a panic and dug in just enough to have the surge pass me and claw out. I believe the only reason i survived was because i was casually laying flat in shallow water instead of standing up. If standing and pulled down off my feet i wouldnt have had that split second to claw the sand out. Happened soo fast. Years later and its one of the only things that gives me anxiety to think about. Im in water nearly every single day yet it showed me how even myself can get too comfortable when visiting unfamiliar places. I was the stupid one that day.

Dude u must be retarded or something 😂

What is so scary? Just try to get a wave back

I'm gay

The minute you say to yourself “it’s safe” is when you need to be most cautious.

Fuck that

F!N FACT ~ "When Hanukkah Is Shimmering Antiochus ; Abroad says this old thing 1 thing 2 survives treacherous shit like this" ©

Dumbass

My man had a death wish 😔☠️

I was hiking somewhere in Kauai, and this beach was halfway point to this really cool waterfall, where I camped out. You got balls I'd never go in that far

The sign sends shivers down my spine

That was one of the safest days to go in the water at Hanakapiai. Those were 1' waves, maybe? The waves in the video had to muster all their courage to even break at all. In the winter months expect 6'-8+' waves breaking right onto the beach with maybe 3" of water at the bottom of the wave. They will smash you onto the concrete hard beach like nothing. And then, if you get caught in any of the strong rip currents at Hanakapiai, remember that you cannot fight a rip current. You have to swim parallel to the beach to first get out of the current. Problem at Hanakapiai is that the next beach is 6 miles away! Until then it's rugged rocks and cliffs. No way to get out of the water, as the waves will shatter your feeble body on the rocks and turn it into minced meat with some bony splinters. There's a reason over 80 people have drowned at this beach. Those were all people who had had to hike out to that beach first. It's the only way to even get there. They were in good enough shape for that hike, which is a bit challenging. It's a 2 mile hike in tropical climate that takes about 1hour. They could make that hike, but still they drowned.

Pretty cool until suddenly your being pulled out with no control

Next time wait for the high currents, so you can have more fun

Why would you ignore that sign definitely stupid people

idiot

You guys were lucky

Good footage, bad decisions. A learning moment

Easy and fun beach to swim at.

Saw a man who drowned on Dec 23, 2019 while swimming on this beach. Was pulled in by rescue team and brought to nearby Kee's beach, trying to revive with CPR for half hour. Sadly, it did not help

Idiot.

Foolish.

This guy: vloging in hanakapai beach later... while editing video later... dead

Just seeing this sent shivers down my spine..but thanks for the vid. Now I've seen Hanakapiai Beach...and I never want to go in.

suicidal much ???/

NOOOOOOOOOO DONT DO IT OR ILL TELL IT TO SCIENTISTS UNDER IT HAS SWIRLING SIDEWAYS WATER

Why did you do this? It reeks of trying to prove something. Pathetic

I was hiking somewhere in Kauai, and this beach was halfway point to this really cool waterfall, where I camped out. You got balls I'd never go in that far

I feel guilty watching this

Abit disappointed you didn't get swept away

stupid

youre crazy 😡😡😡

You think this place is dangerous, come to Australia... I'll show you a real rip

what a dumbass

warning was already been there. only dumb people who wanna prove themselves would swim in this kind of beach. -_-

do nile river next

Looks safe. Next time I'm there I will swim a mile out and back!

Hanakapi'ai reminds me of Monastery Beach (aka: "mortuary beach") just south of Carmel Beach, Central California. The shore break/rip currents are even worse at Monastery because of the very angle of the sand, accelerating the speed and force of the back flow of waves and creating murderous pounding shore break. Unlike Hanakapi'ai, there is a slim chance of rescue if the Park & Rec Rangers are called and get there in time, but most victims drown before help can get to them. Monastery has a couple of Mickey Mouse warning signs about the rip currents, but many folks have ignored them, and over 100 "flat-landers"(that we know of) have been dragged out just beyond the surf line and drowned - right in sight of horrified family members or friends. Some have died going in to rescue a dog, only to drown with the dog making back to shore OK on its own. The rip current is so fast and powerful that it can knock even an adult off his feet even if he's only in ankle deep water. You can just imagine how vulnerable kids are. Highly advanced and trained scuba divers specifically trained in surf entries/exits (who only enter the water at one end of the cove or the other, never in the middle of the cove) call the heavy sand grains "Monster Berries" as they are like small ball bearings when you try to make your way up the sand slope to get out (hence the origin of the term: "The Monastery Crawl" to get up and out of the water). Be safe. Stay away from the water anywhere if there's surf, and above all, don't let your kids or dogs play in the surf if you want to take them home alive. These two jamokes in the vid played a dangerous game of Russian Roulette by getting into the water at Hanakapi'ai Beach - they thought they were stronger than the Pacific Ocean and got away with it this one time. Prime candidates for Darwin Awards. Jus' sayin'....

i saw nothing.

..usually you can see where the rip tide is. Water pushes up the beach and then has to go back somehow - gravity doesnt allow waves to stay on top of the beach.. that stream can be on one side of the beach, or in the middle or anywhere, where the ground allows the water to retreat. Big waves aren't your friend in general unless you have a surfboard.. or wear flippers to propel you fast enough to get back to the shore. I'm not a fast swimmer so I dont like to go into rough water without my flippers. Swimming back to the beach is five times harder than to swim out .. the higher the waves the harder it gets ... any beach can kill you!

no respect for the ocean, no respect for rescuers, no consideration for your loved ones and worst of all, no respect paid to the lives taken here before you. Not sure who you're trying to impress but if you have a look through the comments, you'll see most people aren't impressed at all.

Why tho