Why did Hanauma Bay close the toilet bowl?

[@jerrytakashi1409]

People are so stupid about suing and blaming it on the community when it's that persons fault

[@CHIEFBIGFAITH4Christ]

I went thru the tunnel when i was a student at Chaminade back in '86. & when i returned for a family vacation around '89. The 1st time very scary because u DON'T know how far to swim & the entrance is just a body size hole in the ground. The locals just said "swim straight" ... So i did & it was very simple. However, if a person PANICS i see how it could be dangerous. The 🚽 toilet bowl on the other hand is NOT really dangerous at all. U jump in when the water is up. & then u wait for it to refill to climb out. It WON'T "flush" u out to sea.

[@TechGorilla1987]

I was last here in 1981 or 1982. Back in the day, Hanauma Bay was the "in" spot for my parents to spend a weekend. My father and his Navy mate would drag food, beer, amenities and diving gear down that long road - sometimes being lucky enough to ride down on the propane-powered trams that took you to the bottom of the crater wall. The walls of the toilet bowl were VERY slippery too. Once you got in, it could be tough to get out. I still remember those days like they were yesterday. I was 12 years old and the king of the world.

[@68chargercrazy]

I was stationed at Kaneohe 78_82

[@TechGorilla1987]

@@68chargercrazy My old man was at SIMA back in that day. He eventually jumped back on a ship though. I had a great time there.

[@scorpio663]

@@68chargercrazy my Dad was Lt. COL back in the late 70's . We lived in Kanaohe for 5 years . 75- 80👍

[@imoldgreg5972]

Yep there was a place we used to jump off into out in Connecticut but I found out they filled it with concrete and fenced it off. This world is starting to suck.

[@MaryLouTido]

It is sad that they closed it off. Personal Responsibility People!!! The duck pond in the town where I used to live was fenced off because some numnut parent was not watching their kid and he fell into the pond and almost drowned.

[@misterle7026]

Pretty soon every cliff, beach front, mountain, hills, anything that can sprain your ankle will be fenced off.

[@rhic9503]

So after the person ignored all the warning signs they were still able to sue for hurting him/her self when jumping in - what a joke, it was the persons own fault.

[@ckom0007]

Been there, done it, got the T-Shirt. Lawsuits were not the problem. Pulling assholes with broken bones ten times a day was. It was totally pathetic to watch. Fun to do. Pathetic to watch.

[@snuffysmif9801]

Are you serious?! Damn! I used to love that thing!!... People are so stupid, sometimes.

[@Zoltan3939]

It is sad I was in it as a kid 40 years ago. Open it again and put a sign up to swim at your own risk.

[@Entropian2012]

I would swim in it any ways the government has no right to tell you where you can go where you can hike or where you can swim they did not create that spot.

[@ducheau100]

I did this in 1999. It was so much fun. I'm a strong swimmer, but I can see how it would be dangerous

[@spizztube]

So glad that you're back! Your videos are always quality.

[@nivrittikuzma8601]

that sucks! was one of my favorite spots to go swimming growing up. nothing like dropping into the little hole head first then swimming out into the lagoon. just need to watch the swell for a bit first.

[@kikbaks]

The decision for the state/city/county to close Toilet Bowl began it's path to reality following the Sacred Falls tragedy of 1999. The sad loss of life that day, and growing state/city/county liabilities, prompted the closure at Sacred Falls and other "dangerous" locations. All trails leading to Toilet Bowl are posted closed and there is a security guard posted full-time at the bowl to turn away trespassers & alert police if needed.

[@PlanetRockJesus]

Well that stinks! This is my favorite place in Hawaii!

[@mazbaird]

You can’t even get into Hanauma bay anymore without reservations and they sell out within 10 minutes. Only allowing 1400/day. It’s impossible.

[@davec5613]

I was there as a kid (15) in 1988. I am saddened to see that it is closed.

[@p8ryot]

How about signing a waiver stating you know the risks and your signature states you will never sue any level of the government for your own stupidity if you are injured and any request for a first responder will result in full reimbursment to the muni and not charged to the local taxpayers? It's a good start.

[@misterle7026]

A few bad apples ruin it for all. Similar story as Sacred Falls

[@PacificCoastMaps]

Like many people I too spent time in the toilet bowl in the 70s & 80s - very safe (unless you try to dive thru the inlet). Was there last month (2019), & several lg rocks near the inlet have broken off & fallen into the bowl. Still safe away from the lg rocks, but not as round & gentle as it once was . . .

[@GovernorWatts]

When I was there in the 1990s, one of my friends dived through that "keyhole" rock tunnel, which might be the inlet you're talking about. He survived, but I didn't go anywhere near that thing.

[@scorpio663]

Ya I was there in the 70's . It was so fun . I also went through that hole on the side that led out into the main waterway for the Toilet Bowl . That was scary !!😵

[@stevetipps5876]

yes I too was there but in 1977,aloha

[@68chargercrazy]

1979 for me

[@tamara8908]

@@68chargercrazy Me too, I lived on Oahu then. I swam once through the inlet even. Remember the spot where all the flip flops blow outs were chucked?

[@213viliamu]

They gotta stop taken shet away from us locals...stop selling the land. All they do is buy then stay couple months out of the year. Take care of the natives. How da hell u goin block off a place at the beach... USE COMMON SENSE...

[@jimmyboy5597]

This was a great time in the 70s! Screw the World today!

[@jerryakamuadams6399]

can still go there brah, just jump da fence. just no cry if u get caught and arrested, or sue if u get hurt like da dummy tourist

[@Bamboule05]

Is it still closed? It was great fun when I was there. There were locals and tourists in there, and the swell was so strong it washed us all over the place. But we all watched for each other so nothing could happen. I surely hope they'll reopen it again.

[@thrummer1953]

I used to love going in that thing.

[@scorpio663]

I use to go there in the 70's when I was 10 . It wasn't dangerous, it was fun . Up , down , up , down . 😃👍 There are a few tunnels on the side you could swim through too but that was more dangerous I thought . Can't believe they closed it down .🙄 Can't go there , can't go Stairway to Heaven . They took all the fun away and built more Highways and housing along the mountain side . It's not worth going to Oahu anymore . 😏

[@eatyorvegies]

No. They closed it coz people ignored the warning, including parents with kids. So it's closed coz of people's stupidity. Can't follow sensible rules that are there to KEEP YOU ALIVE - DUH

[@11UncleBooker22]

In my best R. Reagan voice : " Mr. Watts tear down this wall."

[@misterle7026]

Now where will I take a shit?

[@imsneaky]

@Redrally Funny question coming from somebody with the nickname, Redrally. To answer your question, watch the video again...or I'll explain it again for you. The place had signs posted that entering it was a dangerous area. It was dangerous to dive into the toilet bowl, etc... So fools see other risk takers doing it and figure it must not be too dangerous. Then they get hurt and suddenly it is the state's fault so they sue. yeah, the state should do more to protect them from tehemselves

[@coolcat1684]

If you’re floating in a giant toilet bowl...what are you?

[@GovernorWatts]

A goldfish my son forgot to feed.

[@yourlocalalexis4578]

swim around the sign and take your chances!

[@lessthanjake63]

i agree, the hard part is getting yourself out of the fine you receive for climbing it.....

[@Picklejajajdbja]

I would of probably just hopped the fence TwT

[@PlanetRockJesus]

I swam through, Too, but with mask, fins and snorkel. Remember the little Hawaiian kids slipping down those little holes along the edge of the "channel"? One told me, "You just wait til it fills, then when you dive through, it sucks you down into the channel." Well, there's always jumping off the cliff at Waimea Bay! Until the close that, too!

[@mistervova11]

yeah i was too there in 1939

[@Indigo12273]

Go anyway! The only way they can make "rules" is if you follow it!

[@mbanana23456]

Why? It's incredibly dangerous

[@dumbcow1]

+mbanana23456 And? My life is MY life is it not? I understand the dangers. Why do I need other people to hold my hand through everything? This is the bubble wrap generation.

[@tomjeffersonwasright2288]

+mbanana23456 I have seen dozens of kids play there with no problem or danger. How often have you been in it?

[@GovernorWatts]

@GreenCristina Thanks!

[@jerrytakashi1409]

Governor Watts should be the governor for Hawaii

[@robinforbes3852]

Hey next time you are in hawaii, why dont you try the haiku stairs? There is a huge crater you can jump off when you get to the top. hopefully since this video was posted almost five years ago, perhaps you have grown up a tad and can appreciate danger. I lived on the islands for years and you have to be smart about some things like the toilet bowl, large mountains with uber skinny trails and unsafe lava tubes.

[@misterle7026]

Appreciate danger? Like locals riding motorcycle, mopeds, and bicycle without helmet. Or riding behind a truck bed? Let people enjoy their lives. There are dangers everywhere, how many people you see drive drunk, speeding, or texting while driving.

[@rileyparsons4026]

out of the many people who have went here the only people who have died were normally at fault which are very few i believe there is only one such case at this exact location, there are cases of drowning all over this island if your afraid of it don't go.

[@ratbuddy1]

Good video but he should have mentioned who his dad is more.

[@Chino-Kafu]

I finally get his joke.........He is the son of someone named "Stephen Colbert" but not THEE stephen colbert.

[@adamsblog2161]

Who closed the toilet bowl?

[@misterle7026]

They found peepee n duuduu in there.

[@gregpeters9845]

People got unalive mang!

[@LowcountryTV]

That sucks

[@lakota123max]

so stupidly dangerous to swim in that hole...seriously....there are so many other nice things to do there besides risking ur life...or ur friends lives...?

[@michaeloneill3662]

i have never been there but it looked like so much fun :(

[@X3n0nFr33k]

its not that hard to climb the fence :/

[@GovernorWatts]

@sitruc3000 Will do.

[@random11]

yay keep making videos

[@Boardy1846]

Just climb the fence!

[@BigwillyIM]

Or just swim out to it.

[@X3n0nFr33k]

who would be watching?

[@karenertl5065]

Men thinking w/ their----------never mind

[@GovernorWatts]

@zppbonzo Especially this one.

[@ObamaJoker]

It doesn't really shoot you up in the air. It pushes you up slowly then quickly sucks you down thru a lava tube out into the open ocean.

[@CHIEFBIGFAITH4Christ]

I NEVER saw anybody get sucked out to the open sea

[@TeamStevers]

Not funny. Colbert would rather endorse pistachios than this shit sketch you probably made your girlfriend film this against her will. And made her laugh.

[@68chargercrazy]

I know that place well. Go sober

[@miker8755]

Democrats! They are the one who make a bunch of restrictive rules. I did toilet bowl several different times. No problem. In Oregon, at the Ogden Overlook near Bend, there is a large park with a short stone wall at the edge of the deep canyon. It's quite breathtaking. Until recently it was possible to drive and park very near the overlook. Not any more! Seems a Democrat visited and when he opened his Prius car door, dual poodles made a run for a bird. The bird flew out over the edge with the stupid designer poodles on the make. It wasn't pretty. It took about 7 seconds for the poodles to hit the bottom. (They unsuccessfully attempted the flying squirrel parachute trick) Anyhow, the former poodles owner sued to get the parking area moved much farther away. The county barricaded the area for cars apparently to give time for future poodles to gather their mental faculties.

[@justinroose6447]

Haole. X)

[@TheCultChick]

lmao!!!

[@darlanikaai3434]

dont touch turtles

[@1ChillRebel]

I was there back in 98' too... Had a Blast...