This ring find began when I got a call from Anchorage, Alaska. The gentlemen told me his girlfriend Hannah was at Honu Lagoon and lost an heirloom ring her grandmother had given to her. He said the resort Security Team had given him my number. Knowing the surf was going to be pounding tomorrow and Lagoon 2 takes the brunt of the swell I asked him if Hannah could call and meet me on the beach ASAP. He said she was very distraught about losing the ring but he would have her call. She did a moment later and I could tell by her voice she had been crying about the loss. I told her I’d grab my gear and be right down after I got a few details from her. Thankfully traffic was minimal and I got there in about 45 minutes. I called from the parking lot when I arrived and Hannah and her parents were on the beach already. Hannah wasn’t exactly sure when the ring came off but she figured it was when she was throwing a football. She gridded that area for me and I started the hunt. The area was rather large so it took about 45 minutes. No luck there so Hannah showed me where they were throwing the ball in shallow water. That took another 45 minutes and still no ring. Hannah assured me I hunted in all the places and it was getting dark. I started talking about scuba another day and Hannah showed me a side angle shot of the ring. She said it was a chunky gold ring! She did mention snorkeling so I asked her to show me where she entered and exited the water. I might as well try there since the surf was negligble. On the second leg of what would of been a five leg search right on the shoreline I got a solid screaming target on the Manticore. The numbers were good too. It took at least three scoops and when the sand rinsed out of the scoop a chunky gold ring was shining in what was left of the daylight. I called over to Hannah « I think I got your ring…please tell me it is. » I handed her the ring and a rush of joy came over her. She was so thankful and extremely relieved. I can only imagine how she felt getting her grandma’s ring back. Hannah’s parents joined us on the shoreline and we had a few hugs and laughs. That was a two hour hunt with the sun going down quickly. The lord blessed us on this recovery the day after Christmas. Much Aloha to Hannah, her boyfriend and parents.
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My name is Hannah and I am from Anchorage, Alaska. My family and I came to Ko Olina for a family Christmas vacation. We were all enjoying the beach today playing in the sand, snorkeling, and playing water ball games, when I looked down and realized my ring was missing. My grandmother gave me this ring and it had been passed down from her grandmother before her, so it is very special to me. We had been looking for hours, and finally my boyfriend, who is in Alaska still, called the Ko Olina front desk, who recommended we called Joe to come help. It had already been missing for around 4 hours when we called him and he showed up so quickly. After giving him a giant box to search for in the dry sand, Joe found it two hours later not even on the beach it was buried in the ocean! I am so grateful for him and his kindness to help a stranger in need. There was no way we would have been able to find it without him and I am so thankful for that!
Mahalo Hannah for the kind words. Aloha, Joe