This ring find started when I got a text from Josh at Aloha Security stating a couple in Aulani Lagoon the husband lost his White Gold wedding band. I called and met Josh at Lagoon 1 for the details. Josh put me in touch with Glory who is Eli’s wife. She described the area lost and I could hear Eli confirming. Eli was in 3-4 feet of water when his ring came off probably from the sun tan lotion on his fingers. I found a few trash targets then about 30 minutes into the hunt I got a nice tone on the Mantcore and after two scoops there was a large white gold band in the scoop. By the time I had gotten to my car Eli had texted me a pic of his ring and what I had was a perfect match. Their home was in Makakilo along my route home so I dropped off the ring there. Very gracious couple. Aloha to Eli & Glory!
Aloha Joe! Thank you so much for the work you do! We are so blessed people like you exist. Our love story would have had a different story line with our lost wedding band. You restored to us what was lost & our love story has deeper meaning with my husband’s wedding band being found. It turns out after looking closely at Eli’s finger with the wedding band on again, he lost some weight recently and the ring fits slightly too loose. The weight loss combined with the slippery sunscreen was a recipe for disaster as he played in the lagoon with our kids. We will never forget you & will tell our children this story! Our 2 kids have been telling everyone who will listen. We will sing your high praises and send others your way if they ever find themselves in a situation like ours. After knowing your name we found your blog this morning & saw other articles written about you. Wow! You guys are amazing! Thank you so so so so much! We will continue to pray over you and your teams safety as you work to recover other items in the elements of Hawaii and worldwide. 🤩