Lost Tungsten Wedding Ring at Kuhio Beach Waikiki…FOUND!!!


This ring find began when I got a call from Mark who is visiting Waikiki from Houston, Texas. Before going in the water at Kuhio Beach he placed his Tungsten Wedding Ring in his shoe for safekeeping. When he exited the water and in a momentary lapse of reason he grab his shoes to put back on and the ring flew out and disappeared into the sand. He realized it would be hopeless as he didn’t really notice which way the ring went. He reached out to me and I was able to leave immediately. I arrived and parked in short order then went to meet Mark at McDonalds which was across from the loss area. Mark drew a grid in the sand for me but no ring was found. I asked some tourists if they could move to the area I just scanned and of course they did knowing the situation. I restarted the search and my first target previously under a beach mat happened to be Mark’s ring. He mentioned his 10th Anniversary was fast approaching and he didn’t want to have to tell his wife he lost his wedding ring. All ends well no dog house for Mark. Aloha to Mark!

















Jennifer called to inquire about the possibility of recovering her wedding and engagement ring, that accidently flew off her finger into the water, at the boat dock. As usual I questioned her about exactly what had happened, as well as any information she might know about the water depth, clarity, current, etc. She explained that she had opened the state room door, stepped out onto the finger dock, and was brushing some crumbs off one of the boat cushions, when both rings flew right off her finger, into the dark water below. Jennifer was adamant this was exactly what happened, and confirmed both rings must be pretty much straight down, or possibly under the other boat, or under the finger pier. The water was a workable depth of around 5′ or so, depending on what end of the finger pier I was. Knowing how deep and dark the water was, I had to gather many items to ensure I had what was needed, to make this a successful recovery. Once on location at low tide, the water did average 5′, so that was a good thing. What wasn’t so good was how black and muddy the bottom was, as you can see the nasty black mud in the one picture. after clearing MANY targets, which is common in marina locations, I got a promising signal, that turned out to be Jennifer’s wedding ring. She was quite surprised I was able to find it with all the trash on the bottom. One would figure the other ring would be right near by, but after another 45 minutes, I had no luck. I really didn’t want to throw in the towel, but I was leaving for vacation early the following morning, and had to call it a day. Jennifer was extremely grateful, as I promised her I would return the first chance I had after I got home.


