Lost ring Hilton Hawaiian Village Tag | The Ring Finders

Lost Gold Wedding Band at Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Waikiki…FOUND!!!

  • from O‘ahu (Hawaii, United States)

This ring find began when I got a text from Alex who was on vacation from Middle Village, New York and staying at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.  While running into the water with his husband Giorgio, Alex’s Yellow Gold Wedding Band fell off and disappeared.  It was 8PM but they tried for an hour with goggles and a flashlight to find the ring but couldn’t find anything.  I agreed to hunt the next morning but they had a 6AM flight to Maui.  This was going to be a recovery then mail back to New York.  I arrived at first light and started a grid search from the map Alex provided.  About ten minutes into the hunt in waist deep water I got a nice low tone on the Manticore and in one scoop there was Alex’s Gold ring glistening in the scoop.  I took a pic and texted it to Alex on Maui and he was obviously very relieved.  He just got back home from vacation today and sent me the Shaka and a Smile pose with his ring back on his finger.  Aloha to Alex & Giorgio!

 

Lost Gold Heirloom Wedding Band at Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon Waikiki…FOUND!!!

  • from O‘ahu (Hawaii, United States)

This ring find began yesterday when I got a text from Malia who lives in Honolulu.  While enjoying the cool water of the Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon at Hilton Hawaiian Village her precious Yellow Gold Heirloom ring fell off in waist deep water and disappeared.  Her Grandmother had given it to her and it meant the world to her.  They tried snorkeling for the ring but it was well hidden in the soft sand.  She sent me a pic of the approximate location and example of the ring.  I told her I was getting off work soon and would grab my gear and head over to the lagoon and hunt immediately.  Always a concern in Waikiki that another of the myriad of detectorists that hunt there would find it.  When I arrived parking was easy and I was able to get to the spot quickly.  Experience made me start my grid search way to the left of the red “X” Malia had put on the map.  That way I cover it all and the lagoon was fairly free of traffic and the water crystal clear even at midday.  I started finding targets I knew another detectorist would pick up so I was confident we would find the ring.  Malia had said the ring should be about 15 feet from shore in waist deep water and that wasn’t the case until I got well into the search across from the pool entrance.  Then “Boom” nice loud 13-14 on the Nox and in one scoop there was the precious Heirloom Gold Wedding Ring in the scoop.  I immediately cleaned up and texted Malia a pic.  “That’s it!!!!!” she texted back along with “Thank you so much Happy Face”.  We met at Kahala Mall this evening for the return and more Thank yous and a hug!  Always great to help local people!  Aloha to Malia!