lost ring waikiki Tag | The Ring Finders

This ring find began when I got a call from Aloha Security for a guest named Alex at the Four Seasons Hotel.  Alex was on vacation with his family and not wanting to lose his Yellow Gold Wedding Ring had his daughter hold it while he swam in the lagoon.  When he came back his daughter in the next lounge chair over gently tossed his ring back to her father but it dropped into the soft dry sand and disappeared.  No matter how hard they tried sifting the sand the ring could not be found.  I told Alex I had to finish up a chore then would head out to the resort.  When I arrived Alex met me on the walkway to Four Seasons and took me to the area in the chairs the ring was lost.  We moved some metal chairs and tables out of the way and I started the hunt with the Excalibur 2.  This area of the resort has tremendous EMI and the Excal works really well in that environment.  There was an umbrella pole going into the ground and I was getting a loud low tone very close to it.  I took one scoop and the tone was still there.  Second scoop, “BINGO”  Yellow Gold Wedding Ring in the scoop.  Alex was obviously relieved and very thankful.  He even invited me to the outdoor bar for a cold beer which I thoroughly enjoyed along with his conversation and hospitality.  Aloha to Alex!

This ring find began back on Sunday November 2nd while I was hunting for a sentimental ring in Nai’a Lagoon when a young lady approached me and said her Father, Behzad had lost his White Gold Wedding Band in just over neck deep water near where I was hunting.  I told her I could find it but would have to return on scuba at a later date when the water was clear and calm.  It was pretty stirred up at that moment.  The young lady’s Mother Mitra came down to the beach to help me narrow down the search area for the dive.  I was finally able to get in the water on scuba Saturday, November 8th.  I started my dive grid with my orange rope early in the morning but so many people were walking around and messing up my grid line snagging on the rope.  I decided to retrieve my grid line and start a parallel to shore search using the sand waves as guides.  On my first double back I got a booming hit on the Excalibur and  after a few hand waves of the sand Behzad’s big White Gold Wedding Band exposed itself.  Thank you, Jesus! I texted a picture of the ring back to Mitra in Lafayette, California and she responded, “OMG thank you so much”  Behzad received the ring and sent me a picture of his hand wearing the ring with Shaka Emojis.  Aloha to Behzad & Mitra!

This ring find began as I was searching the southern half of Aulani Lagoon.  A young lady asked what I was doing and I pull my detector up out of the water and said looking for lost jewelry for the resort.  She said, “Oh wow!  Our friends husband Tommy,  just lost his white gold wedding band in this area we were swimming”  When Tommy threw a football he felt the ring fly off.  Since I was going exactly in that direction I continued my current search.  BOOM!  Next target in shoulder deep water is a white gold band in my scoop.  I yelled over to the ladies, “Found it!”  Tommy was coming down to the beach and verified it was his.  Elapsed time less than a minute.  Tommy said, “You saved my marriage as his lovely wife looked on.”  Vacation saved!  Aloha to Tommy & Family!

This ring find began when I got a text from Skylar saying I lost a ring in Waikiki how long would it take you to arrive?  I was just a few blocks from my home so I told her I could grab my gear and head right over in about 20 minutes depending on traffic.  They are from San Francisco and were on vacation.  After a little back and forth, I determined they were at the Royal Hawaiian Beach.  My daughter agreed to drop me off as it was getting towards dusk and time was of essence.  When I arrived, I met Skylar at the beach entrance and she introduced me to Will whose ring was lost.  It fell out of his shirt after coming out of the water.   Will showed me the dry sand area to hunt and thought his ring was silver but after finding it with the Manticore as a #31 on the VDI it was heavy and gold!  Vacation saved!  Aloha to Will, Skylar and the gang!