lost wedding band Waikiki Tag | The Ring Finders

This ring find began when I got a voicemail from Tim who lives on Oahu and was staying at the Aulani with family.  I was in lagoon 3 but no one answered so I had to leave.  When I got nearly home Tim returned my call.  I was going to try Saturday morning but the forecast was horrible so I changed to Sunday AM.  Tim told me the ring was lost straight down from the chapel in chest deep water.  The morning tide was just right.  About 20 minutes into the hunt I finally got a nice tone on the Manticore and on the second scoop there was Tim’s ring in the scoop.  I didn’t know he had been watching me from the shore and when I finished showering up he approached me and identified himself.  I thought “Wow” this is awesome I don’t have to call and coordinate a return.  Tim was obviously overjoyed with the recovery.  Aloha to Tim!

This ring find began last month when I was contacted by Robbie from Woodbury, Minnesota.  While enjoying the waters of Paradive Cove lagoon his White Gold Wedding Band fell off and disappeared in waist deep water.  Like the other Ko Olina lagoons the sand is so soft rings just disappear.  After a bit of confusion as to who was trying to contact me, Robby contacted me by phone to coordinate the hunt.  I agreed to go after work Friday 18 April with ideal surf & tide conditions. When I arrived it started to pour down rain but I’m in the water so not a problem.  I was just hoping the sun would come back out to warm me up.  Surely it did and the hunt became that much more pleasant.  Robby sent me a pin drop of the estimated location but I decided since I had a few hours I would start on the South end and work Northward.  I found a few coins and two little girl bling rings.  Then in waist deep water I got a nice tone on the Manticore and in one scoop there was Robby’s White Gold Wedding band in the scoop.  I immediately went to my car to text Robby a pic and he confirmed the recovery.  His pin drop was spot on the location.  That was a first.  Most are way off! Robby got his ring today in the mail and sent me a “Shaka & a Smile”.  Aloha to Robby!

This ring find began when I got a call from Nai who lives on the North Shore of Oahu and was enjoying the day at Hilton Hawaiian Village Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon.  While carrying his baby daughter in waist deep water he noticed his wife Zhelle’s ring he had been wearing went missing.  He knew the exact area but the water was very murky where he was looking and he could not find it. I told Nai I would be there in about 15-20 minutes depending on traffic.  Thankfully, he had a spot reserved for me to park as it was totally packed.  When I arrived Nai & his lovely wife Zhelle met me in the parking lot and walked me over to the area to hunt.  I wasn’t 10 feet in and got a nice tone…darn it was a nickel.  I walked out to the end of the first grid line and turned around two steps and boom target screaming in the Manticore.  It took a few scoops to get the target in the scoop but when I finally did Wow, what a beautiful ring it was.  Nai and all their friends were so grateful and gave many thanks.  So happy to help!  Aloha to Nai & Zhelle!

This ring find began the day after Christmas 2024 when Randall who was on vacation from Los Osos, California and staying at the Marriott Beach Club, for the holidays, saw me metal detecting in the waters of Na’ia Lagoon and said he had just lost his ring while snorkeling in deeper waters of the lagoon.  Another tourist tried looking but the area was fairly silty with low visibility.  Winter season surf really silts up Na’ia Lagoon so I told him when the visibility returned I would put my scuba gear on and hunt for his ring.  He showed me a rather well marked by buoys area and I logged that in my notes for later reference.  I had brought my scuba gear to the lagoon several times but it was always low visibility until Saturday 29 March 2025.  I went into the water in scuba gear and laid my bright orange rope on the bottom in the sand & coral as my grid line.  Thankfully only a few minor targets in this area.  I had to go out over the coral rubble areas as that was also part of the search area.  After about 10 minutes of hunting I got a loud unusual tone over the coral rubble.  I waved my hand abruptly over the coral to blast away the sand and Randall’s beautiful ring and a Lincoln cent came into view.  No wonder the tone was so weird.  I grabbed them both and secured them away.  I finished the dive looking elsewhere in the lagoon and found one more rather corroded junk ring.  I texted a picture to Randall in California to confirm.  The ring was opened up this morning and Randall sent me a Shaka!  Aloha to Randall!  Sorry it took three months but you have to be safe on scuba!