Killer blowhole 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
18 year old Daniel Dick, on a family trip to Oahu, decided to visit the famous Halona Blowhole near Sandy Beach with some girls he met in Waikiki. The blowhole is a natural tube in the lava rock coast, a vertical pipe formed through erosion that allows the surging waves to burst through to spout salt water spray sometimes up to 20 feet. Despite a chained and padlocked gate, official signs indicating the areas hazardous conditions as well as graffiti renaming the natural site "boneyard reef," Dick remained steadfast in his quest to impress his new friends.
Dick and his female companions ignored shouts and warnings from other sightseers as they made their way past the barriers. Eyewitnesses stated that "Dick straddled the hole for about 30 seconds... He was then hit by the spout "that picked him up five feet into the air and flipped him over" and seen falling headfirst into the lavarock pipe.
Dick's body was found the next day. A month after his death his bereaving father filed a lawsuit seeking 'unspecified damages' against the city of Honolulu and State of Hawaii claiming negligence. His mother is requesting that a grate be installed over the blowhole to prevent any future deaths because Dick was "adventurous, not careless."
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Jul
/01/ln/ln02a.html
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Jul/02/ln/ln01a.html
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Jul/03/ln/ln33a.html
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Aug/19/ln/ln17a.html Submitted on 08/21/2002
Submitted by:
Shelly N
Reference:
Honolulu Advertiser 7/1- 7/3
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