Kandoo Island Beach

Unique in the world and moored just off the coast of Waikiki and a quick five minute boat ride from Fisherman’s Wharf KanDoo Island is the launching point for amazing fun and something for everyone!

From free water fun like swimming in our ocean pools to jumping on our big trampolines to snorkeling to manicures and massages to mai tai bars, tanning on the sundeck or ultimate parasailing at 1,000 feet and much much more, there is something for everyone off KanDoo Island!

Water Trampolines

Finally! A place where kids can be kids! Jumping and bouncing encouraged! Placed around KanDoo! Island and large enough to have lots of kids at once, the water trampolines are perfect for family fun

Sun Deck

The perfect place to lounge in between activities or all day! With views of Waikiki and Diamond Head, you’ll never tire of the view. Relax with a casual bite to eat and a Mai tai or even treat yourself to a manicure or pedicure.

Snorkeling & Marine Guided Snorkeling

Snorkeling is one of Waikiki’s most popular activities. You’ll see fish, turtles and the clear blue waters of the Pacific. With the Marine Guided Snorkeling – KanDoo! marine experts wil take you through Hawaiian waterts pointing out fish ike the Humuhumunukunukuapuaa, and the different types of Butterfly fish. You’ll learn about the reef eco-system and the unique role each of Hawaii’s fish play there.

Jet Skiing & Parasaiing

You won’t have to go far for full-throttle fun. Jet Ski where the action is: right off Waikiki Beach…just the place to give you the ride you want. Want to see Waikiki from new heights? Parasailing is for you! Tethered 600 feet in the air we pull you along the koast of Waikiki. Either alone or with up to two other people, this is an experience of a lifetime. Once you are up in the air, revel in the freedom of wind in your hair, with the only sound being your laughter. We do it better than anyone else!

Helmet Diving

Become a “diver” while breathing comfortable and never get your hair wet! Perfect for people who are nervous in the water, are disable or whose health may preclude them from SCUBA

SCUBA Bob

Your own underwater motorcycle. Perfect for anyone who wants to see our beautiful marine ecosystem up at depths of up to 30 ft while breathing comfortably. You won’t even get your hair wet! Perfect activity for those afraid of the water or physically unable to swim. See tropical fish, turtles, even an occasional reclusive tako (octopus).

Scuba Diving

Come out with your favorite dive shop or instructor. We’ll put you on one of the great dive site off of Waikiki. Great wrecks, sharks, turtles, coral, awesome stuff! Want to Night dive? KanDoo! Every single night. Never SCUBA’d but you’re curious? We’ll put you in the water over a beautiful reef for Discover SCUBA course.

Ultimate Parasail & Ultimate Banana Boat
For thrill-seekers only! KanDoo! Exclusive! No one else does “Ultimate” like KanDoo!

Ultimate Parasail – Take a fast boat ride out to three miles from shore, then ly as high as 1,000 feet! On most days, you’ll be able to see the islands of Molokai, Lanai and the entire southern coast of Oahu, Pearl Harbor and whales in season. On clear days you may even see Maui, Kahoolawe, maybe even the Big Island or Kauai! There’s nothing like this anywhere on earth and it is definitely not for the faint of heart. The flight is at least 12 minutes, twice that o standard time elsewhere on island.

Ultimate Banana Boat – Fun and thrills for the whole family! Out there with the Ultimate Parasailors, experience a wild banana boat ride! Get some air on the waves as you o up to 20 MPH over the deep waters off of Oahu. You’ll see Diamond Head, Koko Head and al of Waikiki. If you opem your eyes, that is. Don’t worry, sharks don’t like bananas!

KanDoo Safety

Safety is the number one priority for KanDoo Island. The ocean is a wonderous place but she is also the most powerful force on earth and demands respect. That’s why KanDoo has taken extraordinary steps to ensure that your only worries are about whether you drink has enough ice or your camera is fully charged.

KanDoo has a dedicated safety staff that is always watching to ensure that your experience is worry free. Every member of the KanDoo! Krew is highly trained, licensed and experienced in their specialties. In addition, all onboard krew hold certifcation in: CPR, First aid and Rescue, AED (heart defibrillator) use, First responder emergency procedures. All of our lifeguards carry all of the above certification plus a minimum PADI certified rescue diver and can free-dve to at least 50 feet for 1 minute.

KanDoo! has also developed sophisticated technology to tell us where all members of your family are at all times and that they are okay. There is no more sophisticated or effective technology in any ocean sports business anywhere in the world.

The KanDoo! Way
Sustainable and Green Initiatives

KanDoo! loves the ocean and have seen what man can do to harm her if we are not careful to protect her. That’s why wherever and whenever possible, we turn to ecologically friendly alternatives. Every engine that kan runs biodiesel or a biodiesel blend. KanDoo! is the largest consumer of biodiesel than any water-based activity in Hawaii. They re-use or recycle everything they possibly can. You won’t find any paper or disposable plastic aboard any KanDoo! vessel. Even the food scraps are recycled as feedstock! KanDoo! conducts voluntary environmental reviews of our operations and share the results with the local green community to see where we can improve on our efforts.

Even our uniforms are made of eco-friendly materials whenever possible. Rather than neoprene wetsuits, which use petroleum producs and take thousands of years to return to the earth, we use limestone-based wetsuits. They cost a bit more, but they’re worth it in our minds.

KanDoo! Kommitment

You will have lifetime experiences with KanDoo! They guarantee it. If not they will make it right. Or we will give your money back.

WOC at Civil Rights game

This weekend my husband, friend from college, and her husband all traveled to Cinicannati for the Civil Rights Baseball game.  This was the first year that the game was played during the regular season (it was usually relegated to pre-season games).

There was excitement to it: Seeing the beautiful building that is a center for equal rights, seeing former negro league players on the field to throw out the first pitch with Frank Robinson and just the general excitement that this game was supposed to be about something.  Three people receieved awards at this game: Muhammoud Ali, Hank Aaron and Bill Cosby.  There were also awards given to CEOs and presidents of companies that are known for working for civil rights.

However, things were still off, like the fact that the four kids who lead the way carrying banners were ALL white, or that the women who were there to receive awards for their company (two white, two WOC) were often not the president but other lower positions like chairman of diversity. Also, of course the recipients were three men and the only one of them that had a female member with him was Ali, who needs someone there to help him.

The biggest issue to me was during the game’s Civil Right’s highlights,  fact based information that flashed across the scoreboard.  The only Woc mentioned was Rosa Parks.  This included when discussing the civil rights movement & the women’s movement.  It blew my mind that when discussing the feminist movement that, even during the civil rights game, that they did not put up one woc who worked for equal rights.  It was still all Betty Friedan and Susan B. Anthony.  It made me sad because it was such an obvious erasure to me and I wonder how many people didn’t even notice it.  Men were awarded for the civil rights movement and white women were rewarded for the woman’s movement.  But where were the women of color?  Already working two jobs while middle class white woman discussed fighting for the right to not be housewifes?  Raising sons and worrying about them coming home alive when racial tensions were high?  Yet no mention as though there work wasn’t important, as though the other movements could have existed without them.

Action, not words

The grim warning of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) that South-East Asia’s biologically diverse coral reefs would disappear by the end of this century if no measures were taken now comes at a time when the whole world is focused more on climate changes than anything else. What is equally important in the ecological and biodiversity chain is oceans that occupy two-thirds of the Earth’s surface. Their importance in the weather cycle that produces monsoons needs no emphasis. It is the benign face of oceans. But they pack destructive power during hurricanes, tsunamis and storms. Understanding the nature of ocean currents and their behaviour is as quirky as predicting the weather. What lies below the ocean surface and on its bed is a world that defies our imagination. The Coral Triangle, a reef network that spans Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and East Timor, has more than 76 per cent of the world’s reef-building coral species and 35 per cent of its coral reef fish species. This coral treasure will be doomed unless the world cuts its carbon emissions by an average 25 per cent in another 10 years. We have been hearing about the doomsday scenarios for years. But what makes the latest WWF warning pertinent is it comes when over 80 countries were debating climate changes and oceans in Manado, Indonesia. It appears that policy makers and the scientific community have at last realised the need – or importance – for including oceans in the climate talks scheduled to be held in Copenhagen in December.

Participants at the World Ocean Conference have adopted a declaration promising to address some of the issues raised at the meet. These include reducing pollution of oceans; sustainable management of fisheries, protection of mangroves, wetlands and coral reefs. But the declaration is non-binding on participating countries. If previous declarations and agreements are any indication, they are being observed more in letter than in spirit. Oceans’ role in climate changes goes beyond the vagaries of weather. They are an important source of food and provide livelihood for millions of people in coastal areas. An equal number of people are dependent on ocean riches directly or indirectly. Seas and oceans also contain millions of tonnes of oil and minerals. They are home to thousands of marine species. The oceans’ existence, particularly their water level, is intrinsically linked to our life on the earth. If their level goes up due to melting of glaciers and Polar caps, which scientists have warned happening because of climatic changes, most of the coastal cities and low-lying islands will go down under the sea. Once we understand how climate changes affect oceans, and by inference our survival, we see the imperative need to include them in any future environmental talks or protocols.

Before reaching agreements, what is more important is, maritime countries should strive to lessen ocean pollution. That is not difficult given the kind of technology available and every country possesses. It is common that many countries release industrial effluents without treating them into the sea. Similarly, coastal towns and cities let the highly polluted sewage and toxic waste into the ocean. The contaminated sea water kills fish and all marine life in the surrounding area and the people who consume tainted sea food fall sick. Over-fishing is another problem that causes depletion of stocks and endangers species. That is already happening. The issues discussed at the ocean conference should not be left there itself. The countries that have attended it should follow them up to the next round of climate talks for action. Otherwise, the lofty statements made in Indonesia remain empty promises.

Personnel at Manado mily airbase told to prepare for WOC 2009

Commander of the Air Force`s Operations Area II covering Eastern Indonesia Rear Marshal Yusan Sayuti has instructed the rank and file of Sam Ratulangi military airbase in Manado, North Sulawesi, to get ready for the World Ocean Conference (WOC 2009) to be held in the city on May 11-15 next year.

"From now on Sam Ratulangi airport should be made ready, especially where air transportation and security are concerned," Sayuti said at a ceremony marking the installation of Lt Col Bambang Wijanarko as commander of Sam Ratulangi military airbase to replace Lt Col Arif Mustofa in Manado on Wednesday.

He said the WOC-2009 would be attended by heads of state/government from hundreds of countries around the world, and therefore the air space over Manado in North Sulawesi should be made free of any security threat.

"Any threat, disturbance or challenge should be anticipated and prevented. Therefore, Sam Ratulangi airport should be made ready for the event," Sayuti said.

He said Manado`s airport was a very strategic facility because it was located in a region bordering the Philippines.

Earlier, when he received the secretary of the WOC 2009 organizing committee, Prof Indroyono Susilo, here recently, Sayuti said he would fully support the conference.

"We are going all-out to support this international event," Sayuti said, adding that his command would do everything within its power to ensure security at Sam Ratulangi airport to help make the World Ocean Conference in Manado a success.

Meanwhile, Indriyono Susilo, who is the secretary general of the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, said delegates from at least 150 countries in the world would attend the conference.

He said through the WOC 2009, Indonesia would make every possible effort to turn maritime areas around North Sulawesi into world-class marine resorts.

"We hope the WOC 2009 will be a good momentum for Indonesia to turn North Sulawesi into a world-class tourist destination besides Bali," Indriyono said. (Makassar, ANTARA News)

Indonesia the first to form World Ocean Forum

Jakarta - Indonesia hoped the World Ocean Conference (WOC) scheduled in Manado, North Sulawesi, from May 11 to 15, 2009, would produce a World Ocean Forum.

A press release ANTARA received in Jakarta from the People`s Welfare Coordinating Ministry on Friday night said the statement was made by Minister of Marine and Fishery Affairs Freddy Numberi in his capacity of 2009 WOC chief organizer at a limited coordinating meeting on people`s welfare.

The working meeting was chaired by People`s Welfare Coordinating Minister Aburizal Bakrie, and attended by a number of cabinet ministers, Military (TNI) Chief General Djoko Santoso, and high-ranking government officials of the relevant ministries and government institutions.

Fredy also said that other results also expected from the 2009 WOC include a Manado Ocean Declaration (MOD) to be followed by a number of action plans, and implementation of the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) as a regional cooperation between the Philippines, Malaysia, Solomon Islands, the Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia.

It was also expected that the WOC would be followed by symposiums and exhibitions for an exchange of views and information on the development of the world`s oceans.

Meantime, the people`s welfare coordinating minister as host to the 2009 WOC has sent invitations to 121 countries and started building infrastructure facilities scheduled for completion by March 2009, while the North Sulawesi provincial administration has prepared 3,100 hotel and 3,000 home-stay rooms.

What World Ocean

Though generally recognized as several 'separate' oceans, these waters comprise one global, interconnected body of salt water often referred to as the World Ocean or global ocean.[1][2] This concept of a global ocean as a continuous body of water with relatively free interchange among its parts is of fundamental importance to oceanography.[3] The major oceanic divisions are defined in part by the continents, various archipelagos, and other criteria: these divisions are (in descending order of size) the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean (which is sometimes subsumed as the southern portions of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans), and the Arctic Ocean (which is sometimes considered a sea of the Atlantic). The Pacific and Atlantic may be further subdivided by the equator into northerly and southerly portions. Smaller regions of the oceans are called seas, gulfs, bays and other names. There are also some smaller bodies of saltwater that are on land and not interconnected with the World Ocean, such as the Aral Sea, and the Great Salt Lake – though they may be referred to as 'seas', they are actually salt lakes.

The oceans cover ¾ of the earth’s surface and have great impact on the biosphere. The evaporation of these oceans is how we get most of our rainfall, and their temperature determines our climate and wind pattern. Life within the ocean had already evolved 3 billion years prior to the movement of animal and plant life on land. The amount of life and distance from shore (abiotic factor) effects the major distribution of marine biomes. Animals such as algae, barnacles and mussels who live within the intertidal zone (land meets ocean) will fix themselves to rocks so they do not get washed from the resulting tides. The ocean is home to many species and consists of several other zones such as pelagic, benthic (sea floor), photic, and aphotic.[4]

Geologically, an ocean is an area of oceanic crust covered by water. Oceanic crust is the thin layer of solidified volcanic basalt that covers the Earth's mantle where there are no continents. From this perspective, there are three oceans today: the World Ocean and the Caspian and Black Seas, the latter two having been formed by the collision of Cimmeria with Laurasia. The Mediterranean Sea is very nearly a discrete ocean, being connected to the World Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar, and indeed several times over the last few million years movement of the African continent has closed the strait off entirely. The Black Sea is connected to the Mediterranean through the Bosporus, but this is in effect a natural canal cut through continental rock some 7,000 years ago, rather than a piece of oceanic sea floor like the Strait of Gibraltar.

World Ocean Industry

World Ocean & Cruise Liner Society (WOCLS) members named Holland America Line as the Best Overall Cruise Value in the industry once again. The premium line was honored with the distinction for the 16th year in a row.

"I'm delighted and honored to again have Holland America Line recognized by the members of the World Ocean and Cruise Liner Society," said Stein Kruse, president and chief executive officer. "Our investment in Signature of Excellence enhancements has helped keep Holland America Line at the top of the premium cruise market and we will continue to advance our brand in the coming year with the addition of the new ms Eurodam."

WOCLS is a 25-year-old organization comprised of thousands of experienced cruisers who average taking two cruises a year. The society reviews all cruise lines annually and noted in its monthly publication, Ocean and Cruise News, that, "Holland America Line passengers continue to mention the excellent value that the line provides and with the most recent completion of their Signature of Excellence program, they easily win again within this category. Further adding to the sense of value is the consistency of the product across its entire fleet of ships."

Thomas Cassidy, editor of Ocean and Cruise News, wrote, "Some of the elements that combine to make Holland America Line the best overall cruise value include its effort to continually improve, such as its fleet wide Signature of Excellence upgrades, the impeccable appearance of its ships, its friendly well-trained Indonesian and Filipino crew, the extra effort to properly train and supervise its staff, the more extensive choice of dinner menus in its restaurant, alternative restaurant and Lido, and all the little extras such as canvas tote bags, hot hors d'oeuvres at cocktail time, chilled beer glasses, a no-charge ice cream bar and later lunch hours when in port."

Totaling more than $425 million, Signature of Excellence enhancements added features such as the Culinary Arts Center presented by Food & Wine magazine -- a state-of-the-art onboard show kitchen where guest chefs and culinary experts provide cooking demonstrations and classes -- Explorations Cafe powered by The New York Times, teens-only activity areas and all new stateroom amenities highlighted by flat-panel TVs and plush Euro-top Mariner's Dream Beds.

Holland America Line also received top marks in the High-Deluxe, 5-Star, Large Ships category during the annual Best Cruise Value awards by the World Ocean and Cruise Liner Society.

About Holland America Line [a division of Carnival Corporation and plc ]

Holland America Line's fleet of 13 ships offers nearly 500 cruises to 314 ports of call in 97 countries, territories or dependencies. Two- to 108-day itineraries visit all seven continents, including Antarctica, South America, Australia/New Zealand and Asia voyages; a Grand World Voyage; and popular sailings to ports in the Caribbean, Alaska, Mexico, Canada/New England, Europe and Panama Canal. For more information, contact a travel agent, call 1-877-SAIL-HAL (1-877-724-5425) or visit http://www.hollandamerica.com/.

World's Leading Cruise Lines

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