Beware

A sign at Mahukona, Hawaii
A sign at Mahukona, Hawaii

The old boat hoist at Mahukona has been replaced, though it’s not yet ready to handle boats apparently. But recently, two new signs appeared at the site.

The top one, advising swimmers to beware of boaters is OK, though it implies there are boaters out there, cruising the waters, searching for swimmers to run down. If those boaters exist, I’ve yet to encounter them.

The second sign was the one that caught my eye though. Beware of swimmers! What do they think we’re going to do? Bite a hole in the boat? Attach a mine? Reach a long arm over the side and drag the boater to a watery grave? I guess ‘Watch out for…’ was too many letters!

17 thoughts on “Beware

    1. Graham's avatarGraham Post author

      I have no problem with the signs, just the choice of words. To me, ‘Beware’ has a darker and more threatening tone than they intend. ‘Be aware’ would work better too!

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