Support the Hawaii Lifeguards

In 2007, the Hawaii Legislature passed Act 170 which provided Lifeguards with limited liability protection for county lifeguards and counties providing lifeguard services on beaches or in the ocean. This is currently set to sunset on June 30, 2017. Senate Bill 562 seeks to make this permanent. Many groups provided testimony in support of making this protection permanent; the Attorney General's office, the Counties, the Fire Departments, Lifeguard Associations, and many individuals.
The ONLY group testifying against it is an association of civil litigation attorneys, who would benefit from removal of this protection. The House Judiciary committee removed ALL protections for lifeguards in the last version of the bill.
In the current 2017 legislative session, both the Senate and the House recognized and commended all County Lifeguards for their hard work and dedication to the safety of Hawaii's residents and its visitors. However, with this last change to Senate Bill 562, the legislature is now threatening to remove their limited liability protection in favor of civil litigation attorneys who would then sue our lifeguards.
We now need your support to show the legislature that protecting our lifeguards is MORE important than allowing these lawyers to sue our lifeguards, (who selflessly put themselves at risk to save others). Please join this petition and SUPPORT the permanent establishment of limited liability protection for all county lifeguards and counties providing lifeguard services in the State of Hawaii!