>Hawaiian South Shore Newsletter — March 2026
📋 In This Issue
- 📝 Did You Know This About CPR? — A Message from David
- 🏄 Firewire Mindcraft iBolic 2.0 — New for 2026
- 🎥 HSS Interviews — Larry Allison & Noah on Takayama Fins
- 🎯 HSS Exclusive — Takayama Fins
- 📖 The Innovative Takayama Halo Fin System
- 🏄 Harley Ingleby Boards — Now In Stock
- 🧳 Veia Board Bags — Travel Ready
- 🌊 JPN Wetsuits — HSS Exclusive, Back In Stock
- 📸 March Customer Gallery
Did You Know This About CPR?
I was watching Diary of a CEO with Dr. Mike the other day and he said something that stopped me cold.
The goal of CPR isn't to bring someone back to life.
Wait, what?
Turns out everything I thought I knew from TV is wrong. When someone needs CPR, they're clinically dead. No pulse. Not breathing. And what you're actually doing is buying time—manually squeezing the heart to keep whatever oxygen is left circulating to the brain and vital organs until paramedics arrive.
You're not bringing them back. You're keeping them alive long enough for the professionals with the real equipment to do that.
And because they're already clinically dead, you can only help—you can't make it worse. That fear about "doing it wrong"? Shouldn't stop you.
Call First, Then Compressions
Before you even touch the person, call for help. And don't just yell "Someone call 911!"
Point at a specific person. "You—call 911 now."
Because if you don't, everyone assumes someone else is doing it. Those seconds matter.
Something That Hit Hard
Women are less likely to receive CPR from bystanders. People hesitate because they're uncomfortable or worried about how it looks.
In a life-or-death moment, that hesitation costs lives.
No More Mouth-to-Mouth
Here's the other thing: the old mouth-to-mouth method is basically gone for bystanders.
Japanese researchers found that chest compression-only CPR combined with a defibrillator led to over 40% survival rates with good brain function—one of the highest ever reported. The American Heart Association now recommends hands-only CPR for adults: just push hard and fast in the center of the chest at 100–120 compressions per minute (the beat of "Stayin' Alive").
Rescue breaths interrupt compressions and weaken circulation. Most cardiac arrest victims already have enough oxygen in their blood—the key is circulating it.
For kids and drowning victims, rescue breaths still matter because their cardiac arrest usually stems from breathing problems. But for most adults? Just compressions.
AEDs Are Everywhere
One thing Dr. Mike didn't mention: public defibrillators are everywhere now. Airports, malls, gyms, schools. They're designed for anyone to use and literally walk you through it.
When bystanders used hands-only CPR with a public AED, survival rates jumped to 46% compared to 39.9% with traditional CPR. If you see one, use it.
Do They Even Teach This?
I haven't taken CPR training in years. And now I'm wondering—do they actually emphasize the "buying time" concept or just teach the mechanics?
Because understanding what you're doing and why changes everything. It's not about being a hero. It's about giving someone a chance.
Why I'm Sharing This
This isn't medical advice. But it shifted how I see CPR, and I thought it was worth passing along.
Most of us freeze because we're scared we'll do it wrong. But if the choice is between doing something and doing nothing? Do something.
The full interview is "Dr Mike: The Top 10 Lies Health Experts Have Told You!" on Diary of a CEO if you want to watch it.
And if you've been thinking about getting CPR certified—or recertified like I need to—maybe this is the nudge. Not to be a hero. Just to be ready if someone needs a few extra minutes.
Sometimes that's everything.
Did this surprise you too? Let me know what you think.
🌊
David
Hawaiian South Shore
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