how did the figure of 10,000 come about, I was there, maybe 10,000 people in all of Waikiki on the beach and in the water but 10,000 participating in the FLOTILLA ? no way ! a 1000 possibly. now there were maybe 20 people at most that really needed help, the other hundreds were not in danger ad could have made it back to shore under they're own power but the agencies (OS, DLNR, HPD) decided to start bringing anyone and everyone that wanted a jet ski ride in thus leaving their flotation device for someone else to retrieve.......if enforcement is going o be ob scene then beware and start tagging the people that abandon   their floaters as trash.........big fines, $500.00 minimum.