FIRST PHOTO: Famed ocean safety pioneers Archie Kalepa and Brian Keaulana speak during the Maui Interscholastic League Surf Coaches Certification Clinic at D.T. Fleming Beach Park earlier this month. MIL surf coaches get certified every two years. Coaches also had to pass a timed open water swim at Hanakao’o Beach Park prior to the clinic. Kalepa and Keaulana taught ocean risk assessment, life saving techniques and open ocean rescue. Maui athletic trainer Chris Pagdilao taught CPR and First Aid at the all-day clinic. SECOND PHOTO: Kulanihako’i High School coach Kelly Potts claps as she urges a fellow coach on during a rescue. THIRD PHOTO: Coaches who completed the course included Potts, Kekaula Campbell (Kamehameha Maui), Keli Everett (Hana), Steve Thobe (Seabury Hall), Ken Goring (Kihei Charter), Lyndee Sprenger (Maui Prep), Seth Zea (Haleakala Waldorf), Dana Anderson (Maui Christian Academy), Brandy Fronte (Maui High), Miyuki Patricio (King Kekaulike), Even Jenkins (Kamehameha), Yu Vasquez (Hana), Danny Lopez (Kihei Charter), Leslie Hainsworth (Maui Prep), Stefan Schaefer (Haleakala Waldorf) and Michael Balangitao (Kamehameha Maui).