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Beach Hazard Forecast website RSS FEEDS

Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is an XML-based format for content distribution. This website offers several RSS feeds for use in news readers and Web logs (blogs).

» Subscribe to RSS feed for Oahu Surf Report

» CAP feed for Oahu Surf Report [DISABLED -- 5/1/2007]

» Subscribe to OAHU alerts: statements, watches, advisories, warnings, and closures [More info]

The following feeds are experimental.

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XML/RSS RSS Feeds for current recommended beaches: [Experimental release 5/09/2007]

XML/RSS RSS Feeds for current hazardous and closed beaches: [Experimental release 5/09/2007]

XML/RSS RSS Feeds for all conditions for all beaches: [Experimental release 5/14/2007]

Explanations

RSS, sometimes known as Really Simple Syndication, is a syndication format used to deliver updated news and information to a desktop or Web browser. An active subscription to our Hawaii Beach Safety RSS feeds can keep you up-to-date with the latest beach safety conditions as they are made available.

To use RSS, copy the feed address (denoted with symbol) into your RSS news reader. Subscriptions to Beach Safety’s RSS feeds are subject to terms of use (below). Additionally, newer browsers support “Live Bookmarks” which is a system to detect RSS feeds and subscribe to them. A good list of available RSS Readers and additional explanation can be found online at Wikipedia.com.

CAP (Common Alerting Protocol) was created to meet the recommendation of the National Science and Technology Council’s recommendation on “Effective Disaster Warnings.” While our Beach Safety information may not qualify for disasters in many cases, the format lends itself nicely to updating current conditions and concern areas for our beaches. Subscription to our CAP feed is subject to our terms of use.

For more information about the CAP standard, visit the OASIS Website http://www.oasis-open.org. If you are a news agency that would like more information about how to use CAP to keep your agency up-to-date with content, please contact us.

Terms and Conditions for Use of the Hawaii Beach Safety RSS Feeds
HBS's RSS feeds are available so that you may display the headlines, active links and other information contained in the RSS feeds (the "RSS feed content") on your personal Web site weblog, or similar application, or on your Web site, weblog, or similar application, provided that:

you do not modify or delete any of the RSS feed content;
you do not redistribute the RSS feeds;
you do not post files or full-text stories other than as included in the RSS feed;
the links redirect the user to the Hawaii Beach Safety Web sites when the user clicks on them;
you do not insert any intermediate page, splash page or other content between the links and the applicable Hawaii Beach Safety Web page;
the use or display does not suggest that Hawaii Beach Safety or any of Hawaii Beach Safety’s sponsoring agencies promote or endorse any third party causes, ideas, Web sites, products or services.

If you display the RSS feed content publicly, including on your website, you must provide attribution to Hawaii Beach Safety adjacent to the RSS feed content. Hawaii Beach Safety reserves the right to discontinue providing RSS feeds and to require that you cease accessing or using the Hawaii Beach Safety RSS feeds, or RSS feed content, at any time for any reason. By using the Hawaii Beach Safety RSS feeds, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth above, as well as those in our Terms of Use.