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Council honors Clifford Chillingworth for decades of ocean safety and service
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The Honolulu City Council presented an honorary certificate to Captain Clifford Chillingworth, recognizing his military service, 25 years as a city lifeguard beginning in 1955, and ongoing involvement in outrigger canoe paddling and mentorship.
Captain Clifford Kane Kavaiola Chillingworth received an honorary certificate from the Honolulu City Council in recognition of his lifetime of service to ocean safety, the community and the country.
Council member Weier presented the recognition and outlined Chillingworth's biography: he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on July 7, 1950, at age 17 and served until his discharge in 1953; after his military service he worked as a city ambulance driver and in 1955 became a city lifeguard at age 24. Presenters said he served 25 years as a lifeguard and later served as captain of the Department of Water Safety in the 1970s, retiring in 1981.
The presentation cited multiple rescues at Ala Moana Beach Park and Waikiki Beach, and noted Chillingworth's mentorship of well-known watermen and lifeguards, including Eddie Aikau and Mark Cunningham, and his continued community involvement through outrigger canoe clubs such as Leeward Kai and Naakeki O Kamoe Canoe Club. Family members and lifeguards joined Chillingworth in the chambers for the recognition.
The council acknowledged Chillingworth's service "on behalf of the people of the city and county of Honolulu."
