For second summer, COVID concerns force cancellation of Junior Lifeguards Program For second summer, COVID concerns force cancellation of Junior Lifeguards Program By Jim Mendoza | May 18, 2021 at 4:50 PM HST - Updated May 18 at 4:50 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Oahu’s annual Junior Lifeguard Program attracts a lot of youth to its summer sessions to learn lifeguarding skills. For years, the North Shore Lifeguards Association has been in charge of it. “We serve roughly from 1,500 to close to 2,000 kids a summer for free,” NSLA’s Bryan Phillips said. But for the second straight summer, the program for youth ages 12 to 17 has been canceled. Once again, it’s fallen victim to COVID concerns.