HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Coast Guard and state Boating Division crews responded to Nimitz Beach after a homemade pontoon washed ashore and broke into pieces, creating a dangerous situation.

DNR investigators say six boaters were aboard a 32-foot pontoon boat with an enclosed cabin, making their way back to the Lake Marion Resort & Marina amid a thunderstorm.

Growing up in McGregor, Minn., near Big Sandy Lake, Wayne Floe said he always knew the limitations of pontoon boats. “The few weekends we have, if there’s good weather, you’re lucky ...