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New Ocean Safety Website Aims to Reduce Drownings in Hawai‘i

Visitors comprise more than half (55%) of the victims of ocean drownings and suffer 81% of ocean related spinal cord injuries.

Hawai‘i Beach Safety Week: Snorkel Safety Briefings on Maui

Here on Maui, snorkel safety briefings with Maui lifeguards take place today (Tuesday, July 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) at the Kāʻanapali Beach Hotel.

New Airport Initiative to Prevent Visitor Drownings

Ocean drowning is the leading cause of fatal injury among visitors to Hawaiʻi, accounting for nearly half of the total of all fatal injuries, according to officials with the State Department of Health.