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Committee backs Hawaii Water Safety Plan after advocates detail drowning toll
Summary
The Committee on Waterland voted April 16 to support the Hawaii Water Safety Plan, after advocates and bereaved-family members described high drowning rates, inequities facing Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, and economic costs cited to public-health data.
Chair Hashem opened the April 16 hearing of the Committee on Waterland in Room 411 and recommended passage of SCR 55, a resolution supporting the Hawaii Water Safety Coalition’s statewide water-safety plan.
Allison Schaeffer, a bereaved-parent volunteer and lead writer of the plan, told the committee the plan was developed by more than 200 partners and draws heavily on Hawaii Department of Health data. Schaeffer said Hawaii ranks among the states with the highest drowning rates, that drowning is the leading cause of death for Hawaii children ages…
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