Snorkeling Due-diligence -

GETTING IN OVER YOUR HEAD . . .

At Makaha Valley Towers, snorkeling devices and swim fins are prohibited in the swimming pool, and many times the question's asked – why?

As a residential apartment complex, operated by an association of owners, the answer may well be liability.

Heading to the beach is what coming to Hawaii is all about. But heading underwater can really raise the danger level as many vacationers, as well as some locals, drown every year during recreational snorkeling.

Now, in this article from Civil Beat, Honolulu's on-line investigative journal, researchers are seeking answers about how to make snorkeling devices safer:

http://www.civilbeat.org/2017/07/experts-why-do-so-many-hawaii-visitors-die-snorkeling/