Encourages the Hawaii Department of Education to offer a basic swimming course in primary or secondary education levels.

The bill encourages the Department of Education to offer a basic swimming course in either primary or secondary education levels. It cites the high rate of drowning deaths in Hawaii and the lack of equitable swim education as reasons for this encouragement. The bill also references the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States National Water Safety Action Plan, which suggest that increasing access to basic swimming and water safety skills training could reduce disparities in unintentional drowning deaths.

Encourages the Hawaii Department of Education to offer a basic swimming course in primary or secondary education levels.

The bill encourages the Department of Education to offer a basic swimming course in either primary or secondary education levels. It cites the high rate of drowning deaths in Hawaii and the lack of equitable swim education as reasons for this encouragement. The bill also references the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States National Water Safety Action Plan, which suggest that increasing access to basic swimming and water safety skills training could reduce disparities in unintentional drowning deaths.