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A Michigan family filed a lawsuit against the Hawaii's Tourism Authority, and other visitor groups, because they don't warn tourists about potential dangers of snorkeling soon after flying.
dgrossman@mauinews.com With the sound of whale song filling the water, Elias (foreground) and Trevor Schutt snorkel on a clear-water day at Wailea Friday. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo WAILUKU — Health officials and researchers behind a recent study that could link a pulmonary condition to snorkel-related deaths are trying to learn more about the causes behind the fatalities, especially in Maui, which has seen more drownings than other islands. “There were more fatal and nonfatal drownings from snorkeling in Maui than any other island, by large margins,” state Department of Heal...