Deep Dive Into Water Safety

Deep Dive: An Interview with Chris Harkness

Episode Notes Beyond Swim Lessons: Building Lifelong Water Safety What does it really mean for a child to be safe around water? Chris Harkness, President of SafeSplash

Deep Dive: An Interview with Nathalie Martin

Episode Notes Beyond the Plan: Turning Water Safety Into Action Drowning prevention does not begin with a swimming pool. It begins with knowledge, local leadership, and

Deep Dive: An Interview with Kurt Lager

Episode Notes August 16, 2026 Before the Rescue: Can Hawaiʻi Become the World’s Model for Water Safety? Chief Kurt Lager on the Future of Ocean Safety in Hawaiʻi What

Deep Dive: An Interview with Kanesa Duncan Seraphin

Episode Notes What Nine Championships Teach You About the Ocean: Kanesa Duncan Seraphin Nine-time Molokaʻi to Oʻahu prone paddleboard world champion Kanesa Duncan Seraph

Deep Dive: An Interview with Alissa Magrum and Norm Reitter

Episode Notes July 30, 2026: Alissa Magrum paddles with Kalani Vierra for Paddle for Life The conversation focuses on drowning prevention through awareness, collaboratio

Deep Dive: An Interview with Sam Johnson

Episode Notes Building Water Competence: What Hawaiʻi Can Learn from England Every child deserves the knowledge and confidence to make safe decisions around water. But w

Deep Dive: An Interview with Sara Kehaulani Goo

Episode Notes **What's Your Kuleana?The Question Hawaiʻi Asks the World What does kuleana really mean? In this thought provoking conversation, award winning journalist

Deep Dive: An Interview with Sam Proffitt

Episode Notes Beyond the Rescue: What One Rip Current Incident Teaches Us About Saving Lives This episode features Sam Proffitt, Ocean Rescue Director for Wrightsville B

Deep Dive: Brook and Zane Silvester

Episode Notes ** Eyes for Lives: Building the Next Generation of First Nations Lifeguards What if one of the most effective ways to prevent drowning is not a new rescue

Deep Dive: An Interview with Dr David Szpilman

Episode Notes June 4, 2026: Dr David Szpilman: Drowning Is Preventable: What if one of the biggest barriers to preventing drowning isn't a lack of rescue skills, but how

Deep Dive: An Interview with Dr Will Koon

Episode Notes June 1, 2026: Dr Will Koon: Beyond Warning Signs: Rethinking Drowning Prevention in Hawaiʻi Dr. Will Koon is a drowning prevention researcher with Royal Li

Deep Dive: An Interview with David and Tia Samuel

Episode Notes David and Tia Samuel In this episode of Deep Dive into Water Safety, Margaret Wright speaks with David and Tia Samuel from Brighton, England, about how sur

Deep Dive: An Interview with Robin Baird

Episode Notes March 3, 2026: Robin Baird, PhD Marine Mammal Researcher Robin Baird is a marine biologist with the Cascadia Research Collective who has been studying dolp

Deep Dive: An Interview with Dr Hanna Van Waart

Episode Notes Research, CPSC Warning, and Manufacturer Responsibility Hanna Van Waart PhD  Exercise Physiologist at the University of Aukland discussed full face mask sa

Deep Dive: An Interview with Alissa Magrum, 2026

Episode Notes April 8, 2026 This episode of Deep Dive into Water Safety explores a critical truth: drowning is not random, rare, or inevitable; it is a preventable publi

Deep Dive: An Interview with Drasko Bogdanovic and Dr. Justin Sempsrott

Episode Notes Inside the Roundup: Drasko Bogdanovic and Dr. Justin Sempsrott on the Critical Minutes That Save Lives — “Micro Delays Matter” This episode of Deep Dive Int

Deep Dive: An Interview with Ralph Goto

Episode Notes April 26, 2026 From Rescue to Prevention: Ralph Goto on Snorkeling Safety in HawaiʻiUnderstanding the risks behind snorkeling incidents and the future of o

Deep Dive: An Interview with Mark Haimona

Episode Notes May 5, 2026 Kia Maanu, Kia Ora! Stay Afloat, Stay Alive ! Mark Haimona is a leading Māori water safety educator and researcher from Aotearoa New Zealand w

Deep Dive: An Interview with Dr Morgan and Adrian Mayhew

Episode Notes Standardization of Practice and Lifeguards should be First Responders and Families should know Pushy Pushy Blowy Blowy Sparky Sparky In this episode, inter

Deep Dive: A Recap and Interview with Mayor Derek SK Kawakami

Episode Notes 4.17.26 For the live show, Margaret catches up with outgoing Kauaʻi Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami, an avid waterman and surfer, on the collaborations and progre