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Form#: B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: Hawaii Police Department DATE: 3-22-2023 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: Lieutenant Edwin A. Buyten PHONE: 808-326-4646, ext. 226. <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> The Hawaii Police Department is respectfully requesting acceptence of$26,000 in donated funds from <br /> Hawaii Island K9 Association to replace kennels, gates, and fence valued at$21,000. We are further <br /> requesting the acceptence of funds to purchase Scentlogix synthetic training aids for our Narcotic Canines <br /> valued at$5000. <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> Hawaii Island K9 Association is a non-profit organization that assist in supporting canine programs on Hawaii <br /> Island. They recognize that the Kealakehe Police Station has been operational since 1988 and that our <br /> canine kennels need serious repair. The kennels house anywhere from 3-5 canines on a daily basis. Over <br /> the years the kennels have become rusty and unstable,which creates possible hazards to our canines and <br /> handlers alike. Currently one of the main support posts has rusted through and snapped causing the closure <br /> of one of the two access points. Numerous other posts are close to the same condition. They also <br /> recognize the need for updated training devices. Scentlogix synthetic training aids provide numerous <br /> advantages as compared to actual narcotics. Scentlogix synthetic training aids mimic the odor of illicit drugs <br /> that our Narcotic Canines are trained to detect. These synthetic training aids provide a safe setting for both <br /> Handler, Canine, and Trainer. Specifically,fentanyl is well documented in hazardous exposures to law <br /> enforcement officers. In addition to providing a safer training environment these training aids mimic a large <br /> quantity of the narcotic. Narcotic canines should regularly train with varying amounts of the specific drugs to <br /> ensure the canine team can detect both minute odors as well as large amounts. An uneducated observer <br /> would speculate that if a narcotic canine can detect a small amount of drugs it should by default be able to <br /> detect large quantities. <br /> SIGNED: DATE: 3-22-2023 <br /> Department Head <br />