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<br /> Yeter T Yaung 808-885-4200 8 885-9463 FA X:BOB-885-8869 Entail: pfyoung,~~inlerpac.net <br /> American Red Cross <br /> West Hawaii Branch " <br /> 74-5615 Luhia Street; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 <br /> (808>326-9466 <br /> Testimony concerning funding to the Civil Defense budget for Red Cross training: <br /> P~4embers of the County Council: <br /> Thank you for considering and supporting the supplemenTal funding to the Civil <br /> Defense bi Id~et to si Irrnrt Red Crn;; disaster training in West Hawaii. <br /> Ti IB WeSt HaVV all BI GI-ICi'1 of til@ Rill@IICaI I RBI.I CI'uJJ U ICSi;J IJn SIi:JiC rul ti~IB West Jll.ie Vt <br /> the Island of Hawaii. This includes Norfh and South Kohala and North and South Kona. <br /> Over the years we have learned that when disasters relating to severe weather <br /> conditions occur this geographic area grows to include portions of Hamakua and <br /> Kau. <br /> Our disaster training funding request will serve to train individuals throughout the region <br /> (from Hamakua through Kona and down to Kau), with emphasis on the geographic <br /> extremes (North Hawaii and South Hawaii). <br /> Unlike other Red Cross training, alt disaster course are offered free to the participants. <br /> Since we ask disaster volunteers to be available in the event of a disaster, we feel they <br /> should not be forced to pay for trdining. <br /> Our plan is to offer several series of core disaster courses. Rather than force <br /> parficipants to travel for the training, we plan to offer these courses in various regions <br /> (ie, Honokaa/Waimea, Waikoloa, North Kohala, Kau.l <br /> While we now have approximately 150 trained disaster volunteers in West Hawaii, we <br /> need significantly more volunteers (particularly in the targeted areas of this funding <br /> request) to be adequately covered. <br /> The following is a list of the courses proposed to be offered at each location: <br /> First Aid Introduction to Disaster Services <br /> Adult CPR Emergency Assistance to Families <br /> Damage Assessment Shelter Operations <br /> Thank you for your support of the Red Cr.,ss Training funding. 1 I <br /> Peter T. Young, First Vice Cf .airman ~ I Il <br /> Disaster Committee - Hawan State Chapter f~ tf ~ <br /> o `S ) <br /> ~ 1'" 33 <br /> Comm. No:Z7~•O' <br /> <br />