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.. INVESTMENT # State/Territory Name: Hawaii 3 Hawaii Island Aeqion interoperable Channel, RoZP Interface, and Data Channel Investment Name: Grantee Type: Local Jurisdiction / Entity / N130 / Tribal Is this amulti-jurisdictional or statewide project? Yes List the Jurisdictions served by this project: All jurisdictional agencies with VHF and IP adaptable communications capability Is this a multl-disciplinary project (e.g., law enforcement, fire Yes service, public health)? List the disciplines served by this project: Hawaii Island Police, Fire/HAZMAT, EM3, Emergency Management '. IV.A. Stratefay- Statewide Communications Interoperablllty Plan Obiectives Explain how this Investment supports the StatelTerrltory Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan PSIC criteria. (2,250 Char. Max) All regions within the State are bounded by ocean with no contiguous land mass between.-Each region is it's own jurisdiction and historically, each region in Hawaii State unique communication needs were addressed independently of each other. For instance, three of four regions in the State utilizes different "flavors" of BOOmhz spectrum and technology for regional communications, the State utilizes 400, 700 and 800 MHz, Hawaii region utilizes VHF, and most other governmental agencies and NGOs utilize VHF. Each of the different communication "flavors" must be addressed in order to successfully interoperable on a Statewide basis. In order to provide the most adaptability to these disparate communication systems, the Hawaii Region seeks to transform it's main public safety communication system into a "wide-area gateway" utilizing RoIP as a means for mutual-aid partners to access voice and data pathways in it. The established Project 25 standard is ISSI which we will utilize as our RoIP standard. The Hawaii SRT package includes repeaters includes repeaters with a ISSI RoIP interface. Within the system the the county. of Hawaii seeks to provide mutual-aid partners with a dedicated communication channel and access to D53 data capability using TCP/IP as the data standard. The primary weakness in the strategy in the lack of formalized policy and procedure. This will be overcome with the State and Regional TIC Plan. IV.B. Stratesiy- Technology Priorities Explain how this Investment supports the PSIC technology objectives. (2,250 Char. Max) -Adopt advanced technological solutions -Improve spectrum efficiency Adopt advanced techndlogical solutions: The Hawaii Island Region seeks to utilize RoIP protocol as a "universal" gateway solution for the varying array of technology that mutual-aid responders could bring in assisting the Hawaii region in time of emergency. Agencies throughout the region seek to use a combination of RoIP and DS3 technology to transmit data in, through, and out of our communication network. For instance, a radio transmission in the field can patched through a dispatch center to a satellite phone allowing a field unit to to talk to anyone in the world. A repeater package with an IP interface can "plug into" the county communication system and a BOOmhz radio can transmit to a VHF radio 100 miles away. RoIP is currently used by the national park service to communicate across the the State of Hawaii from one dispatch center. Dispatch managers cite few problems. The hardware is new and easily replaced compared to current (old} dispatch consoles that have no available spare parts. improve spectrum efficiency: Hawaii region's proposal seeks to establish only one new VHF channel for interoperable needs, limiting the impact on available spectrum.. Qse cost effective measures: Because Hawaii region seeks to build off of existing infrastructure , we are attempting to avoid the costs of establishing new repeater sites. we also seek to establish Federal Emergency Management {agency For Official Use Onlv - Pace 3 - U.S. Danartmanf of Homeland Security