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One of the delays with the Honokaa replacement station has been the <br />land. The department islooking for a central location to provide optimal <br />response and service access for the community and it’s noted that the <br />department did talk to the state regarding the old hospital property as well <br />as near the ball field and hasn’t been met with much encouraging news on <br />those properties. <br />Vice Chair Robinson asked Chief Oliveira if the department considered the <br />Ainaola/Komohana state land for replacement stations. <br />Chief Oliveira responded that they have and that a suggestion was made <br />regarding a property on Keoni Street within the Machado Acres <br />Subdivision. That was ear-marked for a park,the park never got <br />developed and still vacant. Letters were sent out to the community and it <br />basically came back 50/50 with valid concerns raised in opposition. <br />Commissioner Taniguchi stated that he did have the opportunity tovisit all <br />the stations in District 9 and did speak to several of the personnel as well <br />as some of the captains. He took photos of the ADA improvements at the <br />N.Kohala Fire Station and in talking to the personnel there are concerns <br />relative to the construction. <br />Chief Oliveira thanked Commissioner Taniguchi for visiting the stations <br />and stated that the N. Kohala Fire Station is not a typical fire station <br />facility, it’s a house, unfortunately, ADA compliance is a federal mandate <br />that the County hadto abide by to bring it up to current. <br />The Honokaa Fire Station is in the same predicament, it’s a facility that is <br />very antiquated and obsolete but the department had to put in that <br />investment to comply with the law. <br />Promotions and Hiring: Open, competitive recruitment presently on-going <br /> <br />to hire three water safety officers for vacant positions in the Puna district <br />and that process is near complete. The department also hasan open, <br />competitive recruitment for the fire fighter recruit and presently 83 <br />candidates going thru interviews andtesting this week and next week. <br />The department promoted Captain Lance Uchida to the Battalion Chief of <br />the EMS Bureau. Captain Uchida will be at the next Fire Commission <br />meeting toaddress the group. The department is trying to initiate the <br />internal recruitment for the Fire Medical Specialist 3. The department has <br />anew EMS career ladder which is a huge project as this County’s fire <br />department is the only EMS provider that has established a career ladder <br />for the EMS personnel. <br />Recruitment for Human Resources technician has been completed. <br />4 <br /> <br />