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Chief Oliveira answered that since the current administration came on <br />board, they have been involved in numerous meetings with the various <br />property owners. These include Kukio, Four Season Development, <br />owners of the Kona Village project, all the different major landowners, <br />property owners, and developers in the area. Every meeting is very <br />positive, but nothing solidified, because the property owner€s positions <br />change when discussing the cost. The Fire Department supports them in <br />their plans to try and get ambulance service. They wanted it primarily for <br />their own community. The department advised them that if there were a <br />partnership it would be for the greater community, not just for the resort <br />area. If they were looking for service strictly for on-site, it would be in their <br />best interest to partner with a private ambulance company. The local <br />company is AMR, with which the HCFD has a great working relationship; <br />some of the HCFD€s personnel work for them part-time. They are <br />currently discussing what the cost would be with putting a private <br />ambulance service. <br />Commissioner Okabe questioned the timeline on when these projects <br />would be breaking ground. <br />Projects Manger Nick AhYo replied that the Pahoa Fire Station would be <br />breaking ground this year. <br />Promotions and Hiring <br /> Internal Recruitment: Presently conducting open recruitment for Fire <br />· <br />Radio Dispatchers and Fire Mechanic positions. There are currently three <br />dispatch vacancies and one mechanic vacancy. <br /> Captain, FEO, and Prevention Inspector Recruitment: Recently notified <br />· <br />the candidates of their scores on the written examination. Due to a limited <br />number of successful candidates, the department is in the process of <br />scheduling another recruitment. Assessment Centers will be scheduled <br />for the candidates who passed the initial benchmarks. <br /> Firefighter Recruit: A pool of 100 candidates from both agility tests will be <br />· <br />ththth <br />selected to identify the 34 <br /> and 35 recruit class. The 34 recruit class is <br />th <br />tentatively scheduled to begin in April 2006 and the 35 recruit class to <br />begin in September. <br />Commissioner Fergerstrom questioned the number of candidates in each <br />class. <br />ChiefOliveirarepliedthattherewere20candidatesforeachclass. <br />EmergencyOperationsDivision <br />6 <br /> <br />