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Alternative Funding & Grants <br /> USFA Grant: On February 18, 2005, received notification for award of <br />Fiscal Year 2004 Assistance to Firefighters Grant application. This <br />involves a purchase of a modular live fire-training trailer which will allow <br />the department to provide live fire training exercises around the island, <br />and will assist with recruit training. The federal portion is $301,000; <br />county matched with $129,000. Captain Albert Kaaihili, FEO Mike <br />Hayashida, and Firefighter Keola Payao were instrumental in obtaining <br />this award. <br /> FY 2005 Assistance to Firefighters Grant period opened on March 7, <br />2005. FEO Mike Hayashida will be mentoring new grantwriters Captain <br />Gerald Kosaki, Captain Alex Almeida, and Firefighter Neil Yoshioka. <br />Grantwriters are being selected based on their interest. This year’s grant <br />team will be researching emission controls for apparatus and stations to <br />reduce or eliminate emission hazards to personnel: Plymo vent (attached <br />to station) or No-smoke (attached to apparatus exhaust system). <br /> DOT Safe Highways Grant: Radio translucent spineboards bid awarded, <br />this will improve patient care and establish an exchange program with the <br />Aquatics section. Recently contacted vendor for beginning the purchasing <br />process. <br />Capital Improvement Projects <br /> Pahoa Fire Station: The Environmental Assessment is in the “public <br />comment” phase until March 11, 2005. The floor plan of a 3-bay fire <br />station submitted by Architects Hawai'i was approved. The construction <br />cost estimate is 3.5 million dollars. Expecting to have this station design <br />as a “boilerplate” for future stations. <br /> Fire Administration and Support Facility: Mayor Kim approved the Mohouli <br />site and a request was made with Mr. Harry Yada, DLNR - Land Division, <br />to begin processing an executive order for the state to turn over the land <br />to the county. The DLNR Board will consider this request at its upcoming <br />meeting scheduled for March 11, 2005. <br /> Kalaoa Fire Station: The developer requested the department’s <br />assistance to petition the State’s Department of Transportation to reduce <br />the highway posted speed limit from 45MPH to 35MPH. This will solve a <br />“line of sight” problem that has arisen at the planned entrance point onto <br />the highway. Both HFD and HPD have submitted letters requesting a <br />speed change. This issue must be resolved prior to any additional design <br />work. <br /> Central Fire Station: Received approval from the Department of Public <br />Works to acquire and dedicate approximately two acres of the Lanakila <br />Housing area (located on the corner of Wailoa Street and Ululani Street). <br />Met with Executive Director Kevin Funasaki from HCDCH who handles the <br />Lanakila Housing project. He is in agreement with moving this project <br />forward and will revise their master plan for the area. This will include <br />3 <br /> <br />