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<br />disabled have been promised and it hasn’t come through for a very long time. So <br />C. Cholas <br />if you could bring that up. stated that what we want is to set up a time <br />where Tiffany from Mass Transit can meet with our committee and that would be <br />one of the areas we would consult with her and explore that area along with the <br />other areas. <br /> <br />D. Ward <br /> stated that she made dozens of calls from the mainland where her <br />husband was at a rehab facility trying to find out whether there was any service <br />to take them with a motorized wheelchair from the airport to their home in <br />Kurtistown when it was time to return. They found Hana Hou Handivan but now <br />that they’ve closed, there wouldn’t be anything. Being a tourist destination, she <br />feels it’s rather astonishing that we wouldn’t provide any services whatsoever for <br />people who are coming from the mainland and don’t have any services in terms <br />of getting their wheelchairs from one place to another. She felt this was <br />something that maybe the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority should look into as well as <br />the Mayor’s group. She’s also been working with Alisa Mitchener about the <br />access to the pools with lifts. She thanked the committee for being here. <br /> <br />R. Amundson <br /> commented that it would be helpful to let the people that are <br />being invited know ahead of time some questions that are going to asked of them <br />so that they may be able to prepare for it better than if you just kind of spring it on <br />them. With respect to the Chief of Police there have been difficulties historically <br />with police interacting with disabled members of the community. And this <br />especially includes deaf people and people with autism or similar disabilities. I <br />think there was a dramatic case of a deaf man who was arrested because of <br />small traffic infraction. He wasn’t allowed to communicate with anyone. He was <br />pretty much just held down for quite a long time. And it was completely <br />inappropriate. <br /> <br />P. De Lima <br /> stated that they had problems like that where a gentleman with <br />R. Amundson <br />Downs Syndrome was handcuffed and he later died. felt it was <br />important and worth discussing with the Chief whether they have any training for <br />officers. It should be regular training, not just once and then assume that they’re <br />going to be okay. Sort of renewal training for dealing with people that have <br />different abilities. <br /> <br />P De Lima <br /> felt it would be nice to have a directory for people with disabilities. <br /> <br />NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />Review Recreation Committee revised draft letter to Mayor Kenoi regarding <br />renovations at Richardson’s Beach Park <br /> <br /> <br />C. Cholas <br />As understood it is already in the Transition Plan to do the access, but <br />they have renovated the building there for classrooms ahead of the beach <br />J. Mancini <br />access. According to the Mayor felt that getting the building done first <br />was more important because the children need it as a place for learning. After <br />that he was going to work on the access to the beach. Chris thought the intent of <br />the letter was just to prioritize because it is in the Transition Plan to do it <br />eventually, but it keeps having other things coming up ahead of it. Paige felt the <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />