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<br />WilOkabe <br />Managing Director <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br />Deputy Managing Director <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 96720 (808) 961-8211 Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044lole Hwy., Bldg C Kailua-96740 <br />(808) 323-4444 Fax (808) 323-4440 <br />January 24, 2018 <br />Representative Aaron Ling Johanson, Chair <br />Committee on Labor and Public Employment <br />Dear Chair Johanson and Committee Members: <br /> <br />Re: HB1778 Relating to Medical Benefits for Firefighters <br /> Hearing Date: January 25, 2018 <br />As Mayor, and as a father of a firefighter, I wish to join my Fire Chief and the <br />State Fire Council in expressing my support for HB 1778. <br />Improving access for firefighters to comprehensive medical benefits upon a <br />diagnosis of cancer <br />progressive states which have recognized the extraordinary risks faced by these brave <br />men and women on a daily basis. <br />I urge you approve HB 1778. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Harry Kim <br />