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RESOLUTION NO. 588 26
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A DONATION OF SPECIALIZED MEDICAL
EXAMINATION SERVICES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN HONOR OF THE
LATE FIRE CHIEF KAZUO TODD.
WHEREAS,Article XIII, Section 13-12, of the Charter of the County of Hawai`i
(hereinafter"the Charter")provides that the Council, "on behalf of the county,may accept gifts
of donations of money, securities or other personal property or of real estate or any interest in
real estate"; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 30, Section 2-162(a), of the Hawai`i County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter"the Code")provides,in part,that"gifts or donations of
money, securities, or personal property which fall within the capitalization procedures of the
department of finance may be accepted by resolution approved by the council"; and
WHEREAS,firefighters face significantly elevated occupational risks for cardiac disease
and various cancers due to strenuous physical demands and repeated exposure to smoke and
toxins; and
WHEREAS,the National Fire Protection Association Standard 1582 (hereinafter,
"NFPA 1582")represents the nationally recognized best practice for firefighter medical
evaluations, including components such as stress electrocardiograms, full-body ultrasounds, and
enhanced cancer screenings, which are not offered in the County's annual medical exams; and
WHEREAS, 1582 Medical Group,based in Sparks,Nevada,provides mobile,NFPA
1582-compliant medical examinations to more than fifty fire stations throughout four states; and
WHEREAS,the President and CEO of 1582 Medical Group, Paul Ganstrom,met the
late Fire Chief Kazuo Todd at the 2025 Hawai`i Fire Chiefs' Conference and has generously
offered to donate medical examination services in his honor and cover all travel, lodging, and
other related expenses; and
WHEREAS, 1582 Medical Group has proposed to conduct an estimated one hundred
fifty NFPA 1582-compliant medical examinations across the span of ten days during July or
August 2026,with one week on the Hilo side and one week on the Kona side of Hawai`i Island
at no cost to the County; and
WHEREAS, each examination will include the full NFPA 1582-compliant protocol plus
an additional ultrasound screening package,with an estimated total value of$131,250; and
WHEREAS,the Hawaii Fire Department(hereinafter, "the Department")will
coordinate the hosting of the examinations at fire stations and will offer them first to the most
senior firefighters,with priority consideration for those over forty years of age who have
accumulated greater occupational exposure; and T
WHEREAS,this donation will not replace the Department's existing annual medical
examination process but will provide supplemental advanced screening; and
WHEREAS,these enhanced examinations help with early detection of potential health
issues,reduce long-term medical and disability costs, and ensure that our firefighters receive the
same standard of occupational health protection already in place in other counties; and
WHEREAS,the Department is committed to protecting the health and safety of its
firefighters and recommends the acceptance of this donation by the Council; now,therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that,
pursuant to Section 13-12 of the Charter and Section 2-162 of the Code,the donation from 1582
Medical Group hereinabove described is hereby accepted.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to William V. Brilhante, Jr.,Managing Director; Diane T.Nakagawa, Director of
Finance; Daniel Volpe,Acting Fire Chief; and Paul Granstrom, 1855 N. McCarran Blvd.,
Sparks,NV 89431.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 17th day of June , 2026
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL :ER, CO', TY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo,Hawai`i GALIMBA X
HUSTACE X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adonted by the COUNCIL of the X
County of Hawaii on June 17, L KAGIWADA
KANEALII-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
ONISHI X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-930/Waived FC
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