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349 Kapiolani Street • Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3998
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FROM NCE K. MAHUNA, POLICE CHIEF
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Name of Grant Program: Click It or Ticket Basketball Tournament
Federal or State Grantor: State Department of Transportation Public
Affairs Office-Safe Community Program
County Grantee Department/Agency: County Police Department
Grant No.: OP06-05(02-H-02)
Amount of Grant: $12,700.00
Amount of County Match: None
County Revenue & Expenditures Acct 010.201.5216.12, 3303.34
Grant Period: October 1, 2005 -September 30, 2006
Goals: See attached
Objectives: See attached
Outcomes: See attached
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SAFE COMNIUNI"fY HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM
QUARTERLY REPORT
PROJECT TITLE: HCPD CLICK IT OR TICKET PROGRAM/OP06-OS (02-H-02)
Priority Area: I Area: Occupant Protection
The goal of this project is to reduce fatalities and injuries to front seat occupants, and rear
seat occupants aged 17 and under, of motor vehicle collisions by increasing public
awareness of the youth backseat seat belt laws.
1. Conduct two "Click It or Ticket" 3 on 3 Basketball Tournaments (one in Puna and
one in Kona) for youth aged 6 through 18. Each event to run three days.
2. Have the participation of about 600 youth and attendance of about 1200 people at the
two events.
3. Obtain about 1000 pledges from youth and adults to wear their seat belts and ensure
that all occupants of vehicles operated by them are seat belted.
4. Issue 1000 "Click It or Ticket" t-shirts promoting seat belt use to all participants and
volunteers of the event.
5. Conduct a "Click It or Ticket" presentations throughout the events.
6. Issue about 300 customized "Click It or Ticket" medals to placing teams in each age
division.
7. Involve community and student volunteers in assisting with the tournaments. Place
"Click It or Ticket" posters in public schools .
8. Coordinate a cooperative media event to be held during the tournaments, to include
Keiki car-seat checkpoint, booster-seat educational presentation and enforcement
projects to be conducted to coincide with the tournaments.
9. Tournaments to be held on or about the "Click It or Ticket" mobilizations.
10. Partnerships with the Department of Education, Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition,
Department of Health, HATCH, High School Key Clubs, and community
organizations will be formed to coordinate and facilitate these tournaments.
11. Identify organizations and opportunities to make this aself-sufficient event.
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GRANT YF:RIOD RESULTS:
(FINAL REPORT)
Narrative
Two Click It or Ticket Basketball events were held during this grant period. The first
event was held in East Hawaii at the Keeau High School Gym on May 19 - 21. The
second event was held in Kona on August 26 - 27, 2006.
There were seat belt and Keiki car seat checks conducted during the events, with tee
shirts and educational materials being handed out to the public.
Both events combined hosted well over 600 youths and participants, and over a thousand
people were in attendance. In addition we:
• Obtained about 600 pledges from youth and adults to wear seat belts and
ensure that all occupants in their vehicles are also belted in.
• An Estimated 1000 spectators attended both events.
• Over 900 CIOT Tee shirts were given out to athletes, volunteers and
spectators.
• About 300 CIOT medals were awarded to participants.
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HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT
HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE
DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR II
PHONE: 961-2219
APRIL 20, 2006
MEDIA RELEASE
The Hawaii Police Department's Traffic Services Section and Hawaii Isle Police
Activities League (HI-PAL) are sponsoring A Click It or Ticket three-on-three
Basketball Tournament on May 19-21, 2006, at the Keaau High School Gym.
Team entries are being accepted in the following age groups for both boys' and
girls' divisions: 5-6,7-8,9-10,11-12,13-14,15-17. The age cut-off date is
December 31, 2006. A participant may play only in one division.
"Click It or Ticket" is a national educational and enforcement campaign to
increase seat belt usage and decrease traffic fatalities and injuries. "The goal of
the tournament is to educate our parents and youths on our seat belt laws," said
Sergeant Dexter Veriato, head of the Traffic Services Section.
Teams wishing to participate are encouraged to call the HI-PAL office at 961-
2219 or 961-2220. Each division will be limited and teams will be required to
complete a registration packet prior to the tournament. Completed packets and
registration must be turned in on May 9, 2006 between 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at
the former receiving desk on the first floor of the Hilo police station (Public Safety
Building), Building A.
For more information call HI-PAC's Hilo office at 961-2219 or 961-2220.
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