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RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT
FUNDING FOR AN ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE IN MAKALEI, AS
PROVIDED IN SENATE BILL NO. 298 AND HOUSE BILL NO. 481.
WHEREAS, the Makalei Fire Station in North Kona has been operating on Highway 190
since 2013 to serve a fast-growing district of about 45,000 people, but it is not equipped or
staffed with an advanced life support ambulance; and
WHEREAS, without an advanced life support ambulance at Makalei Fire Station,
depending on the availability of nearby ambulances, response times in the area range from 8
minutes in the best circumstances to 30 minutes; and
WHEREAS, an advanced life support ambulance at Makalei will reduce the time for
emergency medical service personnel to respond to emergencies involving residents and visitors
on Hawaii Island; and
WHEREAS, the continued lack of an advanced life support ambulance at Makalei
reduces the ability of emergency medical service personnel to respond to life-threatening
incidents in a timely manner; and
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Legislature is urged to support funding for an advanced life support ambulance in Makalei, as
provided in Senate Bill No. 298 and House Bill No. 481.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Council supports all efforts by the
Legislature to improve access to emergency health care for residents and visitors on Hawai `i
Island.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable Senator Josh Green, the Honorable Senator Jill N. Tokuda, the
Honorable Representative Della Au Belatti, the Honorable Representative Sylvia J. Luke, and
the Director of the Department of Health.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 18th day of February , 2015.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on February 1 , 2015
ATTEST:
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COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
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ROLL CALL VOTE
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ILAGAN
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KANUHA
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ONISHI
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PALEKA
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POINDEXTER
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WILLS
9 0 0 0
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