Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

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1		-	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 21 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 ~~H.D. 1~~ STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO REMOVE THE OCEAN SAFETY AND LIFEGUARD SERVICES DIVISION FROM THE EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND ESTABLISH IT AS A NEW, SEPARATE DEPARTMENT.
	1	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 21 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the city and county of honolulu to remove the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division from the emergency services department and establish it as a new, separate department.
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37	37		urging the city and county of honolulu to remove the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division from the emergency services department and establish it as a new, separate department.
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45		-	WHEREAS, the Honolulu Emergency Services Department currently consists of the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Division, Honolulu Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division, Health Services Branch, and Community Outreach Response and Engagement Branch; and WHEREAS, the Honolulu Emergency Services Department is responsible for the safety of the one million residents of Oahu and approximately ten million annual visitors; and WHEREAS, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division staffs forty-one towers around Oahu and conducts patrols with trucks, jet skis, utility task vehicles, and all-terrain vehicles to keep Oahu residents and visitors safe; and WHEREAS, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division partners with many first-responder organizations; and WHEREAS, the Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu designates the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division as the primary responder for emergencies arising on the beach and in the nearshore waters of the island of Oahu, which features two hundred twenty-seven miles of coastline; and WHEREAS, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division is divided into five operational districts: (1) The South Shore (from the Pearl Harbor entrance to Maunalua Bay); (2) The Windward Coast (from Maunalua Bay to the Kailua side of the Mokapu Peninsula); (3) The North Shore (from the Kaneohe side of the Mokapu Peninsula around Kahuku Point all the way to Kaena Point); (4) The Leeward Coast (from Kaena Point down to the Pearl Harbor channel entrance); and (5) Hanauma Bay; and WHEREAS, each of the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division's five operational districts is staffed by a captain, three lieutenants, and between twenty-one to sixty ocean safety officers, or lifeguards; and WHEREAS, each operational district uses tower and mobile units to provide ocean safety service; and WHEREAS, with some minor exceptions, most mobile units are currently staffed from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and towers operate from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and WHEREAS, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division currently employs two hundred thirty-five full-time lifeguards and thirty-seven contract lifeguards, for a total force of two hundred seventy-two lifeguards, and has an annual operating budget of $19,800,000; and WHEREAS, nearshore waters extend from the shoreline to one mile off shore, which is where the vast majority of ocean recreation activities occur; and WHEREAS, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division is challenged with maintaining service levels by an ever-increasing amount of ocean activity, particularly with the introduction of kayak rental operations, stand-up paddling activities, and surf instruction operations; and WHEREAS, with the amount of responsibility that it bears and the scope of its duties, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division warrants becoming a separate department within the City and County of Honolulu; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, the Senate concurring, that the City and County of Honolulu is urged to remove the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division from the Emergency Services Department and establish it as a new, separate department; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu and Honolulu City Council are urged to work together to establish the new department pursuant to section 4-202 of the Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Chairperson of the Honolulu City Council, and Director of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department. Report Title: Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division; City and County of Honolulu; Separate Department
	45	+	WHEREAS, the Honolulu Emergency Services Department currently consists of the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Division, Honolulu Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division, Health Services Branch, and Community Outreach Response and Engagement Branch; and WHEREAS, the Honolulu Emergency Services Department is responsible for the safety of the one million residents of Oahu and approximately ten million annual visitors; and WHEREAS, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division staffs forty-one towers around Oahu and conducts patrols with trucks, jet skis, utility task vehicles, and all-terrain vehicles to keep Oahu residents and visitors safe; and WHEREAS, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division partners with many first-responder organizations; and WHEREAS, the Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu designates the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division as the primary responder for emergencies arising on the beach and in the nearshore waters of the island of Oahu, which features two hundred twenty-seven miles of coastline; and WHEREAS, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division is divided into five operational districts: (1) The South Shore (from the Pearl Harbor entrance to Maunalua Bay); (2) The Windward Coast (from Maunalua Bay to the Kailua side of the Mokapu Peninsula); (3) The North Shore (from the Kaneohe side of the Mokapu Peninsula around Kahuku Point all the way to Kaena Point); (4) The Leeward Coast (from Kaena Point down to the Pearl Harbor channel entrance); and (5) Hanauma Bay; and WHEREAS, each of the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division's five operational districts is staffed by a captain, three lieutenants, and between twenty-one to sixty ocean safety officers, or lifeguards; and WHEREAS, each operational district uses tower and mobile units to provide ocean safety service; and WHEREAS, with some minor exceptions, most mobile units are currently staffed from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and towers operate from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and WHEREAS, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division currently employs two hundred thirty-five full-time lifeguards and thirty-seven contract lifeguards, for a total force of two hundred seventy-two lifeguards, and has an annual operating budget of $19,800,000; and WHEREAS, nearshore waters extend from the shoreline to one mile off shore, which is where the vast majority of ocean recreation activities occur; and WHEREAS, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division is challenged with maintaining service levels by an ever-increasing amount of ocean activity, particularly with the introduction of kayak rental operations, stand-up paddling activities, and surf instruction operations; and WHEREAS, with the amount of responsibility that it bears and the scope of its duties, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division warrants becoming a separate department within the City and County of Honolulu; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, the Senate concurring, that the City and County of Honolulu is urged to remove the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division from the Emergency Services Department and establish it as a new, separate department; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Chairperson of the Honolulu City Council, and Director of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division; City and County of Honolulu; Separate Department
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47	47		WHEREAS, the Honolulu Emergency Services Department currently consists of the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Division, Honolulu Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division, Health Services Branch, and Community Outreach Response and Engagement Branch; and
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51	51		WHEREAS, the Honolulu Emergency Services Department is responsible for the safety of the one million residents of Oahu and approximately ten million annual visitors; and
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55	55		WHEREAS, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division staffs forty-one towers around Oahu and conducts patrols with trucks, jet skis, utility task vehicles, and all-terrain vehicles to keep Oahu residents and visitors safe; and
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59	59		WHEREAS, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division partners with many first-responder organizations; and
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63	63		WHEREAS, the Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu designates the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division as the primary responder for emergencies arising on the beach and in the nearshore waters of the island of Oahu, which features two hundred twenty-seven miles of coastline; and
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67	67		WHEREAS, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division is divided into five operational districts:
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75	75		(2) The Windward Coast (from Maunalua Bay to the Kailua side of the Mokapu Peninsula);
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83	83		(4) The Leeward Coast (from Kaena Point down to the Pearl Harbor channel entrance); and
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91	91		WHEREAS, each of the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division's five operational districts is staffed by a captain, three lieutenants, and between twenty-one to sixty ocean safety officers, or lifeguards; and
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95	95		WHEREAS, each operational district uses tower and mobile units to provide ocean safety service; and
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99	99		WHEREAS, with some minor exceptions, most mobile units are currently staffed from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and towers operate from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and
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103	103		WHEREAS, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division currently employs two hundred thirty-five full-time lifeguards and thirty-seven contract lifeguards, for a total force of two hundred seventy-two lifeguards, and has an annual operating budget of $19,800,000; and
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107	107		WHEREAS, nearshore waters extend from the shoreline to one mile off shore, which is where the vast majority of ocean recreation activities occur; and
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111	111		WHEREAS, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division is challenged with maintaining service levels by an ever-increasing amount of ocean activity, particularly with the introduction of kayak rental operations, stand-up paddling activities, and surf instruction operations; and
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115	115		WHEREAS, with the amount of responsibility that it bears and the scope of its duties, the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division warrants becoming a separate department within the City and County of Honolulu; now, therefore,
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119	119		BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, the Senate concurring, that the City and County of Honolulu is urged to remove the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division from the Emergency Services Department and establish it as a new, separate department; and
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123		-	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu ~~and~~ Honolulu City Council ~~are urged to work together to establish the new department pursuant to section 4-202~~ of the ~~Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu; and~~
	123	+	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Chairperson of the Honolulu City Council, and Director of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department.
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127		-	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Chairperson of the Honolulu City Council, and Director of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department.
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