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Budget committee adds ambulatory unit for West Oahu as city increases ambulance remounts and purchases
Summary
The Budget Committee accepted funding to start a 12‑hour peak ambulance unit based at Ko'olina/West Oahu and approved funding requests that would modernize and expand the city's ambulance fleet; emergency services said vehicles take up to two years to procure and staffing pipelines must keep pace.
The Honolulu Budget Committee on May 20 accepted a proposal to fund a new 12‑hour peak ambulance unit in the Ko'olina/West Oahu area and discussed a broader fleet modernization plan that includes remounts and new ambulances.
James Ireland, director of the Emergency Services Department, told the committee the Ko'olina unit is planned to be a 12‑hour peak-time ambulance that could be expanded to 24 hours in future budgets. Ireland said the location provides coverage for Kapolei,…
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