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Committee endorses ordinance changes transferring extended lifeguard program to Ocean Safety; staff cite staffing and 'extended hours' work
Summary
The committee recommended passage of an ordinance that moves an extended lifeguard services program from the Department of Emergency Services to the Department of Ocean Safety; Director Kurt Lager said the transition is proceeding and staff are focusing on staffing for extended beach hours and mobile responders.
The Committee on Public Safety and Customer Services on May 1 recommended passage on second reading of Bill 38 (2025), which amends the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu to transfer the extended lifeguard services program from the Department of Emergency Services to the Department of Ocean Safety.
Kurt Lager, director of the Department of Ocean Safety, told the committee the…
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