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Fire Department requests $159 million for FY 2026, cites apparatus purchases and station projects
Summary
Fire Chief Kalani Hall presented a FY 2026 request that includes funding for apparatus replacements (engines and aerials), station repairs and generators, training equipment and modest staffing additions; the department expects to use a mix of CIP and operating funds for rolling replacements.
The Honolulu Fire Department asked the Budget Committee for funding to support apparatus replacement, station maintenance, training and dispatch upgrades in its FY 2026 proposal.
Chief Kalani Hall said the department’s FY 2026 proposal builds from the FY 2025 appropriation and includes targeted increases for equipment and readiness. “Our FY 25 appropriation at a hundred 50 6 million and our proposed at $1.59 for a total change of 3,800,000,” Hall said during his presentation.
Apparatus and capital requests
Hall told the committee the department is seeking funding for multiple pieces of major equipment, describing estimates of about $1.9 million for a standard engine and about…
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