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House Labor Committee recommends SCR 56 to recognize lifeguards as first responders
Summary
After testimony from lifeguards, community members and ocean safety officials, the House Committee on Labor voted to recommend passage of SCR 56 to recognize ocean lifeguards as first responders and improve their access to training and support.
The House Committee on Labor voted on April 16 to recommend passage of SCR 56, a resolution that would formally recognize ocean lifeguards as first responders.
Kurt Lager, chief of the Honolulu Ocean Safety Department, told the committee he has worked in ocean safety for 20 years and “stand[s] in support of this concurrent resolution,” calling lifeguards “true first responders.” Kristen Hemstad, coordinator for the Hui…
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