HCDA MEDIA ADVISORY: Rescue boat arrives in Kewalo Basin Harbor
Posted on Apr 11, 2016 in Latest Department NewsThe Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA), Honolulu Emergency Services Department (ESD), and the Howard Hughes Corporation (HHC) welcome the first rescue boat stationed at Kewalo Basin Harbor. This public-private partnership will provide first class emergency ocean response service to the Kakaako waterfront area and surrounding south shore. City & County lifeguards will offer photographers and reporters rides aboard the new boat, and there will be multiple interview and video opportunities available.
What:
Welcoming Ceremony for Kewalo Basin Rescue Boat
When:
Wednesday, April 13
10:00 a.m.
Where:
Kewalo Basin Harbor, Harbormaster’s Office Dock
Who:
- Governor David Ige
- Mayor Kirk Caldwell
- Aedward Los Banos, Interim Executive Director of the HCDA
- Mark Rigg, Director of Honolulu Emergency Services Department
- Influential Members of the Surfing and Ocean Community
- S. Coast Guard
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Lindsey Doi
Asset Manager
Hawaii Community Development Authority
547 Queen Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Direct: (808) 594-0328