(BIVN) – The rescheduled candidates interviews and selection of a new Hawaiʻi County Fire Chief will take place this week in Hilo.
The County of Hawaiʻi Fire Commission will meet on Wednesday, October 21, and Thursday, October 22, to interview and then select the next chief.
The meetings were initially scheduled for September but were postponed due to Tropical Storm Nolo.
From the County of Hawaiʻi:
The meetings will begin at 9 a.m. each day in the Department of Liquor Control’s conference room, 101 Aupuni St., Suite 230, at the Hilo Lagoon Centre.
On Wednesday, Oct. 21, six candidates will be interviewed for Fire Chief in person and during open session, with interviews continuing the next day if additional time is needed. On Thursday, Oct. 22, the commissioners will identify a group of three finalists, from which they will then select a new Fire Chief.
In addition to the in-person interviews, the candidates have each completed a written assessment. Scores from both the interview and written assessment will be considered as part of the selection process.
The candidates, in alphabetical order by last name, are:
- Stacy Domingo – Battalion Chief (Emergency Communications), Hawaiʻi Fire Department.
- Michael Fine – retired Fire Captain, Ventura County Fire Department.
- Melanie Keolanui – Battalion Chief (Operations), Hawaiʻi Fire Department.
- Garrett Kim – retired Fire Captain, Hawaiʻi Fire Department.
- Cole Thompson – former Battalion Chief, Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District.
- Daniel Volpe – Temporary Fire Chief, Hawaiʻi Fire Department.
The meetings will be livestreamed on YouTube.
In addition to in-person testimony, remote testimony will also be accepted via Zoom at the links below.
