Kahului Airport Fire Rescue

== Area Served ==
Kahului Airport Fire Rescue serves the Kahului Airport, Kahua Mokulele o Kahului in the Hawaiian language, the primary airport on the island of Maui, Hawaii, located 2.6 miles east northeast of Kahului Town on the north shore of Maui. Occupying approximately 1,540 acres of land and categorized by the Federal Aviation Administration as a medium-hub primary commercial service facility, Kahului Airport has offered full airport operations since 1952 and receives both overseas and inter-island flights. Most inter-island flights into Kahului Airport originate from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu on Oahu. In 1982–83 Kahului started receiving non-stop flights from the United States mainland using large transoceanic aircraft. Kahului Airport is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawaii. The official authority of Kahului Airport is the Governor of Hawaii. The governor appoints the Director of the Hawaii State Department of Transportation, who has jurisdiction over the Hawaii Airports Administrator. 
== Department Profile ==
Kahului Airport Fire Rescue provides aircraft rescue and firefighting, emergency medical services, technical rescue, fire prevention and inspection for the Kahului Airport. Kahului Airport Fire Rescue operates three crash tenders / ARFF vehicles and one technical rescue vehicle. The department has a mutual-aid agreement with the Maui Department of Fire & Public Safety.
== History ==
Construction started on Naval Air Station Kahului in 1942 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After the war, extensive negotiations between the Territory of Hawaii and the US Navy resulted in the air station being turned over to the Hawaii Aeronautics Commission. The Kahului Airport began commercial airline operations in June 1952. Kahului Airport is currently going through an expansion authorized by the Hawaii State Legislature. A goal has been set to prepare the airport to eventually become a permanent international airport with service routes from Canada and Japan.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===ARFF Station - 93 Kuhea Street, Kahului ===
:Rescue 2 - 2007 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 crash tender (1950/1500/210F)
:Rescue 51 - Oshkosh Striker 3000 6x6 crash tender (2000/3000/420F/500 lbs. DC)
:Rescue 54 - 2020 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 crash tender (2000/1500/210AFFF/500 lbs. DC/Snozzle HRET)
:Rescue 5 - 1999 Pierce Saber walk-around 
===Reserve Apparatus===
:Rescue 3 (Reserve) - 2004 Oshkosh Striker 3000 6x6 crash tender (1950/3000/420F/Snozzle) (Ex-Rescue 1)
:1986 Oshkosh P-19 4x4 crash tender (1000/1000/130F) (Normally stationed at Kapalua Airport on the west side of Maui however, available to respond to incidents at Kahului Airport when required.)
== Retired Apparatus ==
: 1992 Oshkosh T3000 4x4 crash tender (1950/3000/410F) (Ex-Rescue 2, ex-Rescue 4 Reserve) 
==External Links==
:Government of Hawai'i - Kahului Airport
:Mike Sanders smugmug gallery (2011) 
:CapeCodFD.com gallery (April 2009)
==Station Map==
Category:Maui County
Category:Hawaii departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Departments operating Oshkosh apparatus
Category:Airport Fire Departments (Hawaii)