• Editor’s note: Old-timers might still remember the introduction from “The Shadow” radio program: “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!” Jerome Freitas, a retired state Department of Transportation worker who is now better known as Da Shadow, since 2004 has been meeting with government representatives about problems he has discovered or that have been reported to him, and reporting the county’s responses.
• Editor’s note: Old-timers might still remember the introduction from “The Shadow” radio program: “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!” Jerome Freitas, a retired state Department of Transportation worker who is now better known as Da Shadow, since 2004 has been meeting with government representatives about problems he has discovered or that have been reported to him, and reporting the county’s responses.
Islandwide
How many air rescues were conducted by the Kauai Fire Department in the last three years and what was the approximate cost to the county?
In Fiscal Year 2015, Air 1 flew 80 missions for a total of 124.7 hours. In FY 2016, Air 1 flew 100 missions for a total of 143.8 hours. The approximate cost per hour of flight time is $718, depending on personnel on board.
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Jerome Freitas can be reached at theshadow96751@gmail.com or 635-3528. Visit his website at http://theshadow96746.tripod.com.
..it is the cost of doing tourist business…are locals injured while getting opio charged as well?