Ocean Safety Chief Lager on his vision for the department and plans to support and retain personnel

The One Oʻahu Podcast with Mayor Rick Blangiardi · Feb 5, 2026 · 19m · transcript

This week on the One O‘ahu Podcast, Kurt Lager, Chief for the Honolulu Ocean Safety Department, joins host Brandi Higa, to react to becoming the department’s first chief (0:43). Then, he talks about the man sworn-in in as his deputy chief, Jimmy Barros and their vision for the department (2:49). Later, Chief Lager outlines plans to support and retain his personnel by positioning ocean safety as a sustainable, long-term career path (5:08).