Police co-hosting free child safety seat clinic in Hilo on April 22

A free child safety seat clinic for families will be held at the Hilo Police Station parking lot, 349 Kapi‘olani St., on April 22 from 9 a.m. to noon.

It is sponsored by the Hawai‘i Police Department, in partnership with Partners for Safe Keiki, East Hawai‘i Kiwanis Club, Hilo Medical Center and the Judiciary’s Drivers Education program.

Certified technicians will be on hand to assist families with the proper installation of child safety seats, check for any factory recalls on seats and vehicles, and answer questions.

According to 2019 data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the most recent year for available data, an average of two children under the age of 13 were killed and 374 were injured every day in the United States while riding in cars, SUVs, pickups and vans.

Of the children who died in 2019 while riding in passenger vehicles, 38% were not in safety seats.

For more information on Saturday’s child safety seat clinic, contact Sandy Tomiyama, volunteer with Partners for Safe Keiki, at 808-896-1940.