Kauaʻi Police Department announces free car seat safety checks in June

Parents and guardians are invited to ensure their children’s car seats are properly installed during a free safety event co-hosted by Kauaʻi Police Department, Kauaʻi Planning and Action Alliance and Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation.

The Car Seat Safety Check Event will be conducted on 2 days in the parking lot at Walmart, located at 3-3300 Kūhiō Highway in Līhuʻe, from 9 a.m. to noon June 13 and 27.

Kauaʻi police officers will be on hand to talk story with community members and provide information about child passenger safety.

Certified child passenger safety technicians will also inspect car seats, answer questions about car seat installation and demonstrate the correct way to install and use them.

No appointment is necessary.

“We encourage the public to take advantage of the free car seat safety check events,” said Kauaʻi Police Department Chief Rudy Tai in an announcement about the safety checks. “Proper car seat use is an important part of keeping our young passengers safe.”

Most parents and caregivers think they know how to install car seats correctly, but National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found about half — or 46% — installed their child’s car seat incorrectly.

Contact Kaʻiu Anderson via email at bethmarie.k.anderson@courts.hawaii.gov, Leah Ho via email at leah@kauainetwork.org or Kauaʻi Police Department Sgt. Shawn Hanna via email at shanna@kauai.gov for additional information about the event.