Hawaii Disaster Preparedness

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Businesses

Businesses

Businesses can do much to prepare for the impact of the many hazards they face in today’s world, including natural hazards like floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and widespread serious illness such as the H1N1 flu virus. Human-caused hazards...

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Colleges and University Managers

Colleges and University Managers

Within the last decade, disasters have affected university and college campuses with high frequency. Some of these disasters caused death and injury, and all imposed monetary losses and disruption of the institutions' teaching, research, and public service....

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Military Families and Personnel

Military Families and Personnel

Among the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard are over 300,000 military personnel stationed in Hawai'i, making the State of Hawai'i home to 20% of the U.S. military’s total strength. As part of our nation's military, if you are on active...

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People with Access and Functional Needs

People with Access and Functional Needs

During disasters some people in the community will have difficulty accessing emergency services. Planning and preparedness is necessary to better meet the needs of people with functional needs in the community.In disaster preparedness, the term functional...

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People with Pets or Livestock

People with Pets or Livestock

If you are like millions of animal owners nationwide, your pet is an important member of your household. The likelihood that you and your animals will survive an emergency such as a fire or flood, tornado, or terrorist attack depends largely on emergency...

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Residents

Residents

According to the U.S. Census (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) 1.36 million residents call Hawai'i home.  Enlisting the help of residents to not only prepare themselves and their families, but to also reduce their potential need for emergency response agency...

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Visitors

Visitors

Tourism is the largest single source of private capital into Hawai‘i.  Due to the mild year-round weather, tourist travel is popular throughout the year. The biggest threats to tourism in the past have come from natural disasters rather than man-made...

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