Kākou Panelists:
- Hirokazu Toiya, Emergency Management Director-City & County of Honolulu
- Tamara Paltin, Maui County Council—West Maui Seat
- Dennis Hwang, Coastal Hazard Mitigation Specialist, University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant Program
- Clay Trauernicht, Pacific Fire Exchange Project Leader
- Albie Miles, University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu Sustainable Community Food Systems Assistant Professor
- John Bravender, NOAA-National Weather Service
- Denise Everhart, American Red Cross Hawaiʻi Divisional Disaster Executive
- Amy Miller Marvin, Hawaii Foodbank President and CEO
- Elton Ushio, Kauaʻi County Emergency Management Administrator
Are you prepared? Here are a few links on disaster preparedness:
- Hi-EMA – lots of resources, can sign up for alerts, get lists of what to have in a kit, etc.
- Maui County Emergency Management Agency
- Kauai County EMA
- C&C Honolulu EMA
- Hawaii County EMA
- Hawaii Homeowners Handbook (may want to put this one first – it’s the best resource)
- Hawaii Red Cross