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Latest News Releases

April 02, 2012 Monthly Siren and EAS Test on April 2 NEW

March 13, 2012 REMINDER: Call to Report Damages From March 3-11

March 09, 2012 Toll Free Number to Report Damages From Recent Flooding

February 29, 2012 Monthly Siren and EAS Test on March 1

February 27, 2012 Siren Work Scheduled for Two Oahu Sites

January 31, 2012 Monthly Siren and EAS Test on February 1

January 30, 2012 New Civil Defense Vice Director Named

 

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Create an emergency plan. You can fill in the blanks on our template or create a plan of your own.

Put together an emergency supply kit. Visit our preparedness page for more information.

 

Tsunami Evacuation Zone Mapping Tool
The Tsunami Map Viewer returns a map of areas with Tsunami Evacuation Zones based on information that you enter.

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Recommendations for Disaster Preparedness Kit
Disaster Kit Information Emergency preparedness kits should contain the essentials your family needs to survive during a disaster: fresh water, food, cleaning materials, clothing, and blankets. Visit this link for a comprehensive list to help in assembling a kit of your own.

Special Needs Information
Special Needs Information For the millions of Americans who have physical, medical, sensory or cognitive disabilities, emergencies such as fires, floods and acts of terrorism present a real challenge. The same challenge also applies to the elderly and other special needs populations.

Disaster Assistance Information
Disaster Assistance Information - Individual Assistance Assistance is available for affected individuals and businesses after a Presidential disaster declaration. Individuals or busineses that require assistance should register with the Federal Emergency Mananagement Agency's National Tele-registration Center at 1(800) 637-3362 or 1(800) 462-7585 (tty). Once an application is processed, further assistance may be coordinated through a Disaster Recovery Center established in declared counties or regionally. Representatives of federal, state, local, and volunteer organizations are made available to help disaster victims who are applying for assistance.

Tsunami Teacher (ITIC)

As a contribution to the building of training to support the communication of tsunami risk to the public, the IOC of UNESCO has developed the TsunamiTeacher Information and Resource Toolkit. The Toolkit brings together a wealth of new and existing information on tsunamis into a single, reliable, and verified global resource that is widely accessible to people, groups and governments around the world. TsunamiTeacher aims to build awareness and capacity to respond and mitigate the impact of tsunamis through the sharing of knowledge, research, and best practices.

American Red Cross Disaster Response Courses - Hawaii Chapter

By taking FREE disaster response courses with the Red Cross you can help your community. The Red Cross courses teach you how to Manage and Evacuation Shelter, Conduct Disaster Assessment, and Provide Direct Assistance to Families in need. Go to Hawaii Red Cross for course information on Adult/Youth/Infant CPR and First aid, Youth lessons, Caregiving and Nurse Aide Competency, and more.