First responders offer preparedness workshops

City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management, the University of Hawaii Sea Grant Program, Maui Civil Defense, Hawaii County Civil Defense and NOAA Sea Grant Coastal Storms Program are presenting a series of workshops, which began in June, to help communities prepare for natural disasters. Topics included are:

• County Civil Defense – Emergency Management and Evacuation Planning
• Pacific Tsunami Warning Center – Tsunami Warnings
• National Weather Service – Hurricane Forecasts
• UH Sea Grant – Homeowners Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards
• Additional Home Hurricane Retrofit Measures
• Dept. of Land and Natural Resources – National Flood Insurance Program

The upcoming workshops are on the Big Island and in West Oahu:

• Kona – 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 16, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Kailua-Kona. Contact Hawaii Civil Defense, civil_defense@co.hawaii.hi.us, West Hawaii Civic Center, (808) 323-4444
• West Oahu – 8:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, July 9, Kapolei High School, 91-5007 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei. Contact C&C Dept. of Emergency Management, tsunamiready@honolulu.gov.