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Flood
Mitigation Activities Hawaii County
Project
Impact – Hawaii
Project
Impact brings communities together to take actions
that prepare for and protect themselves against
natural disasters in a collaborative effort.
Mitigation
Activities:
- Identify
and build partnerships with local businesses and
agencies;
- Complete
a hazard mitigation survey and plan for the entire
island;
- Conduct
a community disaster education and preparedness
program
- Enhance
the island-wide communication and warning system;
and
- Complete
an energy management program.
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Hawaii
County Building Department
The
County of Hawaii has adopted the 1991 Uniform Building
Code(UBC).These codes are the government's official
statement on building safety.Properly designing
or retrofitting your home to comply with the most
recent UBC, helps to protect your home or business.
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Hawaii
State Civil Defense
Responsibility
of all disasters or major crises in the State of
Hawaii begins at the county level. As the disaster
or crisis develops, the Hawaii State Civil Defense
System provides operational infrastructure and procedures
to apply additional resources to meet the demands
of the emergency from all appropriate levels of
government.
Mitigation
Activities:
- Works
with the University of Hawaii at Hilo's Outreach
Program.
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Center
for the Study of Active Volcanoes (CSAV)
The Center
for the Study of Active Volcanoes (CSAV) is located
on the Big Island of Hawai'i, and operates out of
the University of Hawai'i at Hilo. CSAV is a training
and outreach program established by the Hawaii State
Legislature in 1989.
Mitigation
Activities:
- Conducts
public symposiums at the University of Hawaii
at Hilo to discuss impacts of natural hazards,
mitigation measures, and policy/warning systems.
- Plans
symposia for teachers for credit.
- Conducts
presentations to 4th and 6th grade classes and
community associations on earthquake preparedness.
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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
The USGS
serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific
information to
- describe
and understand the Earth;
- minimize
loss of life and property from natural disasters;
- manage
water, biological, energy, and mineral resources;
and
- enhance
and protect our quality of life.
Mitigation
Activities:
- Provide
"real-time" stream data (stage and volume of water)
from many locations around the country so that
the National Weather Service and other governemtn
agencies can issue flood warnings more responsibly.
These real-time stations can be viewed at http://water.usgs.gov/realtime.html
on the Internet.
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