County Mitigation Plan
Draft Summary Outline

I. Adoption by the Local Governing Body

II. Planning Process

A. Documentation of the Planning Process Mitigation Planning and Approach used in Document (Public Involvement Must be Cited)

III. Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment-What are the hazards and return periods and areas vulnerable to impacts?

A. Hazards

1. Hurricanes-entire island with coastal areas subject to storm surge, flood plain areas subject to flash flooding and exposed areas subject to wind damage

2. Floods

a. Coastal Flooding-hurricanes, extreme tides, and winter storms
b. Stream Flooding-hurricanes and flash floods
c. Tsunamis-inundation areas largely the same as coastal flooding

3. Coastal Erosion-chronic erosion areas and areas susceptible storm-related erosion

4. Earthquakes-all areas in earthquake zone 2 with unstable slopes subject to landslides and fill areas subject to liquefaction

5. Landslides-steep slopes with certain soil characteristics

6. Drought-general assessment of rainfall deficits and relationship with ENSO events with areas most subject to drought identified

7. Wildfires

8. Lava Flows

B. Risk Assessment

1. Emergency Services Infrastructure

a. Emergency Operations Centers
b. Alternative Deployment Sites for Emergency Operations
c. Community Disaster Centers
d. Shelters by Disaster Type
e. Police Stations
f. Fire Stations
g. Hospitals and Clinics
h. Civil Defense Siren Locations

2. Vulnerable Populations

a. Resident Population (from Census 2000) by density
b. Day Care Facilities
c. Nursing Homes
d. Social Service Agencies
e. People with Special Health Service Needs (dialysis, etc.)
f. Crisis Centers (rape, domestic abuse, etc.)

3. Other Government Facilities

a. State, County and Federal Government Buildings
b. Schools (see also shelters)
c. Debris: Solid Waste Sites

i. Landfills
ii. Transfer Stations

d. Life Guard Towers
e. Weather Monitoring Stations
f. Military Bases
g. Public Housing
h. Hawaiian Homelands

4. Critical Infrastructure

a. Water

i. County Water Storage Tanks
ii. Water Distribution Lines
iii. Wells
iv. Private Water Processing and Refrigeration
v. Brackish Water Reservoirs for Wildfire Fighting
vi. Irrigation and Ditch Systems
vii. Waste Water Systems
viii. Dams and Reservoirs
ix. Storm Drainage Systems

b. Energy

i. Public Electric Utility Power Plants
ii. Booster Stations
iii. Power Transmission Lines
iv. Emergency Generators
v. Geothermal Wells
vi. Fuel Storage, Supply, and Trucks (including above ground and underground)
vii. Propane Tanks
viii. Above Ground Fuel Pipelines

c. Transportation

i. Roads and Bridges
ii. Airports, Landing Strips and Helicopter Pads
iii. Ports
iv. Harbor Operations
v. Vehicle Base Yards
vi. Heavy Equipment Base Yards
vii. Bus Facilities
viii. Car Rental Agencies

d. Telecommunications

i. Telephone Switching Stations
ii. Satellite Dishes
iii. Microwave Repeaters
iv. Cellular Phone Antenna
v. Telephone Lines
vi. Cable TV Lines
vii. Radio Stations and Transmission Towers

5. Economically Important Assets

a. Financial Institutions
b. Hotels and Tourism Facilities
c. Building Supplies
d. Ice Production Facilities
e. Supermarkets
f. Commercial and Industrial Areas

6. Socially, Culturally and Environmentally Important Assets

a. Churches
b. Historic Sites and Buildings
c. Archaeological Sites
d. Wetlands
e. Unique Environmental Habitats and Resources
f. Trails (Na Ala Hele)/ Firebreaks
g. Hazardous Materials Storage
h. Protective Sand Dune and Coral Reef Systems
i. Cemetaries and Burial Lands
j. Heiau, Halau
k. Community and Cultural Centers

7. Housing

a. By Location
b. By Type

C. Vulnerability Assessment

1. Past Losses by Sector

a. Modeled losses from Iniki and Iwa
b. NFIP Loss Information
c. Insurance Division Loss Information
d. Housing Losses from ARA Study
e. HAZUS Studies

2. Value of Assets and Potential Losses

a. Building Permit
b. Investment Data

IV. Mitigation Strategy

A. Hazard Mitigation Goals

B. Identification and Analysis of Mitigation Measures

1. Land Use Regulations

a. Coastal Setbacks-revise based on erosions and inundation zones
b. Flood Regulations-revise based on Flood Insurance Rate Maps flood inundation zones and floodways
c. Zoning Code-review for high hazard areas for flood, high winds, erosions, and landslides
d. Hazard Assessment as Part of Land Use Decisions

2. Building Standards

a. Uniform Building Code-Upgrade to 2000 UBC
b. Vulnerability Audits and Retrofits
c. Standards or Guidelines
d. Training

3. Community Plans

a. Isolated Communities
b. Special Interest Groups

i. Tourism Industry
ii. Small Business Community

4. Public Awareness
5. Incentives-Tax incentive, loans, grants

C. Mitigation Projects

1. Emergency Services Infrastructure
2. Facilities for Vulnerable Populations
3. Critical Infrastructure
4. Other Public Building and Facilities
5. Economically Important Assets
6. Socially, Culturally and Environmentally Important Assets

D. Implementation of Mitigation Measures

V. Plan Maintenance Procedures

A. Monitoring, Evaluating, and Updating the Plan

B. Implementation through Existing Programs

C. Continued Public Involvement

Note: The risk and vulnerability assessment GIS work is underway now. That will provide a basis for the hazard, risk and vulnerability assessments which is outlined in more detail here that the mitigation strategy. However, the mitigation strategy will contain proposals for projects and will be considerably longer than implied by the detail in the outline.