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Volcano Mitigation Activities for Kauai County

The following is a list of various agencies and activities they are doing to mitigation volcanic hazards in Kauai County. For a list of other actions the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recommends, click here.

Department of Health, Clean Air Branch

The Clean Air Branch of the Department of Health dispenses information about protecting yourself from volcanic air pollution. For more information contact 245-4142.

State Civil Defense

State Civil Defense provides operational infrastructure and procedures to meet the demands of emergencies from all appropriate levels of government.

Currently, State Civil Defense is sponsoring community education programs conducted by the University of Hawaii at Hilo's Outreach Program.


Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes

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 Activities includes planning symposia for teachers for credit.


U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Recent advances in volcano monitoring, new and refined volcano-hazard assessments, and better warning schemes have significantly improved the USGS's capability to warn of volcano hazards and impending eruptions. Volcano information and warnings, however, no matter how timely or precise, will reduce volcanic risk only if they are communicated effectively to a wide audience, especially to people who live and work in potentially hazardous areas and to emergency-management specialists.

Mitigation Activites:

  1. Measure and observe changes in volcanic activity to determe when a volcano might erupt.
  2. Provide advance warning for saving lives and minimizing property damage
  3. Provide the best possible scientific information about volcanoes that will help people to choose and manage the risks associated with active and potentially active volcanoes.