FREE Disaster Preparedness Events – Open To The Public

Disaster Preparedness Information Booth Saturday July 11 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Manoa Marketplace (fronting the former Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf)

The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA), in partnership with Be Ready Manoa, will be holding a Disaster Preparedness Information Booth on Saturday, July 11, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in front of the former Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. Stop by to get important information about how residents can be prepared for a disaster.

Emergency Response Team Round Robin
FREE Training Saturday July 25th 8:30am – 12:30pm
Manoa District Park Pavilion (Facing Kaaipu St. Parking Lot)

Calling on all Manoa residents who are willing and able to help one another in the event of a major disaster – like a hurricane. Be Ready Manoa – with a generous sponsorship from Councilmember Scott Nishimoto – is hosting a Community Emergency Response Team (aka CERT) Round Robin Training where you can learn basic skills that will be useful following a major disaster.

The CERT program is essentially a ‘neighbor helping neighbor’ program since it could take up to 2 weeks before first responders can be fully deployed to all areas hit by a disaster. This training is FREE and open to the public. Please share this with your family and friends as we need as many residents trained to not only help themselves but also to aide others when necessary.

If you’ve been trained before, this is a great opportunity for a refresher. Email info@bereadymanoa.org to sign up.



2026 Central Pacific Hurricane Season Forecast by the National Weather Service

Thanks to John Bravender, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service, for another informative session. The outlook for the Central Pacific is 5-13 Tropical Cyclones, and a 70% chance of an above normal season. The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) outlook is a very high probability of a very strong El Nino – which means that it is more likely that certain impacts to weather could occur.

This is the full presentation. There are useful tips on how to be prepared toward the end of the presentation. Given the outlook for this hurricane season, please determine if you can/should shelter in place by accessing the Homeowner’s Handbook published by the UH Sea Grant. The Department of Emergency Management (DEM) will announce if/when any shelters will be made available, and you should have your evacuation bag already packed. Prepare ahead of time and avoid any last minute preparations.

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Manoa Recognized as Disaster Ready Community

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency

DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR

MAJOR GENERAL ARTHUR J. LOGAN
DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

VERN T. MIYAGI
ADMINISTRATOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

NEWS RELEASE
August 24, 2017

BE READY MANOA RECEIVED DISASTER RESILIENT
RECOGNITION AT 9th ANNUAL MANOA VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD SECURITY WATCH MEETING

HONOLULU — The community group Be Ready Manoa was honored as a disaster resilient community yesterday by local, state, and federal officials during the 9th Annual Manoa Valley Neighborhood Security Watch Meeting. Be Ready Manoa received recognition as a disaster resilient community through the Hawaii Hazards Awareness and Resilience Program (HHARP).

Distinguished guests that joined in honoring Be Ready Manoa’s designation as a disaster resilient community included:
• Representative Isaac Choy
• Vern Miyagi, Administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
• Bruce E. Oliveira, Community Programs Director, State of Hawaii Department of Defense
• Kevin Richards, Natural Hazards Planner, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
• Ann Kobayashi, Honolulu City Councilmember
• Crystal van Beelen, Disaster Preparedness Officer, Department of Emergency Management
• John Bravender, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Be Ready Manoa is the fifth community to achieve this recognition. Waimanalo, Kailua, Aina Haina and Joint Base Pearl Harbor are the other communities.

HHARP is a statewide program designed to guide communities through a disaster preparedness process that will empower them before, during, and after natural disasters such as hurricane, flash flood, and tsunami. Completion of HHARP includes presentations on local hazards and guidance in creating a community emergency plan.
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Arlina Agbayani
Public Relations Officer
808-620-5423

Mahalo,
Arlina Agbayani
Public Relations Officer
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA)
3949 Diamond Head Road
Honolulu, HI 96816
Cellular: 808-620-5423