WINDWARD DISASTER PREPAREDNESS MEETING SCHEDULED FOR NOV. 14
Honolulu – A community meeting on
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14 from
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Kailua Intermediate School in the cafeteria. The school is
located at 145 S. Kainalu Drive in Kailua.
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
Executive Officer Toby Clairmont will give a presentation on general disaster
preparedness, updates on local shelter locations, information on pet friendly
shelters and evacuation plans for the elderly and disabled residents.
In addition, in light of recent
concerns reading North Korean nuclear and missile tests, he will discuss what
the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) is doing to prepare our state
for the nuclear threat, what efforts are being conducted between the counties
and what steps it is taking to educate the public and our community. A question
and answer period will follow the presentation.
Senator Laura Thielen,
Representative Cynthia Thielen, and Representative Chris Lee, as well as the
Kailua Neighborhood Board's Public Safety, Public Health and Civil Defense
Committee, are co-sponsoring the meeting.
No comments:
Post a Comment