Friday, October 27, 2017

WINDWARD DISASTER PREPAREDNESS MEETING

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.

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