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Manage County Flood Plan management program. Plan, design & inspect county civil engineering projects. Provides information on flood zones. Process permit applications for grading, grubbing, stockpiling & work within county right-of-ways. Review development of civil engineering projects (private & public). Inspect civil engineering projects under county jurisdiction.

The American Red Cross Emergency App includes expanded wildfire features. Interactive features include: - Wildfire risk map -Personalized wildfire plan -Customization and choice of over 40 NOAA weather alerts in English and Spanish -Step-by-step guides on how to prepare -Digital to-do list -Find open Red Cross shelters with an interactive map The app is compatible with Apple Watch and Android Wearable devices.

Provides information on flood zones. Process permit applications for grading, grubbing, stocking, and work within country right-of-ways. Review development of civil engineering project (private & public) and inspect civil engineering projects under county jurisdiction.

(HVO, Kilauea June 2023) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's (HVO) daily eruption updates include the latest information on the currently active lava flow, as well as maps and photos/videos of the flow. Recruits volunteers for researching Hawaii volcanoes, call for information.

City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management provides information on flood, hurricane, and tsunami preparedness including dam and tsunami evacuation maps. Additional links to a handbook to prepare homes for natural hazards and homeowner insurance information are listed. Flood Preparedness Information -www.honolulu.gov/dem/flood Hurricane Preparedness Information -www.honolulu.gov/dem/hurricane Tsunami Preparedness Information -www.honolulu.gov/dem/tsunami Tsunami Evacuation Map -www.honolulu.gov/tsunamievac Dam Evacuation Maps -www.honolulu.gov/damevac Homeowners Handbook for Preparing for Natural Hazards - Fourth Edition from The University of Hawaii Sea Grant College - https://seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu/homeowners-handbook-to-prepare-for-natural-hazards/ My Insurance Doesn't Cover What? from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division - https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dem/dem_imgs/2019_My-Insurance-Doesnt-Cover-What.pdf

Go to the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative's Outage Center website for more information on safety and to download the Storm Sense brochure for hurricane preparedness tips.

Visit the website and click on the Community section for the Emergency Water Preparedness link to receive the PDF, Don’t Be Scared,Be Water Prepared Water Emergency Preparedness. There are also a few resources in the Conservation section under Conservation Resources.

Hawaiian Humane Society provides information on how to prepare for a disaster if you are a pet owner. Visit the website for to download the Pet Disaster Preparedness Tips and to learn about what to bring to an emergency shelter. Links on the website also give information on microchipping your pets.

(Kilauea June 2023, November 2022 Mauna Loa Eruption) A website with vog and wind forecasts for Hawaii Island. Maps for: UH Manoa Vog Measurement and Prediction project (VMAP), National Weather Service (NWS) Wind Forecast available by clicking on the "Vog and wind forecasts" (https://vog.ivhhn.org/vog-and-wind-forecasts) Other sections of the website include: What is vog?, Vog facts sheets, Health effects of vog, Protect yourself from vog, and Advice for visitors to Hawaii, Air quality data, etc. The Interagency Vog Dashboard is the result of a partnership between the International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (Durham University, UK), Hawaii State Department of Health, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawaii County Civil Defense, the National Park Service, County of Hawaii (Mayor's Office), CSAV (University of Hawaii), NOAA (National Weather Service) and the US Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency.