The Consul General of Japan, Yasushi Misawa, invited Vern Miyagi, adminstrator of the Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency to give a Tsunami Preparedness presentation to 100 members of the Japan Hawaii Travel Association. The presentation enhances efforts to ensure visitor safety during an emergency. Consul Rumi Ariyoshi is also pictured.
Congratulations Aina Haina! Area residents have been certified as a "resilient community" after completing the Hawai'i Hazards and Resilience Program (HHARP). The months long program aims to prepare communities to better handle any natural or man-made emergency that could impact their area.
Aina Haina is the newest community to be certified as a "resilient community". The accomplishment caps a months long journey for residents to band together in the event of a crisis.
Brigadier General Jeffrey Milhorn and his senior staff received a briefing on emergency operations from Vern Miyagi, administrator of the Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency. General Milhorn is the new assistant chief of staff of operations at US Army Pacific.
State Senators Lorraine Inouye and Clarence Nishihara received a briefing on the operations and challenges of the Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency. Senator Nishihara is the chairman, and Senator Inouye a member of the Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs.
Army Reserve Command representatives from Fort Bragg and local Reserve soldiers visit Battery Birkhimer and the Emergency Operations Center for a briefing and tour.
The Consul General of Japan Yasushi Misawa (middle) and members of his staff toured the Emergency Operating Center at the Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency. Misawa was especially interested in ways the Japan Consulate might assist Japanese tourists during an emergency situation.
Members of the Women's Transportation Seminar received a briefing and tour of Birkhimer located at Diamond Head. The Women's Transportation Seminar is an international organization dedicated to building the future of transportation through the global advancement of women. Boasting more than 6,500 members--both women and men--WTS is helping women find opportunity and recognition in the transportation industry.
The Commander of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Captain James "Jamie" Kalowsky and his senior staff paid a visit to Battery Birkhimer in Diamond Head. Captain Kalowsky received a briefing on emergency operations at the Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency.
Symptoms of the mosquito borne Zika virus include fever, rash, headache, muscle and joint pain, and red itchy eyes. Doctors say most people who contract the virus are usually not sick enough to seek medical attention. Hawai'i has yet to see a locally transmitted case of the illness, and emergency management experts say community involvement is the best way to keep the mosquitoes away.
A member of Japan's House of Representatives, Teru Fukui, and two other members of the Japanese government met with Vern Miyagi, administrator of the Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency. Fukui gathered ideas to help fortify emergency management efforts in Japan
The Pacific Area Office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency welcomes Director of Field Operations, Tracy Haynes (left). Haynes and FEMA Prepardness Specialist Gen Tamura (center) received a briefing at the Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency in Diamond Head.
Do you have an emergency plan? Do you know where to meet your family after a disaster? We're at Ewa Emergency Preparedness Fair until 1:00 p.m. today. Free event. Come see us to get a copy.
Tsunami experts from around the world including China, Malaysia, Tonga, Mexico, Nauru and the US got a look at how their Hawaii counterparts operate during an emergency. The group toured the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency located in Diamond Head.
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency staff on-site at Hawaii County Civil Defense Emergency Operating Center to assist with coordination of resources.
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) evening shift pass down. HI-EMA continuing to assist the counties with any type of support and resources. HI-EMA deployed one staff to Maui and two staff to Big Island.
NBC Nightly News crew interviewing Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) Administrator Vern Miyagi on current status of Hurricane Madeline and what's the state doing to prepare.
- Once again, Oceanic / Time Warner Cable loses all sound after the mo...nthly emergency alert on TV. The only way to fix it is to reboot and wait 10 minutes. Not helpful if this was a real emergency. See More
- Hi all, I'm a researcher from the University of Southampton and I'm ...looking at how we can improve online disaster management using social media. If you have used social media to discuss a disaster, then we need your help. This is a study which aims to understand how social media is used during disasters, and which particular sites and/or features are the most extensively utilised. The results from this survey will be used by researchers at the University of Southampton, England, to assess and evaluate particular social media sites. The study aims to improve online disaster management strategies, and to reduce the risk and damages posed to the public in crisis situations. The experiment seeks volunteers to fill out a short survey which will take roughly 10 minutes to complete. To take part in the survey you must meet the following criteria: - You have used any form of social media during the course of any disaster to discuss the event, or aspects relating to the event. This may be at any point in time beginning from the fortnight before the disaster occurred (pre-disaster), up until the fortnight after the disaster has ended (post-disaster). This may have been from any geographical location (you DO NOT have to have been physically present where the disaster occurred). - You are over 18 years’ old. A parent or guardian may not take the survey on your behalf. All survey data collected will be anonymous, and will not be shared with any third parties. All participants have a right to withdraw their consent at any point during or after completing the survey. To take the survey please follow the link here – https://www.isurvey.soton.ac.uk/20840 For more information please contact the researcher at bjg1g11@soton.ac.uk. See More
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