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other agencies during an ongoing incident because resources are tasked dealing with the <br /> emergency at-hand. <br /> Hawai`i County Police Department does have a full-time PIO resource and of these agencies that <br /> deals with emergencies, are the most communicative, pushing community TXTs and emails to <br /> convey important information and alerts. HPD also interacts with members of the press regularly <br /> to get information out to the community. However,the communication out of HPD and out <br /> through to other agencies can be improved. During the September 2022 kidnapping incident in <br /> Waikoloa, while a MAILE AMBER alert was issued, details came out slow and cell-phone alerts <br /> lacked full details of who/what specifically to look out for and/or go to a website or social media <br /> page for more specifics. • <br /> In addition to getting information out, there appears to be difficulty getting information in. <br /> Firewise Committees and CERT members say they don't know how communication flows in/out <br /> around emergencies and don't have dedicated resources within county agencies, especially Civil <br /> Defense and Fire, to get information to/out from. <br /> r <br /> 27 <br /> 2022 Cost of Government Commission—County of Hawai'i -Final Report <br />