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U M k-111 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Hazard mitigation is the use of long-term and short-term policies, programs, projects, and other activities to alleviate the death, injury, and property damage that can result from a disaster. The County of Hawaii has developed an updated hazard mitigation plan to reduce risks from natural disasters on the island of Hawaii. This is a comprehensive update of the hazard mitigation plan that the County of Hawaii first developed in 2010 and previously updated in 2015. The plan complies with federal and state hazard mitigation planning requirements to maintain eligibility for funding under Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant programs. Organization A core planning team consisting of a contract consultant and Hawaii County staff was assembled to facilitate this plan update. A working group was assembled to oversee the plan update, consisting of both governmental and non -governmental stakeholders. Coordination with other county, state, and federal agencies involved in hazard mitigation occurred throughout the plan update process. Organization efforts included a review of the 2015 County of Hawai `i Multi Hazard Mitigation Plan, the Hawaii statewide hazard mitigation plan, and existing programs that may support hazard mitigation actions. Public Outreach The planning team implemented a multi -media public involvement strategy utilizing the outreach capabilities of the County that was approved by the working group. The strategy included public meetings, a hazard mitigation survey, a project website, the use of social media and multiple media releases. Plan Document Development The planning team and working group assembled a document to meet federal hazard mitigation planning requirements. Adoption Once pre -adoption approval has been granted by Hawaii State Civil Defense and FEMA Region IX, the County will formally adopt the updated plan. Risk assessment is the process of measuring the potential loss of life resulting from natural hazards, as well as personal injury, economic injury and property damage, in order to determine the vulnerability of people, buildings, and infrastructure to natural hazards. For this update, risk assessment models were enhanced with new data and technologies that have become available since 2015. The working group used the risk assessment to rank TETRA TECH