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other agencies during an ongoing incident because resources are tasked dealing with the <br />emergency at -hand. <br />Hawaii 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 />27 <br />2022 Cost of Govemment Commission —County of Hawai'i - Final Report <br />