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HHF PLANNERS <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT, COUNTY OF HAWAVI � places for people <br />PROJECTSF. EXAMPLE QUALIFICATIONS <br />no more thanrprojects, emphasis on previous projects.. . one Sectionfor . project.) <br />21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) 22. YEAR COMPLETED <br />Climate Related Vulnerability Assessment for PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (If applicable) <br />Transportation Infrastructure: American Samoa 2020 n/a <br />American Samoa <br />23. PROJECT OWNER'S INFORMATION <br />a. PROJECT OWNER I b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME <br />c. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER <br />USACE Honolulu District I Jessica Podoski I (808) 835-4146 <br />24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS SERVICE CATEGORY (Include scope, size, and cost) <br />1. <br />322 APA HAWAI'I CHAPTER AWARE <br />Trnnsnnrtntinn Plnnninp, <br />HHF completed a study to assess the vulnerability of American <br />Samoa's transportation assets to climate related hazards and <br />to analyze social characteristics that influence community <br />resilience to climate related hazards to inform mitigation <br />project considerations. <br />There was no pre-existing framework or single analysis tool to <br />assess both physical and social vulnerabilities to climate <br />change in American Samoa. The study combined creation and <br />use of a quantitative vulnerability index following an <br />adaptation of the U.S. Department of Transportation's <br />vulnerability assessment scoring tool, stakeholder <br />engagement, and analysis of hazard data (including <br />geotechnical information (i.e., subsidence rate), sea level rise, <br />precipitation, wave runup, and storm frequency) with <br />consideration of community and transportation asset <br />exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. <br />The effort also involved the creation of social vulnerability <br />indices and adaptation strategies for public transportation <br />systems, interviews with American Samoa stakeholders and <br />regional subject matter experts, and facilitation of two onsite <br />stakeholder planning charrettes. This included coordinating <br />with related -agency representatives to create educational <br />briefing material to inform workshop participants in <br />preparation for adaptation concept development. This <br />approach ensured stakeholder awareness and concurrence <br />with the final report. HHF also developed cost estimates for <br />adaptation concepts. Project Cost: $96,569 <br />Sand on road indicating <br />wave overtopping at <br />Vatic Bay (top). <br />Aunuu Harbor: damage <br />to revetted mole at <br />connection with stub <br />breakwater from high <br />wave event in July2019 <br />(middle). Shoreline <br />erosion at Pogo Pogo <br />port endangering <br />options (right). <br />5. FIRMS INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT <br />(1) FIRM NAME (2) FIRM LOCATION (Cityand State) (3) ROLE <br />a. n/a <br />