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with disabilities. A list creates a false sense of security and suggests rescue or <br />transportation services. The County does not provide a team to take people to <br />shelters. There was discussion about creating a list of people with disabilities to <br />identify the access needs in each community, however, people move, and lists <br />change often. A better solution is to ensure all facilities are accessible and staffed <br />by trained professionals. <br />Another concern is people on Oahu chose hub shelter sites: the hub for Hilo is Hilo <br />High School on Waianuenue Avenue. This location is fed by only one road and if <br />that road becomes blocked off then the hub shelter would not be useful. A hub <br />shelter is set up long term with a certified kitchen that would serve a network of <br />smaller shelters. The idea would be to have a hub shelter in a location that has <br />multiple access roads. <br />M.GleasonsaidthatoneissuethatwasemphasizedattheDCABworkinggroup <br />meeting he attended in September is that nobody will ever be turned away. The <br />Department of Health (Developmental Disabilities Division) said that people under <br />their care or case management system would have an emergency preparedness <br />plan as part of their ISP. <br />L. Scadden asked the guests if there is a way to use their agencies to get <br />information out to the elderly populations that might be at risk and need some <br />special assistance. L. McGhee said that the Office of Aging and the Elderly <br />Activities Division have an extensive network islandwide mainly focusing on seniors <br />60 and over. However, there are a lot of people with disabilities under 60 served by <br />the Elderly Activities Division because they are the only entity that can service them. <br />M. Gleason said he was surprised to learn DCAB is paying for only one MCPD <br />member to attend the DCAB working group meeting on November 8, 2006. F. Wai <br />specifically asked him to make sure that MCPD send two people from the Big Island. <br />M. Gleason said there are two issues about shelters that concern him. First, the Big <br />Island has only two Level III shelters (Hilo Hospital and Kona Hospital). Perhaps <br />more emergency shelters should be available such as Kau Hospital and North <br />Hawaii Community Hospital. Second, there is no money in the state plan for private <br />organizations to upgrade or do something with their facilities to make more shelters. <br />A. Mitchener mentioned that she would like to see a post plan added to the <br />emergency preparedness plan to address the needs of people with disabilities after <br />the emergency has happened. Plans for counseling or home assessments may be <br />important. <br />J. Souza reported that Sprint Relay Hawaii is offering the State of Hawaii an <br />Emergency Kit for the Deaf. A deaf person would register for emergency <br />notification. In an emergency an instant message would be sent through any <br />method that they had selected including text message to pager or cell phone, fax, <br />email, home phone. If the power is out the viable method is a text message to the <br />3 <br /> <br />