2006-08-04 Committee on People with Disabilities Minutes

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will include people with disabilities. The Hawaii County Civil Defense has always made an emergency outrageous plan for the general population. There is not a tab in there that says special needs or people with disabilities because the focus was how to reach them and how to get them. The Civil Defense Agency does conduct drills. For example, on August 14 and August 15, the Department of Public Works, the Civil Defense Agency, and other departments will participate in a tsunami road block plan. At the Civil Defense level, they will be doing a command post exercise to make sure they have communication with everybody and make sure they track the exercise so they know where everything is. L. Scadden asked if the Civil Defense Agency does drills with regards to shelters and centers as to how well prepared they are. T. Kindred said they actually do live drills. Anytime they have heavy rains in Kawa Flat between Pahala and Naalehu, the children get cut off because the schools are on one side and most of the children liveontheotherside.HewillopenupashelterinPahalaandNaalehuwhenever there is a road closure. The American Red Cross mobilizes people and they open up the shelters with the Civil Defense Agency and they usually man it. However, they have never had a full-blown exercise with the American Red Cross for shelters. There is a lot of attention being put on shelters right now such as retrofitting some of these shelters pending availability of funding. T. Kindred mentioned that the Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory has a very detailed map which will draw a line through different TMKs of where the different lava flow zones are. It is based on historic precedence and based on topographical maps to see which direction the lava will flow as it comes down. The military developed a computer system called a Geographic Information System which puts in a topographical map and street map. Once he clicks on the property it will pop up who owns it, the value, and different information. T. Kindred encouraged MCPD members and the public to call or e-mail him for any concerns or questions. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ISSUES J. Sabuda reported that he is a new resident to the Big Island. He and his wife moved from Seattle and he owns a company that provides products and services for access and mobility such as ramps and grab bars. His wife is a special education teacher at Kahakai School. He is looking for opportunities to get involved with the local community. ANNOUNCEMENTS L.ScaddenannouncedthatthepublicisinvitedtotwopublicopenhousesonThursday, August 17, 2006, at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 19, 2006, at 3:00 p.m. for the new replacementoftheUSSArizonaMemorialVisitorCenteratPearlHarboronOahu. L.ScaddenannouncedthatMCPDneedstoelectnewofficers.Hefeltheshouldnotbe the chair for the next year. Secondly, other members have not been as active and 5