Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan: 01. Introduction

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Chapter 1:Appendix A 14. Droughts Droughts and drought impacts are Drought measurement and susceptibility indices are described in described,and the need for further detail. Significant historical drought event losses are reported. updates to include the Hawaii Dought Drought hazard areas are mapped. Drought monitoring tools are Committee is identified. described. Drought mitigation initiatives from the Hawaii County Drought Committee are reported. 15.Wildfires Hawaii County wildfire suppression This entirely new chapter adds information on wildfire history and resources are identified. losses,probabilistic wildfire hazard maps,and project initiatives from the Hawaii County Drought Committee. 16. HAZMAT This is an entirely new chapter on the potential technological hazards of stored hazardous chemical materials,to summarize the planning of the Local Emergency Preparedness Committee(LEPQ per Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 128D Environmental Response Law,and Chapter 128E Hawaii Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. 17. Shelters This entirely new chapter identifies the presently available emergency public shelter facilities in the County,and maps these locations. A pilot study of structural and enclosure integrity of several shelter buildings is described,using a recently developed engineering assessment procedure of the Department of Accounting and General Services. New building regulations of the State Building Code for residential safe rooms and public building enhanced hurricane protection areas are described. Follow-up implementation recommendations for improving shelter safety are given. 18. Risk Assessment The 2005 plan Risk and Vulnerability This chapter adds a risk analysis of 80 critical facility buildings in Analysis chapter provided a very the County of Hawaii and expected losses for earthquakes and comprehensive overview of county hurricanes. Facility vulnerability rankings are given. A risk analysis critical facilities,and characteristics of of the University of Hawaii at Hilo campus buildings is given with the at-risk population. It indicated a high facility vulnerability rankings. Highway and bridge damage due to priority for hardening of critical facilities. the 2006 Kiholo Bay earthquake are identified. Land Use data and Loss estimation was based on results population data are updated. Improvements to the HAZUS MH produced by Martin&Chock for the model capabilities are discussed,including the assembling of an State of Hawaii. The need for future Enhanced Data inventory of Hawaii County buildings. updates was indicated,stressing additional development of HAZUS capabilities and data improvements. 19. Mitigation Strategy The 2005 plan described the County's This chapter has been updated. The Mitigation Goals and mitigation goals and objectives, Objectives were updated, In that process,several items were mitigation actions by hazard,priorities, identified as emergency response activities rather than having any and project implementation actions. hazard mitigation effects,and these were removed. Mitigation Actions by hazard are identified. The priorities for hazard mitigation were updated. Implementation actions to address these priorities are organized in a clearer listing. A 1-4 Hawaii County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan