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Chapter 2:Mitigation Planning <br /> Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency <br /> 920 Ululani St.,Hilo,HI 96720 <br /> 7:45 AM-4:30 PM,Monday-Friday Phone 0808)935-0031 <br /> FAX NUMBER C808)935-6460 <br /> Hawaii Resident Surveyon Disaster Preparedness <br /> The County of Hawaii has experienced many severe natural disasters throughout history The island is uniquely exposed <br /> to all the major natural hazards due to its active volcanoes,young geological age,vast I and area and varied topography <br /> dominated by five mountains,and exposure to severe weather events. Some of these rarely occur but can be <br /> catastrophic;others seemingly happen almost every year to every decade. The County has a multi-hazard mitigation <br /> plan that has two main objectives:1)to protect people and structures from harm and destruction;and 2]to reduce or <br /> mitigate the losses and disruption of disaster response and recovery.Hazard mitigation planning is the process that <br /> analyzes a community's risk from natural hazards and implements actions to reduce risks. Besides consulting the best <br /> available scientific and engineering studies,Hawaii Civil Defense would like to find out more about your community's <br /> understanding of natural hazards and what you recommend we consider in preparing for disasters. <br /> We are seeking your input on this two-sided form that should take only a few minutes to complete. It can help us. <br /> improve our planning and preparedness strategy against natural disasters,and help us seek federal funding for <br /> mitigation actions with priority. we really appreciate your thoughts and input[ <br /> Which of the following natural hazards have adversely affected/damaged your present home or property in the past? <br /> ❑flooding high winds/storm damage ❑rockfall/landslide coastal erosion <br /> ❑earthquake high waves/stone surge ❑lava tsunami <br /> ❑wildfire ❑drought ❑vog damage ❑highway/bridge outage <br /> Has your health been affected by vog? <br /> ®Not significantly ora tolerable annoyance ®Yes,but I have not required medical attention <br /> Yes,and I have sought medical attention Yes;I might have to move to another area <br /> Select th a natural hazards that you think may affect you and your family or property most adversely in the futu re? <br /> ❑flooding ❑high winds/storm damage ❑rockfall/landslide ❑coastal erosion <br /> ❑earthquake ❑high waves/storm surge ❑lava ❑tsunami <br /> ❑wildfire ❑drought ❑vog damage ❑highway/btidge outage <br /> Was the risk of any of these hazards a factor when you selected the location of your home or place of employment? <br /> ❑flooding high winds/storm damage ❑rockfall/landslide coastal erosion <br /> ❑earthquake high waves/storm surge ❑lava tsunami <br /> wildfire drought ❑vog damage highway/bridge outage <br /> If none of the above hazards were a factor in your home or employment decisions,why not? <br /> ❑1 did not have enough information at thetime, ❑I was generally aware of the hazards,but they were just not <br /> but I would have probably considered it if I knew significant enough compared to other more immediate factors <br /> From what sources do you get information on natural hazards and the amount of risk? <br /> Are there any hazards that need to have more public information available? <br /> Do you have suggestions for other ways thatthe State or County could make hazard information more available to you? <br /> we need information to better understand yourconcerns; How many years have you lived on the Big Isle? <br /> Where do you live? Area rip Code: <br /> Do you U own your home U rent your home <br /> Is your residence a LJ single family house LJ apartment condominium/townhouse <br /> (pleasefiill out the reverse side of this page! When done,return the form to Civil Defense) <br /> Figure 2-1. Hawaii resident survey on disaster preparedness <br /> 2-10 Hawaii County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />