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Chapter 2:Mitigation Planning <br /> aspects of the hazard: the "science of the hazard"; the impacts of the hazard on <br /> individuals; the impact of the hazard on the community and critical infrastructure; <br /> mitigation measures that individuals can take to reduce the threat of the hazards; <br /> mitigation and assistance measures that the government has taken or can take to <br /> reduce the threat to the community. The symposia will be free and open to the public. <br /> School teachers on the island will be offered an opportunity to attend the symposia <br /> and participate in follow-on workshops for professional training credit that will <br /> contribute to their advancement in their profession. Enrolled teachers will be <br /> required to attend the morning Public Symposium session and, after a noon break, <br /> will reconvene for the first of the follow-on workshop sessions. In this meeting, the <br /> experts who provided presentations to the morning session will participate in <br /> discussion sessions with the teachers to: answer more technical questions, provide <br /> guidance on available curricular materials relevant to the hazard, and assist teachers <br /> to develop ideas and concepts for incorporating hazards awareness in their lesson <br /> plans. Discussions with the domain experts will be followed by a group activity <br /> under the guidance of a master teacher in the refinement of lesson plans that <br /> contribute to their students' ability to meet current curricular standards for their grade <br /> level. These activities will conclude the first workshop. About two weeks later, the <br /> teachers will be required to attend a second workshop to provide feedback and <br /> discussion on the results of their use of the hazards-related lesson plan in the <br /> classroom. The second workshop will also incorporate a field trip and visit to a <br /> facility relevant to the hazard (e.g. a visit to the Kilauea summit and the Hawaiian <br /> Volcano Observatory) with a domain expert who will be able to discuss the scientific <br /> background of the field visit and the relevance of the facility to the hazard. <br /> The Public Symposia and Teacher Training program will be conducted in Hilo and <br /> Honolulu to target teachers on the Big Island and on Oahu; if resources permit, <br /> additional symposia will be conducted in Kona and a series of Symposia and <br /> Workshops will be offered on Maui. <br /> 2.2.2.2 The "Are We Ready?"presentation <br /> This presentation provides communities with the following information: <br /> • Description of various hazards on the Island ranging from earthquakes, tsunamis, <br /> hurricanes, and the possibility of pandemic <br /> • Stories of the history of specific hazards on the Island (i.e. the Great Ka'u <br /> Earthquake) <br /> • Information on the Civil Defense warning system <br /> • Information on the four phases of a disaster response and recovery <br /> • Actions that people can take to better prepare themselves, their families, and <br /> communities for a disaster (i.e. developing and exercising a family evacuation plan, <br /> putting together an evacuation home survival kit, planning for risk and vulnerable <br /> groups) <br /> • Disaster preparedness trainings <br /> 2-8 Hawaii County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />