Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan: 19. Mitigation Strategy

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Chapter 19:Mitigation Strategy • Does the proposed action protect or restore the environment? • Does the proposed action have potentially negative effects on the environment'? • Is an EA or EIS required? The selected actions that passed the STAPLEE criteria were then prioritized using the following criteria: • Critical to public health or safety. Actions that significantly improve emergency services. • Hazard severity. Actions that mitigate priority hazards based on loss estimation analyses. • Ease of'implementation. Actions that have negligible cost and/or require minimal effort. • Multi-objective. Actions that meet multiple objectives(e.g., flood control project that provides recreational benefits) or address multiple hazards. • Time. Actions that can be quickly accomplished. Once the easy actions are done then the more difficult actions can be focused upon. • Post-disaster mitigation. Actions that may be more appropriate for post-disaster imple- mentation when there is the political will and access to post-disaster assistance funding. 19.4 Implementation Plan Table identifies the actions to achieve the mitigation objectives. The actions are sorted into the following categories: • Administrative actions not requiring major funding; • Ongoing funded studies that need to be incorporated into future updates of this plan; • Actions requiring funding. Evaluation,Ranking, and Approval of Mitigation Projects The County of Hawaii Civil Defense Agency will establish a special committee to evaluate, screen, and prioritize eligible hazard mitigation projects submitted by county government agencies and private nonprofit agencies. The county committee will use a scoring system that emphasizes projects that addresses repetitive losses, high risk to public safety, cost-effective, State and local priorities, and environmentally and technically sound. Committee members will be selected from the following organizations (note: The Administrator of the County Civil Defense Agency will act as chair of the committee): • Fire Department • Police Department • Office of the Mayor • Data Systems Management • Department of Environmental Management • Department of Planning • Department of Public Works 19-10 Hawaii County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan