Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan: 19. Mitigation Strategy

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Chapter 19:Mitigation Strategy I.D.No. Project Description Hazards Lead Agency Status 1.8 Identify hardening projects to implement 1993 Earthquake,Hurricane Civil Defense,with Project modernized in current plan seismic evaluation study of fire stations and Public Works,Fire, to reference 2009 seismic evaluation hospitals and Hospitals of current facilities 1.9 Explore with utilities feasibility of underground Hurricane,Earthquake, Civil Defense,with Continued into current plan power lines Tsunami Planning&utilities 1.10 Conduct hazard loss estimation study,incorpo- All hazards Civil Defense Performed in current plan's Hawaii rate cost-benefit methodology as a factor in priori- County all-hazard assessment of tizing projects critical facilities 1.11 Develop routine training program for disaster All hazards Civil Defense This is not a hazard mitigation action response and recovery 1.12 Evaluate warning sirens coverage All hazards Civil Defense Completed by HCDA 1.13 Develop a formal post-event reporting system All hazards Civil Defense This is not a hazard mitigation action and information clearinghouse 1.14 Evaluate disaster-level search&rescue capa- All hazards Civil Defense,w/ This is not a hazard mitigation action bilities Fire,Police,DPW 1.15 Evaluate vulnerability of County water systems Hurricane,Earthquake Dept of Water Made a more generalized action to and water trucking capacity Supply,w/Civil improve water resources Defense 1.16 Evaluate waterless wastewater disposal options Hurricane,Earthquake Dept of Environ- This is no longer a DEM project mental Mgt 1.17 Implement Disaster Debris Action Manual Hurricane,Earthquake, Dept of Environ- This is a post-disaster emergency Tsunami,Flood mental Mgt operation action rather than hazard mitigation 1.18 Develop post-disaster transit plan Hurricane,Earthquake, Mass Transit This is a post-disaster emergency Tsunami,Flood Agency,w/Civil operation action rather than hazard Defense mitigation 1.19 Update debris estimation Hurricane,Earthquake, Dept of Environ- This is a post-disaster emergency Tsunami,Flood mental Mgt operation action rather than hazard mitigation 1.20 Coordinate TDSR sites Hurricane,Earthquake, Dept of Environ- This is a post-disaster emergency Tsunami,Flood mental Mgt operation action rather than hazard mitigation 1.21 Maintain list of debris management contractors Hurricane,Earthquake, Dept of Environ- This is a post-disaster emergency and update boilerplate contracts Tsunami,Flood mental Mgt operation action rather than hazard mitigation 2.0 Ongoing funded studies that need to be incorporated into future updates of this plan 2.1 Emergency shelter evaluation Hurricane Army COE Continued in current plan 2.2 GIS mapping of hotels,church shelters,hazard- Hurricane,Earthquake, Data Systems Made a more generalized GIS Multi- ous waste sites Tsunami,Flooding Hazard Information One-Stop website 2.3 Develop probalistic lava flow maps and modeling Lava flow Hawaii Volcanoes Continued in current plan Observatory 2.4 Organize public awareness and preparedness All hazards Civil Defense w/ Continued in current plan,however, program,including CERTs,through Project Research& Project Kumiai no longer exists Kumiai,also include public education on pet care Development, Planning 2.5 Update Emergency Operations Plan All hazards Civil Defense This is obviously an emergency operation action rather than hazard mitigation 2.6 Implement State Drought Plan Drought Civil Defense,with Continued in current plan Fire and DWS 2.7 Identify wildfire hazard areas Wildfire State Drought Identified in the current plan Council,with Civil Defense&Fire 19-14 Hawaii County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan