Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan: 19. Mitigation Strategy

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Chapter 19:Mitigation Strategy Project Description Hazards Lead Agency Required Funding Priority Budget Source Implement State Drought Plan;improve water Drought Civil Defense,with budgeted else- DLNR Medium resources Fire and DWS where Identify wildfire hazard areas,maintain fire breaks Wildfire State Drought budgeted else- FEMA,State Medium Council,with Civil where Defense&Fire Actions requiring funding: Perform a comprehensive screening evaluation of private Hurricane $125,000 High sector candidate building types for possible hurricane refuge use Emergency shelter evaluation:All-Hazard Assessment Hurricane $125,000 High of Hurricane Shelters&Identify Effective Retrofits Harden public schools for emergency shelters Hurricane, Dept of Accounting Included in FEMA,State, High Flooding,Tsu- and Gen Services State's mitigation County nami (DAGS),DOE plan Study hardening,flood proofing,and bypass All hazards Dept of Public $125,000 FEMA,State, High alternatives for county bridges Works County Update the HAZUS MH model to incorporate data on State Earthquake $125,000 High and County Bridges Study hardening requirements for Hilo and Tsunami,Hurri- State Dept of Trans- included in State Homeland High Kawaihae Harbors cane,Earth- portation plan Security, quake FEMA,State Study hardening requirements for fuel storage Tsunami,Hurri- Civil Defense $75,000 Homeland High cane,Earth- Security, quake FEMA,State Identify earthquake-induced ground failure areas Earthquake High Investigate effectiveness of VOG mitigation techniques VOG Medium Identify high windspeed Hurricane, Civil Defense w/ $150,000 FEMA,State, Medium vulnerable structures;adapt HAZUS MH for hurricane Earthquake Public Works County analysis Testing of the seismic and wind performance of single wall Hurricane, Civil Defense w/ Medium construction Earthquake Public Works Explore incentives for existing homeowners and Hurricane, Department of $125,000 County Medium businesses to retrofit their structures Earthquake, Public Works w/ Flooding Civil Defense Develop rainfall and stream flow gauging system Flooding USGS,NOAA,PSC USGS,State, Medium suitable to flood monitoring County Identify landslide and coastal erosion hazard areas Landslides Civil Defense w/ DOT study done, FEMA,State, Medium and mitigation actions Dept of Trans- $50,000 for County portation,Public coastal cliffs Works New UH study is to generate potential slope stability Landslides Medium hazard maps which could be used to identify zones that may warrant further detailed evaluation Study hardening requirements for electrical system Hurricane HELCO to be determined HELCO Medium Explore with utilities feasibility of underground Hurricane, Civil Defense,with to be determined County shared Medium power lines Earthquake, Planning&utilities w/utilities Tsunami 19-17 Hawaii County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan